Rapper Waka Flocka Flame Under Scrutiny After Controversial Launch of His Solana Meme Coin
American rapper Juaquin James Malphurs, better known as Waka Flocka Flame, has come under scrutiny after the controversial launch of his memecoin on the Solana blockchain network.
The rapper from Atlanta took to social media platform X on Monday morning to announce the launch of the Solana-based token FLOCKA, sharing its ticker symbol and contract address with his 1.8 million followers.
In a short video, he declared, “We live right now.”
However, the launch soon faced criticism as blockchain sleuth ZachXBT pointed out suspicious activity related to the token’s supply.
ZachXBT highlighted that a fresh wallet, likely funded via an exchange, quickly acquired around 40% of the token’s supply and dispersed it to alternative wallets.
Interesting how a fresh wallet funded via exchange sniped ~40% of the supply and dispersed to alt wallets
Ag41gomG4npojqcZKSgEjP5myx3XSdHR5LVc4zTETC6Lhttps://t.co/8DFgWjb5ix
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) June 17, 2024
Community members on X proposed warning readers about the potential selling pressure caused by these actions.
Onchain data revealed that FLOCKA had already been live for at least an hour before Waka Flocka Flame’s tweet, leading to discontent among some X users.
One user commented that the contract address should have been provided during the token’s initial pump, calling the launch a “complete fail.”
Following the initial hype, FLOCKA’s price has plummeted by approximately 77% from its all-time high.
FLOCKA is just one of many memecoins that have emerged in the recent trend of “celebcoins.”
Notable personalities such as rapper Iggy Azalea, Andrew Tate, former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, and others have also launched memecoins on Solana.
Rapper Lil Pump even went as far as getting a tattoo of the
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