2026-01-18 16:33:46

Times Square backdrop, a prominent political figure, and a $600 million token launch—the setup looked promising. But then came the crash: prices nosedived 75% within minutes, and that's when things got weird. On-chain analysts started spotting suspicious transaction patterns. So what really went down with the NYC Token event? A cautionary tale about token launches, celebrity endorsements, and market mechanics worth understanding.

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· 01-20 09:14

Isn't this the old trick in the crypto world? A celebrity endorses it, and it immediately crashes. It cracks me up.

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BearMarketNoodler

· 01-19 14:13

600 million a gamble, this is the ceiling of celebrity endorsement.

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4am_degen

· 01-18 17:01

NGL, this is a typical crypto scam pattern: celebrity endorsement + grand spectacle + huge funding, not to mention multiple layers of deception, and then suddenly a 75% crash...

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TokenomicsShaman

· 01-18 16:58

600 million, a quick move, and 75% gone? That move is just too savage haha

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0xSunnyDay

· 01-18 16:54

It's the same old story—celebrity endorsements, big scenes, and the aftermath of chaos, with a 75% drop... This is just another day in Web3.

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LiquidationWatcher

· 01-18 16:40

The NYC token thing is really outrageous, 600 million instantly evaporated. I've seen this trick so many times...