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Cristiano Ronaldo Meme Coin Rumors Fuel $143 Million CR7 ‘Rug Pull’
A spree of fake tokens inspired by soccer icon Cristiano Ronaldo cropped up over the weekend, thanks to rumors he was about to release a meme coin. But they don’t appear to be more than rumors as Decrypt could not find any credible sources on the matter. One of the tokens reached a $143 million market cap before crashing 98%—all in just 15 minutes. The CR7 token, based on the athlete’s nickname, appears to have been promoted by several influencers. But most of them have already deleted their posts. On-chain analyst firm Bubblemaps believes the fake meme coin was likely an organized group effort. “It is likely ... (full story)