Shiba Inu’s Shytoshi Kusama Denies Links With ‘Hawk Tuah’ Girl’s Pump-And-Dump Memecoin, Advises Community To Stay Away
Posted On December 6, 2024
Shytoshi Kusama, the pseudonymous lead of the Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) ecosystem, on Thursday, distanced themselves from the controversial meme coin launched by influencer Haliey Welch of the “Hawk Tuah” fame.
What Happened: Kusama came to X to clear the air over the alleged links to the HAWK coin, which was pumped and dumped shortly after its launch.
The mysterious personality disclosed that they were approached by Welch’s team months ago to promote the coin, but they declined the offer.
However, Kusama said they were fine with the project airdropping millions of their tokens to the SHIB community.
“Because Shib is decentralized, the post including Shib was going out regardless. So okay, you …
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