{"id":63782,"date":"2025-12-16T13:01:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=63782"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:01:47","slug":"jesse-pollaks-base-under-fire-will-soulja-boy-crank-that-robocop-zachxbt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=63782","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Pollak\u2019s Base Under Fire: Will Soulja Boy Crank That Robocop ZachXBT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>I wish you a very Dumpmas and a bearish new year! Heading into the new year, Blockchain investigator ZachXBT is warning traders to tread carefully after a new celebrity-backed memecoin tied to rapper Soulja Boy began circulating on Coinbase\u2019s Base network.<\/p>\n<p>The token drew fresh attention over the weekend after <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Jesse Pollak<\/a>, a co-founder of Base, publicly shared that he had put roughly $1,500 worth of <\/p>\n<style>\n\t.cwp-coin-chart svg path {\n\t\tstroke-width: 0.65 !important;\n\t}<\/p>\n<p>\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-graph-container.positive svg path:nth-of-type(2) {\n\t\tstroke: #008868 !important;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-trend.positive {\n\t\tcolor: #008868 !important;\n\t\tbackground-color: transparent !important;\n\t}\n\t.cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-popup-holder .cwp-coin-trend.positive {\n\t\tborder: 1px solid 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href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\" alt=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/goto\/bestwallet\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow sponspored sponsored\" class=\"cwp-coin-custom-link\" style=\"color:#ffffff; background: #e50123; padding: \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t into the project.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1256px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-12\/019b21aa-dbb8-72f8-9484-59791515a960.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1256\" height=\"420\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Source: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/souljaboy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">X<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That disclosure immediately triggered backlash from on-chain sleuths familiar with Soulja Boy\u2019s <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">crypto history<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy give SouljaBoy the platform to scam new people,\u201d ZachXBT wrote, linking to a 2023 investigation detailing multiple failed or abandoned tokens previously endorsed by the rapper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-crypto-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Top 20 Crypto to Buy in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Is Soulja Boy About To Pull a Rug? A Pattern That Crypto Has Seen Before<\/h2>\n<p>ZachXBT\u2019s earlier research outlined at least six tokens promoted by Soulja Boy during prior cycles, including RapDoge, Orion, and <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-1000x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">SafeMars<\/a>, all of which either rugged or quietly collapsed. The investigator also documented at least nine NFT collections launched by the rapper in 2021 that were later deleted or failed to deliver promised utility.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1376px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/G8L3LD_WEAAGr7E?format=jpg&amp;name=large\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Source: X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to ZachXBT, Soulja Boy earned an estimated $730,000 from crypto promotions during the last <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">bull market<\/a>, charging up to $12,000 per Instagram post and $10,000 per X post based on a leaked rate card.<\/p>\n<p>Soulja Boy moved quickly to contain the fallout. In a statement posted on X early Monday, the rapper, born <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bubblemaps-mocks-soulja-boys-apology-calls-out-repeat-offender-behavior-in-crypto-promotions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DeAndre Cortez Way<\/a>, denied knowingly promoting fraudulent crypto projects and acknowledged lapses in judgment during his early forays into the space.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI want to be clear and transparent,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI had no knowledge that a scammer named Sahil was involved or paying me to promote anything fraudulent. At the time, I was doing paid promos without understanding the crypto and NFT space the way I do now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Soulja Boy Responds, but Skepticism Lingers<\/h2>\n<p>The rapper further added, \u201cThis was years ago, and I\u2019ve learned a lot since then. To anyone who invested and got hurt, I\u2019m genuinely sorry. That was never my intention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hm, you know, this Soulja Boy guy, I think I trust him!<\/p>\n<p>Not. Given the track record and limited on-chain traction for past Soulja-sponsored projects, 99Bitcoins analysts suggest being cautious of this and other celebrity-endorsed coins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPLORE: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/will-the-illuvium-ilv-crypto-devastation-continue-staking-v3-to-go-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Will The Illuvium ILV Crypto Devastation Continue? Staking V3 To Go Live<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n        Blockchain investigator ZachXBT is warning traders to tread carefully after a new celebrity-backed memecoin tied to rapper Soulja Boy.    <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n        99Bitcoins analysts suggest being cautious of this and other celebrity-endorsed coins.    <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/jesse-pollaks-base-under-fire-will-soulja-boy-crank-that-robocop-zachxbt\/\">Jesse Pollak\u2019s Base Under Fire: Will Soulja Boy Crank That Robocop ZachXBT?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wish you a very Dumpmas and a bearish new year! Heading into the new year, Blockchain investigator ZachXBT is warning traders to tread carefully after a new celebrity-backed memecoin tied to rapper Soulja Boy began circulating on Coinbase\u2019s Base network. The token drew fresh attention over the weekend after Jesse Pollak, a co-founder of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-63782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63782\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}