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Hey, it's Benaminute. Welcome to the scam economy! Today, we're diving headfirst into the wild world of crypto rug pulls by launching my very own meme coin. In this video, I explore just how easy it is to create a worthless token, hype it up, and attract scammers looking to make a quick buck.
From shady Telegram groups to Trump pump-and-dumps, I documented the entire process—exposing the people who tried to cash in on a fake coin I made as a joke. Let's see how far this rabbit hole goes...
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- https://www.barrons.com/articles/strategic-crypto-reserve-risks-losses-813c9d90
- https://fortune.com/2025/02/11/trump-memecoin-traders-2-billion-dollar-loss-family-100-million-fees/
- https://www.mitrade.com/insights/news/live-news/article-3-643904-20250217
- https://www.halborn.com/blog/post/explained-the-hawk-tuah-rug-pull-december-2024
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00:00 intro
01:34 what is a meme coin?
01:58 crypto scams
03:55 making the meme
07:02 creating the coin
12:33 trump coin
13:48 the launch
16:31 sniper bots
17:45 pump fun
18:49 hiring crypto shillers
23:51 vengeance
25:36 launch 2
31:34 what happened?
32:54 the cryptoverse