Playboi Carti’s X account, @playboicarti, which has 3.62 million followers, was flagged by the community this morning as possibly having been hacked. Its bio briefly displayed the name of a token launch platform, followed by posts promoting a meme coin. I looked at the main token’s hourly chart: its liquidity pool was created shortly after 7 a.m. Taipei time, and its market cap peaked at around $1.23 million. Trading volume in the first two hours was about $4.06 million; its market cap is now down to around $13,000. When I checked again at 9 p.m., the account’s profile picture, name, and bio had all been cleared, but I haven’t found any statement from Carti or his team.
In situations like this, someone usually launches a token on a one-click platform like @Pumpfun, then posts its contract address from a large account. By the time people jump in and buy, the person who launched it has already started selling. Save this checklist:
1. If an account that has never talked about crypto suddenly posts a contract address, treat it as suspicious.
2. Sudden changes to the bio or username often reveal a problem before the posts do.
3. Search the token name on DexScreener. In this case, there were at least 27 tokens with the same name, making it difficult to tell which one, if any, was launched by Carti.
4. In a pool with only $10,000–$20,000 in liquidity, even a small sell order could send the price crashing.
5. When making a transfer, copy the address from your own contacts—not your transaction history. Address poisoning involves inserting a fake address that looks very similar into your transaction history.
In situations like this, someone usually launches a token on a one-click platform like @Pumpfun, then posts its contract address from a large account. By the time people jump in and buy, the person who launched it has already started selling. Save this checklist:
1. If an account that has never talked about crypto suddenly posts a contract address, treat it as suspicious.
2. Sudden changes to the bio or username often reveal a problem before the posts do.
3. Search the token name on DexScreener. In this case, there were at least 27 tokens with the same name, making it difficult to tell which one, if any, was launched by Carti.
4. In a pool with only $10,000–$20,000 in liquidity, even a small sell order could send the price crashing.
5. When making a transfer, copy the address from your own contacts—not your transaction history. Address poisoning involves inserting a fake address that looks very similar into your transaction history.
