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Is Russian Influencer Hasbulla Launching Another Meme Coin Rug Pull?

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Updated by Mohammad Shahid
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In Brief

  • Hasbulla’s $20 million BULLA token presale saw heavy USD1 token participation, making him the ninth-largest USD1 holder.
  • The crypto community is split: some warn of another scam, others condemn retail greed fueling questionable meme coin success.
  • Despite presale success, past rug pulls and fake tokens linked to Hasbulla raise serious investor caution amid ongoing scams.
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Hasbulla, a Russian influencer with a history of meme coins and rug pulls, launched a $20 million presale for his new BULLA token.

Approximately one-fifth of all sales took place with World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin, making him the ninth-largest holder.

Hasbulla’s BULLA Token: Successful and Divisive

Hasbulla has launched several meme coins in the past years, most of which allegedly led to rug pulls. Yesterday, he launched a presale for his new BULLA token on the BNB chain, which proved wildly successful.

Multiple prominent crypto luminaries immediately denounced BULLA as a scam. Yet, Hasbulla gained over $20 million from the presale.

Despite the community’s apparent consternation, not everyone was bothered by this incident. For example, Hasbulla credited analysis platform Arkham Intelligence for reporting on the BULLA sale, encouraging his followers to show the firm some love.

There is ample blockchain data on the event; over one-fifth of BULLA purchases were made by USD1 holders. As a result, Hasbulla is currently the ninth-largest holder of USD1 in the world.

The presale may have finished, but token distribution hasn’t happened yet. Already, scammers are capitalizing on this fact with fake BULLA tokens.

Still, many crypto community members have tried to sound the alarm about Hasbulla running a scam with BULLA. His 2021 NFT collection did not deliver all the promised rewards, and last year’s fumbled BARSIK token is still bringing in profits.

However, despite some users’ attempts to warn investors, others had a very different response of pure contempt.

Did the crypto industry learn nothing from previously failed celebrity meme coins, like Hawk Tuah’s rug pull? Apparently not.

Underhanded figures have been pursuing violent crimes and sophisticated hacks, but there are other ways to make money easily.

A large part of the meme coin community seems prepared to gamble on these speculative celebrity tokens, even though some are glaringly fake and scams. So, why should Hasbulla’s BULLA coin be any different?

Anyone with an optimistic vision for the crypto industry should be worried about this entire incident. Retail investors’ greed might be the only thing keeping scams and frauds afloat in this chaotic moment.

Still, it’s very difficult to keep the crypto community intact when victims are despised for alleged personal failings. 

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Landon Manning
Landon Manning is a Journalist at BeInCrypto, covering a wide range of topics, including international regulation, blockchain technology, market analysis, and Bitcoin. Previously, Landon spent six years as a writer with Bitcoin Magazine and co-authored a Bitcoin maximalist newsletter with 30,000 subscribers. Landon holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Sewanee: The University of the South.
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