Attention, veteran retail investors, a familiar figure is back on the scene. Yes, it's that 'sniper' we've seen before, also known in the circle as Kelsier. If you’ve been burned by him before, hearing this name might be a bit shocking—because he’s not a one-off troublemaker.
Old routine: Celebrity tokens are his casino 🎰.
Looking back, Davis's reputation in the crypto world is almost 'textbook-level for celebrity coin sniping.' The most famous cases? Endorsements from the First Lady and Argentine President Milei.
In the MELANIA project, he was involved in formulating the token issuance strategy. On-chain data shows that internal wallets quietly laid out before the token went public, accurately cashing out when the price surged, leaving retail investors to take the hit.
LIBRA's operation is even more thrilling: launched on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2025, with a market cap evaporating by $4.6 billion that day, while the team pulled $87 million USDC and SOL from the liquidity pool. Davis claims to be Milei's 'blockchain and AI advisor,' conveniently netting $6 million in profit during the sniping 😱.
In simple terms, this is celebrity endorsement + insider operations + lightning-fast cashing out, making retail investors cry and laugh at the same time.
Latest move: $YZY sniping, $12 million secured 💥💰.
According to the latest post from on-chain analysis platform Bubblemaps, this old friend likely made another move recently: last week, he made a wild $12 million profit on a token launched by Kanye West (Ye).
This is not the first time Davis has played this trick. From MELANIA to LIBRA, to now YZY, his methods are strikingly similar: early layout, lightning strikes, and profit-taking.
In August this year, a U.S. court unfroze $57.6 million USDC funds related to the LIBRA collapse.
Interestingly, just one day later, Kanye West (Ye) announced the launch of the YZY token.
On-chain data shows several key points:
14 wallet addresses received funds from centralized exchanges 24 hours before the launch of YZY.
These wallets are directly linked to Davis's previous associated addresses through cross-chain communication protocols (CCTP) and shared deposits.
Once YZY went live, these wallets started buying within a minute, ultimately netting $12 million 😎.
Officials cannot directly prove Davis's involvement in YZY, but based on the routine and fund flow, this 'coincidence' is almost impossible not to be his doing.
Not just $YZY, his team has other accomplishments 💀.
Davis's 'record book' is longer than you might think:
Sniped MELANIA to earn $2.4 million, then the funds flowed to the wallet of the Melania token creator.
These wallets then funded the LIBRA creation team, and conveniently sniped $LIBRA, netting $6 million.
His team has also participated in the price manipulation and cashing out of tokens like TRUST, KACY, VIBES, HOOD, with total profits exceeding $100 million 💸.
An old saying: On-chain has memory. Retail investors may forget the pain of losing money, but on-chain data does not lie.
Davis's public attitude: This is 'a game for insiders' 🃏.
During an interview with Coffeezilla, he was almost unabashed about his methods:
'This is a game for insiders, a casino that is unregulated.'
Indeed, the MEME token circle is such a place: habitual offenders remain the same, and injured retail investors change from one batch to another.
Let's easily outline Davis's sniping routine 📝.
Early layout: Internal wallets quietly enter the market while retail investors are still watching.
Celebrity endorsement: The halo of the First Lady, the Argentine President, Kanye West creates market hype.
Lightning cashing out: Selling precisely when prices skyrocket, taking most of the profits.
Capital circulation: Transfers money layer by layer through multiple wallets, cross-chain protocols, and associated accounts.
Repeated operations: MELANIA → LIBRA → YZY, the same old routine every time 😈.
Crypto circle reminder: Retail investors should not blindly trust the halo of celebrities 🌱.
This story tells us a few things:
The halo of celebrity tokens can't be eaten as a meal. Even with star support behind them, it may just be the prelude to a sniping.
On-chain data has memory. Analyzing wallet behavior is more reliable than listening to hype messages.
To make money in the MEME token circle, a high level of risk awareness and patience is required; otherwise, it's easy to be harvested by 'habitual offenders.'
Summary
Hayden Davis (Kelsier) has mastered playing the celebrity coin circle: early layout, utilizing celebrity endorsements, manipulating liquidity, and quick cashing out, making money off retail investors at every step. $MELANIA, $LIBRA to $YZY, the routine is almost identical.
For ordinary investors, the best defense is to remember these cases: do not blindly follow celebrity tokens; on-chain data is always more real than advertising.
💡 Tip: Want to play in the crypto circle? First learn on-chain analysis and fund flow tracking, it's much more reliable than staring at messages in Telegram groups.
In this MEME casino, habitual offenders remain habitual offenders, and retail investors remain retail investors... When it's your turn, whether you can run fast depends on your skill and luck 🏃♂️💨.
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