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Hawk Tuah Girl’s Crypto Fiasco Continues

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Haliey Welch needs to talk tuah lawyer. The viral star, a.k.a. Hawk Tuah Girl, has found herself in hot water after the group behind her meme coin, HAWK, was sued on Thursday for failing to properly register the cryptocurrency as a security. A group of people who invested in the coin — which soared to a $490 million market cap before experiencing a 90 percent crash hours later — are suing overHere Ltd. founder Clinton So and his company, the Tuah the Moon Foundation, and influencer Alex Larson Schultz for damages in excess of $151,000. Welch herself is not named in the suit.

However, just because she’s not named as a defendant does not free her from this mess. Welch’s name is all over the complaint, and attorneys for the plaintiffs argue that her involvement put their clients under the impression that HAWK was a registered security. “Many of the investors were first-time cryptocurrency participants drawn to the project through Welch’s involvement,” the complaint reads. “The rapid decline in the Token’s value caused substantial damages to investors who relied on Welch’s participation and the project’s stated roadmap.”

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In a statement shared to X, Welch said, “I take this situation extremely seriously and want to address my fans, the investors who have been affected, and the broader community.” She added, “I am fully cooperating with and am committed to assisting the legal team representing the individuals impacted, as well as to help uncover the truth, hold the responsible parties accountable, and resolve this matter.”

A spokesperson for overHere, the web3 company that launched and promoted HAWK, told Bloomberg that the company had done nothing wrong. “We have been extremely transparent about the limited scope and extent of our involvement in the Hawk Tuah token project. We are confident that we have done nothing wrong,” they said.

This saga should probably serve as a warning to all future viral celebrities: Just stick to podcasting.

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Disappointed By Bitcoin And Dogecoin In 2025? These Coins Soared Over 2000% To Dominate The Gainers List

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Disappointed By Bitcoin And Dogecoin In 2025? These Coins Soared Over 2000% To Dominate The Gainers List

Amid a year of big losses for major large-cap cryptocurrencies, two under-the-radar tokens captured the market’s attention by delivering eye-popping returns.

The Unprecedented Surge

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Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based memecoin pippin (PIPPIN) skyrocketed 5384% in 2025 to become the cryptocurrency market’s biggest gainer of the year.

Largely dormant throughout the year, the coin ignited an explosive rally around mid-November, culminating in an all-time high of $0.6109 last week.

PIPPIN was launched as a viral AI-generated unicorn image by Yohei Nakajima, creator of the autonomous AI agent BabyAGI. After going viral on social media, the community decided to transition the token into an autonomous AI agent on X.

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Cryptocurrency YTD Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:14 p.m. ET)
pippin +5384.24% $0.4212
AB +2716.16% $0.004567

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Similarly, AB (AB) token rallied 2716%, emerging as the second-most successful cryptocurrency of the year. Unlike PIPPIN, the coin erupted to new highs in early 2025 but lost its footing in the later stages.

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AB, formerly known as Newton Project, is a modular blockchain ecosystem focused on cross-chain interoperability and real-world asset integration. The native token is used for paying transaction fees, executing smart contracts and enabling governance.

These towering gains stood in stark contrast to the losses endured by more popular assets like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), which lost their way in the last quarter of the year following robust rallies earlier.

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While Bitcoin lost 4.59% year-to-date, Dogecoin has bled 60% since 2025 started.

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