Influencer ‘Crypto Beast’ Exposed for $190 Million Pump-and-Dump Scheme
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22-07-2025 15:39:00
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Crypto investigator ZachXBT has exposed crypto influencer “Crypto Beast” for orchestrating a coordinated pump-and-dump scheme that wiped out over $187 million in market value from the ALT token in minutes. On July 14, the price of ALT collapsed from $0.19 to $0.003, sending the market cap plummeting from $190 million to just $3 million. Another Pump-and-Dump Captures Attention ZachXBT’s on-chain analysis revealed that 45 wallets linked to Crypto Beast collectively dumped over $11 million in ALT during the crash. These wallets had been funded through instant exchange services and traced back to a single Celestia address linked to Crypto Beast. The influencer had heavily promoted ALT on X and Telegram throughout early July. His posts touted the token’s upside, drawing in thousands of retail investors. All promotional posts have since been deleted. However, on-chain evidence tells a different story. ZachXBT linked Crypto Beast’s public wallet—shared by the influencer himself in now-deleted posts—to the same Cel