One week after celebrities But after the coin was quickly “rugged” at the expense of investors, Hogan took to Instagram to urge fans to ignore any crypto post that came from “Please do not take notice of any posts posted today,” Hogan Indeed, there’s no sign of the purported crypto scam on Hogan’s official Twitter account. In fact, there’s nothing on his feed anymore—everything’s been deleted.$HULK @HulkHogan off the top of the fib!(Crowd roars) pic.twitter.com/qImLjJP6KI— RARE SCRILLA (@ScrillaVentura) June 6, 2024It’s not immediately clear whether Hogan’s Twitter account was hacked to share an elaborate crypto scheme—as we’ve seen in the past with other celebrities and public figures—or if perhaps someone connected to Hogan and the account had used it maliciously.The website URL on Hogan’s otherwise empty Twitter profile still points to a website created for the token, and a quick search of his name reveals the wreckage left in the crypto community on Thursday.Hogan’s account had shared dozens of posts about the HULK meme coin, including there were signs that something was off with $HULKfor example, this tweet included a video of Hulk Hogan seemingly endorsing the memecoin to prove it was legitbut the video is actually from a Dec 2023 video promoting a karaoke night & makes zero actual references to crypto pic.twitter.com/J9jMJweLtA— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) June 6, 2024According to on-chain data from HULK now sits at a market cap of just $3 million, down about 85% from the short-lived peak, with some $82 million worth of trading volume in just a matter of hours. Traders have taken to Twitter to complain about feeling swindled by the legend—though that apparent dismay, in some cases, may be softened by the glow of nostalgia.“LMFAO man, I was the biggest Hulk Hogan fan growing up… literally would watch wrestling in the electronic store TV from outside every week,” Edited by Ryan Ozawa.
