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Author: Admin | 2025-04-27
Crypto sleuth ZachXBT has accused a former professional gamer and cybersecurity analyst of helping steal $3.5 million from numerous memecoins scams. The on-chain detective’s investigation unveiled a connection between the Australian man and nine crypto hacks.Former Pro Gamer Turned Crypto ScammerOn Wednesday, ZachXBT alleged that former professional Fortnite player Serpent helped steal and gambled the funds from several memecoin scams orchestrated this year. In an X threat, the crypto detective exposed the connection between wallets linked to Serpent and those tied to the crypto scams.The investigator explained that some wallets related to the former pro gamer had “high exposure” to addresses involved in several X and Instagram account takeovers (ATOs) in the last few months.These include the hacks of McDonald’s and Kabosu Owner’s Instagram accounts and the takeover of Usher, Wiz Khalifa, Andy Ayrey, SPX 6900, and three other X accounts. The hacks saw the theft of $3.5 million from unsuspected investors that bought the scam memecoins launched on Solana’s token launchpad Pump.fun.Hacks allegedly connected to Serpent. Source: ZachXBTFor instance, McDonald’s fake token, GRIMACE, reached a market capitalization of $25 million before the hacker rug-pulled, sending around $700,000 to two wallets. The on-chain data analyzed showed that these two addresses had links to other wallets involved in the other eight scams, which moved the ill-gotten funds through a series of transfers that ended at a casino deposit address, Ecb5vs.The crypto detective noted that Serpent launched in March 2024 a project named ERROR. Per the post, this project rug-pulled and got
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