BlockBeats news: On August 10, the X account of renowned artist and Pepe creator Matt Furie, which had been inactive for nine months, suddenly became active in early August, linking to three meme coin contract addresses within a week. Subsequently, most of the related posts were deleted, and on August 9, the account posted: "Account hacked, not endorsing any shitcoin," noting that a disclaimer had long been present on its official website.
On August 1, Matt Furie changed his profile picture to the hoodrat image and posted content related to the meme coin HOODRAT, including its contract address. After the token’s market cap rapidly surged, the post was deleted and the price plummeted.
On August 3, Matt Furie’s account posted the official contract address, followed the project’s account, and shared artwork featuring Pepe and the Dork Lord shortly after the DORK token deployment. The tweet was subsequently deleted. On-chain analysis by @StandartXBT shows that the deployer quickly executed a bundled buy, drained liquidity, and sold off, extracting significant ETH profits from the initial funding.
Around August 7, Matt Furie’s account posted supporting the meme coin project BOYZ, stating it was the only token he would endorse, and announced a creative collaboration with the team, along with links to the official website and contract address. The post was widely shared by the project team and KOLs.
On August 9, Matt Furie’s account posted, “The answer has always been on my website,” along with a screenshot of his official site (showing the text “my twitter is hacked - i do not endorse any shitcoins” in an inconspicuous sidebar location). On-chain analyst @StandartXBT, after monitoring web archives, found that the text was not present on his official website and there were no prior traces in X searches, casting doubt on the credibility of the statement.