According to ME News, on May 12 (UTC+8), the official X account of Roaring Kitty, the iconic figure of GameStop’s “retail vs. Wall Street” saga and the king of meme stocks, was reportedly hacked in the early hours of the day. The account posted the contract address for the meme coin Red Kitten Crew (RKC), causing its market cap to spike to $12 million before dropping to $1.8 million. Subsequently, Roaring Kitty appears to have regained control of the account and deleted the tweet containing the contract address. Roaring Kitty has not yet posted a public clarification, but the community widely believes the posting of the meme coin’s contract address was the result of a temporary account compromise. (Source: ODAILY)
Roaring Kitty’s X account suspected of being hacked; RKC market cap falls from $12M to $180K
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On May 12 (UTC+8), Roaring Kitty’s X account was suspected of being compromised, with the Red Kitten Crew (RKC) contract address posted. Altcoins under scrutiny briefly surged to a $12 million market cap before plummeting to $180K. The account appears to have been reclaimed, and the tweet has been removed. No official statement has been issued, but the crypto market assumes the leak resulted from a temporary breach.
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