Adam22 (Adam John Grandmaison) — $CUCK Meme Coin
Summary
Adam22 (Adam John Grandmaison), host of the No Jumper hip-hop podcast with approximately 4.94 million YouTube subscribers, promoted a Solana meme coin ticker $CUCK on or around February 18, 2025. The token surged approximately 200% before liquidity was withdrawn and the price collapsed to near zero, a pattern described by investigator Coffeezilla and crypto media as a pump-and-dump. Adam22 publicly stated he was paid a large sum to promote the token and that he did not regret doing so; no criminal charges or regulatory enforcement actions had been filed against him as of August 2026.
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1 entities · 10 linked investigationsTimeline(7 events)
2021-08-01
Adam22 messaged Coffeezilla praising his investigative channel, before later dismissing him as a 'grifter' following the CUCK controversy.
Dexerto (Coffeezilla blasts Adam22 article)2025-02-18
Adam22 posted a video on X announcing his first meme coin, $CUCK, on Solana. The token surged approximately 200% before liquidity was withdrawn and the price collapsed approximately 99.9% to near zero. Adam22 subsequently deleted his promotional post.
Dexerto; 99bitcoins; blockchain.news2025-02-18
Coffeezilla warned Adam22 before the contract was posted that the coin was a pump-and-dump being sniped by bad actors. Adam22 proceeded anyway, reportedly responding: 'I don't care, I just got paid to do the tweet. I got nothing to do with it.'
Coffeezilla on X; Dexerto2025-02-19
Coffeezilla published his public account of warning Adam22 and characterized the episode as Adam22 having 'pumped and dumped his fans.'
Coffeezilla on X; MikeSouth2025-02-27
The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued a staff statement declaring that meme coins as broadly defined are not securities under federal law, reducing the likelihood of securities-law enforcement actions against meme coin promoters like Adam22.
SEC.gov2025-06-03
In an interview with Dexerto, Adam22 stated he does not regret the promotion, said 'the money felt good,' and characterized his only regret as one of timing. He described being paid what Dexerto reported as 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' for the promotion.
Dexerto2026-08-22
As of this report date, no criminal charges, SEC enforcement actions, or civil judgments against Adam22 related to the $CUCK token have been publicly identified.
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