YZY Money
Summary
YZY Money is a Solana-based memecoin launched by rapper Ye (Kanye West) on August 21, 2025, under the entity Yeezy Investments LLC. The token briefly reached a reported market capitalization of approximately $3 billion before collapsing more than 65% within hours, with blockchain analytics firms documenting that approximately 94% of supply was insider-controlled at launch and that 13 wallets extracted at least $24 million in profits while over 51,000 retail wallets suffered an aggregate loss of approximately $74.8 million. Hayden Davis — previously linked to the LIBRA token scandal involving Argentine President Javier Milei and the subject of an Interpol Red Notice request — was identified by Bubblemaps as having extracted approximately $12 million through 14 alleged sniper wallets active as early as one minute after the official token announcement.
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1 entities · 10 linked investigationsTimeline(9 events)
2025-08-21
YZY Money token launched on Solana. Announcement posted to Ye's X account during early Asian trading hours. Token surged approximately 1,400% within one hour, reaching a reported market cap of approximately $3 billion and a price near $3.16.
CoinDesk2025-08-21
Token collapsed more than 65% within hours of peak, trading near $0.77. Blockchain analysts including Lookonchain flagged that the liquidity pool contained only YZY tokens with no stablecoin pairing and that multiple insider wallets had prepared funds in advance.
CoinGape2025-08-21
Coinbase Director Conor Grogan publicly stated his estimate that over 94% of YZY supply was held by insiders.
OKX US: YZY Token Addresses Controversy2025-08-21
Manhattan federal judge unfreezes $57.6 million in USDC connected to Hayden Davis and the LIBRA token investigation — one day before the YZY launch.
Decrypt2025-08-25
Bubblemaps releases report alleging Hayden Davis coordinated a sniping operation using 14 wallets, entering as early as one minute after the token announcement and generating approximately $12 million in profits from a $2.8 million stake.
Decrypt2025-10
Crypto.com delists YZY token. Token reaches all-time low of approximately $0.188.
CoinMarketCap: YZY MONEY Price Prediction2026-02-17
62.5 million YZY tokens (approximately 17.24% of circulating supply) unlock per the Yeezy Investments LLC vesting schedule, representing approximately $20.6 million in token value, increasing downward supply pressure.
TradingView / CoinMarketCal2026-06
YZY trading near $0.30 with a market capitalization of approximately $89 million — a decline of approximately 97% from its August 2025 peak.
CoinMarketCapDecision Log
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