Crypto sleuth ZachXBT accused BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes of promoting bullish views on four cryptocurrencies—Worldcoin (WLD), Zcash (ZEC), Hyperliquid (HYPE), and NEAR Protocol (NEAR)—before quickly selling his holdings. Hayes dismissed the claims, stating he sold to willing buyers at market prices and that his sales aligned with his trading goals. The controversy highlights concerns about potential market manipulation or misleading promotion by influential crypto figures. Hayes had promoted WLD as an AI-related investment tied to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman before exiting his position due to unfavorable price trends.
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Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, sold his entire position in Worldcoin shortly after publicly endorsing the token and setting bullish price targets. This triggered scrutiny from on-chain investigator ZachXBT, who questioned whether Hayes’ public c...
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, has been accused by onchain investigator ZachXBT of promoting four crypto tokens—Zcash (ZEC), NEAR, HYPE, and Worldcoin (WLD)—to his followers and then quickly selling them, a practice known as creating "exit liqui...
Several cryptocurrencies promoted by Arthur Hayes, including ZEC, NEAR, HYPE, and WLD, have experienced sharp declines, with ZEC losing over 61% from recent highs. This has sparked debate about the influence of high-profile investors on retail trader...
