Opportunistic memecoin shills pounced on the unlucky demise of a well-liked San Francisco bodega cat this week with 5 tokens devoted to the unlucky feline already listed on Dex Screener’s 24-hour trending web page.
KitKat, a well-liked determine in the local people, was reportedly struck by an autonomous Waymo taxi on Monday night time whereas sitting on the sidewalk.
His demise triggered many locally to mourn, however crypto degens determined it was a chance to make a fast buck and rapidly launched KitKat-themed cash, a few of which have reached market caps of $8.6 million.
Massive crypto accounts equivalent to Crypto Bitlord and James Wynn coordinated to advertise their very own iteration of this memecoin whereas claiming that rival KitKat tokens have been nothing greater than “bundled scams.”
The pair have been known as out earlier than by crypto sleuth ZachXBT for participating in “grifts” and “scam” memecoin pump and dumps, selling tokens they’ve holdings in earlier than promoting them shortly after.
4 KitKat tokens make up the highest 5 24-hour trending tokens on crypto analytics web site DEX Screener.
They declare their token is the “official” one, but it surely’s extremely unlikely that any KitKat-linked tokens are official in any capability. Dozens have already been launched on memecoin platform Pump Enjoyable.
This tactic is nothing new with crypto degens typically attempting to capitalize on trending occasions by launching tokens, no matter how tragic the scenario is perhaps.
Waymo taxi accused of killing KitKat
An onlooker who claims to have seen nine-year-old KitKat get hit by the Waymo taxi says the automobile made no try to cease beforehand. Waymo didn’t reply to Mission Native’s request for remark.
KitKat’s proprietor ran a liquor retailer the place the cat would typically chill out subsequent to heating vents or on a chair. Grieving residents have constructed a memorial in KitKat’s identify.
Candles, flowers, and KitKat chocolate bars have been laid subsequent to the shrine, alongside indicators that learn, “Kill a Waymo! Save a Cat!”
One native described KitKat as “calm and stoic,” and added, “losing any pet by a man-made thing is very heartbreaking, especially a driverless car.”
Protos has reached out to Waymo for remark and can replace this piece ought to we hear something again.
