Is Kanye West's YZY token a shattered celebrity coin myth? Thousands of addresses hold the token, but no "ordinary" winners emerge. While the fastest-moving holders remain on the cusp of the market Kanye West’s YZY token briefly soared to a $3 billion market cap before rapidly collapsing, leaving a large number of investors deeply trapped. Data shows that the top 1,000 holders had an average entry price of $1.45, with approximately 44% buying at the top. Only 30% of addresses managed to sell, with an average loss of 18%. From the outset, the project saw insider trading and bot-driven sniping. A well-known address linked to Hayden Davis reportedly made around $12 million in profits. Similar to other celebrity tokens like TRUMP, MELANIA, and LIBRA, YZY followed an “L-shaped” price trajectory. The number of token-holding addresses peaked at just 27,000, with engagement visibly declining. The incident highlights the speculative nature of celebrity tokens, which fundamentally lack intrinsic value and rely heavily on early insider capital and asymmetric information. The collapse of YZY serves as another reminder to retail investors: beneath the irrational exuberance of celebrity tokens, the true winners are often a small group of insiders, while the average investor is more likely to become collateral damage.
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