Andrew Tate lucrou um lucro de US$16 mil ao apostar contra o meme token YZY de Kanye West, mesmo quando a criptomoeda controversa continua a desmoronar.
O ex-kickboxer e empreendedor auto-proclamado abriu uma posição curta alavancada de 3x em YZY a US$ 0,8524, de acordo com a firma de análise de blockchain Lookonchain. Com o token sendo negociado agora próximo de US$ 0,77, sua posição permanece no verde.
Mas, embora a operação pareça um ganho, o histórico mais amplo de Tate nos mercados de criptomoedas é bem menos lisonjeiro. Na Hyperliquid, uma exchange descentralizada de contratos perp (perps), ele já realizou 80 negociações até o momento.
Apenas 29 foram lucrativas, o que lhe rendeu uma taxa de acerto de apenas 36,25% e perdas totais de cerca de US$ 699 mil, segundo dados da Lookonchain.
Posições concentradas impulsionam alta acentuada e queda rápida
YZY has mirrored the hype-fueled rise and spectacular falls that often define celebrity-linked tokens. The coin soared to a $3b market capitalization within 40 minutes of launch this week, propelled by Ye’s star power and broader speculative frenzy.
That momentum quickly evaporated, with the token plunging almost 23% in the past 24 hours alone to $0.7743, according to CoinGecko. Its market cap now sits near $100.3m.
Behind the price swings lies a concentration of power. Blockchain data shows that over 94% of supply was in the hands of insiders at launch. A single multisig wallet controlled 87% before retail investors could meaningfully participate.
Those insiders appear to have booked huge gains. One wallet, labeled “6MNWV8,” spent 450,611 USDC to buy 1.29m tokens at $0.35 each, later selling most for 1.39m USDC and retaining holdings still worth $600,000.
Another whale put in 12,170 SOL, valued at $2.28m, for 2.67m tokens and continues to hold an unrealized gain of about $6m.
Apostas movidas pela hype mantêm Tate em evidência, apesar das perdas
Tate’s role as a trader has often drawn attention, not least because of his own ventures in memecoins. His Daddy Tate ($DADDY) token launched on Solana, reaching a $124.57m market cap by July 2024 before collapsing to $17.79m a year later. On-chain records later showed 11 wallets bought up 20% of the supply just before Tate began promoting it.
Ele também linked his name to Andrew Tate’s Dog ($G), another short-lived attempt to capitalize on the meme token trend. Critics argue these projects lean more on celebrity hype than sustainable communities or technology.
Even his leveraged bets have carried controversy. Tate once claimed a 138.5% profit on a 25x long position in Ethereum, but blockchain analysis later revealed steep net losses.
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