Original author: Pix, NFT researcher

Original translation: 1912212.eth, Foresight News

The Internet has memory, especially for the "evil" done in the past. A project cannot succeed easily by relying on the orders of celebrities, and celebrities cannot shout orders without limits as long as they are paid. Reputation is very important. Celebrities who cherish their reputation will be respected for a long time, while celebrities who have defrauded fans will be tarnished. This is true for celebrities and crypto projects.

Since 2017, some celebrities have been shouting orders and issuing scam coins. Here are the 7 biggest celebrity rug incidents in history:

1. Davido (famous American singer)

He called out RapDoge in 2021 and dumped $300,000 on his fans.

Davido did the same with 6 other project tokens, including one he recently launched.

2. Adin (well-known game anchor)

Influencers showed their true colors during the crypto bull run of 2021. Adin was paid $186 for promoting the token during a live broadcast.

It wasn't long before he said it was a scam...

3. Lindsay Lohan (American actress and singer)

Earlier in 2021, she promoted several tokens, including DaughterDoge and MetaNetflix. Both were completely scuttled.

She also promoted the Canine Cartel NFT, which eventually went to zero.

4. Mayweather (famous former professional boxer)

2017 Year:Centra ICO

2021: EMAX Coin

2022: Bored Bunny NFT, Floyd NFT Mayweather, Floyd's World, Bored Bad Bunny (all back to zero)

Interesting anecdote: the SEC sued him in 2018 and he paid a $614 fine but continued to market the project.

5. O'Neal (Former NBA Star)

If you are an OG in the field, you must have heard of Astrals on SOL. O'Neill co-founded the Solana NFT series "Astrals".

But when FTX collapsed, he abandoned the project. Users were so angry that he was sued in September 2023.

6. Lil Uzi Vert (real name Symere Bysil Woods, American rapper)

For the Solana Summer of 2021, Lil Uzi Vert decided to become the face of the Eternal Beings series.

After publishing, he quickly deleted the post and the project ultimately languished.

7. Rich the Kid (real name Dimitri Leslie Roger, American rapper)

He co-founded a series named after him, NF, and called the shots. They raised a total of about $2 million and then disappeared.