Lionel Messi Promotes Obscure Meme Coin on Instagram, Leading to 350% Surge 🚨
The price of WATER jumped from $0.00032 to $0.00146 in the two hours following Messi's post, drawing criticism from the crypto community.
Messi shared an image displaying the token's mascot, a cartoon glass of water, perched on his shoulder with a link to the project's Instagram page on Monday.
One of the exchanges on which WATER is available for purchase is Bitget, which may explain Messi's apparent endorsement.
The promotion and the team behind the token drew skepticism from the crypto community on social media.
Soccer legend Lionel Messi promoted Solana-based meme coin WATER on his Instagram story on Monday, prompting a 350% surge in the token's price.
Messi shared an image displaying the token's mascot, a cartoon glass of water, perched on his shoulder, with a link to the project's Instagram page on Monday. WATER jumped from $0.00032 to $0.00146 in the two hours following the post, a surge of 356%.
WATER subsequently pulled back and sits at just over $0.001 at the time of writing, up 215.6% in the last 24 hours, according to data by CoinMarketCap. The token has a market cap of around $94 million and a 24-hour trading volume of slightly under $40 million.
The project's website says WATER "aims to have a net-positive impact on real world with the help of charity," though it doesn't elaborate how. One of the exchanges it is available for purchase is Bitget, which may explain Messi's apparent endorsement. The Argentinian Inter Miami star has been partnered with Bitget since October 2022.
