Caitlyn Jenner’s X account promotes memecoin amid hack concerns

Quick Take

  • Caitlyn Jenner’s X account started promoting a memecoin named after the media personality on pump.fun on Sunday.
  • Videos that appear to have Jenner and her manager support the memecoin sparked debate on social media on whether or not they are legitimate.

Olympian and media personality Caitlyn Jenner’s X account has been promoting an eponymous memecoin launched via token launchpad Pump.fun, while social media is still debating whether or not Jenner’s account has been hacked.

Jenner’s X handle first tweeted the link to the meme token on Sunday afternoon, with the caption — “Let’s all win together!! Send me some of your favorite memecoins here.” 

In a series of tweets, the reality TV star’s X account stated that it had not been hacked. This was followed by a Twitter Space session where Jenner’s account appears to have participated but another account, purportedly belonging to Jenner’s manager, joined to respond to inquiries.  “I am out golfing,” the account wrote.

“A lot’s been going on today, and yes, the crypto is, my account is real,” the person that appears to be Jenner on a follow-up video uploaded on the social media handle said. 

However, many X users cast doubt on the legitimacy of the account and the video, with some insisting that the video was deepfaked with AI. The X account uploaded two more videos with speakers that allege to be Jenner and her manager, Sophia Hutchinson, maintaining that the tweets are not fake or hacked.

American rapper Rich the Kid’s X account also made tweets similar to Jenner’s account earlier on Sunday but has since been taken down. 

“The Jenner and Rich the Kid tokens are connected and both nuked by the same wallet Jenner just asked donations on,” X user @CodeXBT wrote. “With everyone getting hacked left and right, I wouldn’t trust tweets today.”

On Polymarket’s prediction platform, there is a bet regarding whether Jenner’s account was hacked, with only 7% of users considering it likely that Caitlyn Jenner’s X account has been compromised.

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While ongoing speculations surrounding the legitimacy of the X account, Jenner's Instagram account was seen promoting the meme token link on Pump.fun in accordance with the tweets.

The first tweet from Jenner’s X account promoting the memecoin came attached to a picture of Jenner with former U.S. President and Republican candidate Donald Trump, who recently declared strong support for crypto as part of his campaign.

Jenner has been known as a public supporter of Trump and the Republican Party. Her X account reposted tweets advocating Trump’s support for crypto amid its own tweets promoting the memecoin.

The Jenner memecoin currently has a market cap of around $30 million, according to DEX Screener.

Both Jenner and her spokesperson did not immediately respond to The Block’s request for comments.

This is a developing story and will be updated with more information.


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Danny Park is an East Asia reporter at The Block writing on topics including Web3 developments and crypto regulations in the region. He was formerly a reporter at Forkast.News, where he actively covered the downfall of Terra-Luna and FTX. Based in Seoul, Danny has previously produced written and video content for media companies in Korea, Hong Kong and China. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism and Business Marketing from the University of Hong Kong.

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