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Haliey Welch, amended known arsenic “Hawk Tuah Girl,” is present distancing herself from past December’s failed HAWK memecoin — contempt antecedently calling it a afloat compliant, fan-focused token she was arrogant to launch.
In a new episode of her Talk Tuah podcast, Welch claimed she was questioned by the FBI and handed implicit her telephone to the SEC, but was yet “cleared” of wrongdoing.
“They went done my phone, truthful they cleared me. I was bully to go,” she said. “I privation we knew past what we cognize now.” She besides dodged nonstop responsibility, alternatively framing herself arsenic an unwitting pawn: “I don’t person thing to hide.”
But Welch's latest comments — claiming she didn’t recognize crypto and felt “sick” that fans trusted her — basal successful crisp opposition to her archetypal announcement successful November 2024.
At the time, Welch said she was “excited to beryllium portion of meme culture” and had “learned truthful much” portion moving with motorboat partners to bring $HAWK to life.
The token, which launched connected Solana, concisely deed a $491 cardinal marketplace headdress earlier plunging beneath $100 cardinal successful hours. Welch’s squad claimed the task was legally compliant and backed by a Cayman foundation, and said her tokens would vest implicit 3 years.
Welch claims idiosyncratic losses are acold lower
She went connected to assertion that portion initially lawsuit losses were estimated to beryllium arsenic precocious arsenic $1.2 million, the existent nonaccomplishment fig stands astatine $180,000.
However, determination are inactive 10,149 token holders according to Solscan and galore of those holders ne'er sold frankincense losses were ne'er realized. The $180,000 fig does not see those holders.
Commentators connected her podcast aren’t buying the story.
“She admits that she didn't cognize thing astir it but decided to endorse it anyhow and beforehand it?” 1 YouTube remark read. “You should person ne'er attached yourself to thing you didn't understand,” different said.
HAWK prices are down 99% since its December peak, sitting astatine a tiny $104,000 marketplace capitalization arsenic of Tuesday morning.
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