A QUANT holder who was ‘brutal’ after the token’s 13-year-old developer sold his holdings has retaliated by allegedly kidnapping the boy’s dog and flipping a coin called Bari QUANT that bears his name.
Reports of the kidnapping began circulating on X after several users claimed an unidentified individual admitted to stealing the dog, demanding a “refund” and mentioning the BARI token.
Additionally, a screenshot suggests that the boy’s mother confirmed in an Instagram post that the dog was stolen.
Shortly after, the individual launched an X account for the BARI token launched by Pump.fun, with the dog’s photo as a mascot.
Through posts on this account, the individual reiterated demands that developer QUANT publicly apologize for the carpet’s removal. He claimed to have found the dog he was babysitting and said he planned to hold it hostage until the boy apologized for the behavior. pull on a rug and meets its financial requirements.
“As for my demands with Bari and the goal of the project, I want everyone who lost to come back here, I demand that Quant Kid buy 5,000 worth of Bari and make an apology video for roaring if Bari stays with me,” one of the messages reads.
The individual also claimed to live on the same street as the 13-year-old developer and claimed to have a personal connection to the situation, saying he knew the boy’s cousin, who allegedly contributed to the QUANT project.
As news of the incident circulated on X, the price of BARI jumped more than 300% within three hours of its launch, according to Dex Screener. datawhile its market cap exceeded $800,000 before falling back to over $309,000 at press time.
QUANT, however, has fallen more than 61% in the past 24 hours, with a market cap of over $19 million. At its peak, the meme coin had a market capitalization of over $81 million.
The drama dates back to November 20, when the 13-year-old launched the Gen Z Quant (AS TO) token on Pump.fun during a live broadcast. Within minutes, the price of the token skyrocketed by over 260%, only to experience a sudden crash after the boy abruptly sold all his holdings, causing the price to plummet.
The move brought him $30,000 in profit, but also sparked outrage among those who had purchased the token.
In a cheeky follow-up, the boy deployed two more tokens with the tickers LUCY and SORRY, only to repeat the draw, winning another $24,000, according to Lookonchain. These repeated stunts infuriated the community even more, as traders accused the boy of exploit the platform for personal gain.
Worse still, the boy mocked affected investors online, ultimately causing some traders to retaliate by doxx his familyrevealing personal information such as addresses and social media accounts.
Subsequently, several other Pump.fun tokens themed after the boy’s family members, as well as their profile pictures, were launched.