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Welsh warned others to stay away from crypto and said that she still does not understand anything about the sector more than a year later.Hailey Welch, the online social media influencer, popularly known as the “Hawk Tuah girl,” said that the implosion of the “HAWK” memecoin, which she promoted in 2024, and the ensuing social backlash “traumatized” her.
“I got talked into doing something that I didn't know anything about, really, but you've got to be really careful what you put your name on,” Welsh, and that she did not possess any of the funds from the memecoin launch, nor did she have the technical expertise to launch the coin.Despite this, Welsh said she received death threats and attempted to keep a low profile for months after the incident, which took a toll on her mental health. She said: “I was starting to get death threats and everything else. People telling me I owe them all this money, and I'm like, ‘I didn't do this.’ I'm sitting here, and I'm the one getting hit for this. It's rough. It's one of those things where if you come out of the house, you put your head down.” However, not everyone was convinced by Welsh’s comments. “No one should feel bad for the ‘trauma,’” onchain sleuth ZachXBT “She starts posting about meme coins. The entirety of tells her ‘do not launch a token.’ She launches a memecoin anyway, and after, she blames partners and disappears off social media, with followers losing funds,” he added.The HAWK memecoin launched in December 2024 and surged to a market capitalization of over $490 million mere hours after going live. Hawk collapsed by over 91% the following day, falling to a market cap of about $41 million, and was widely The HAWK memecoin collapsed from a market cap of over $490 million in December 2024 to just north of $1 million at the time of this writing. Source:against the team and entities that created and managed the memecoin launch, but not Welsh, alleging that the entities sold unregistered securities. Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph’s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently. Read our Editorial Policy
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