Pepe (PEPE) — Onchain News & Whale Tracking

Top meme creator suspected of turning into a habitual crypto scammer: Pepe’s original author posts three zero-value contract addresses in a week, blames account hacking

Renowned artist and Pepe the Frog creator Matt Furie’s X account, which had remained silent for 9 months, suddenly became active in early August. Within a week, it was linked to three meme coin contract addresses in succession; most related tweets were later deleted. On August 9, the account posted, “My account is hacked, I do not endorse any shitcoins,” claiming its official website had long carried a notice to that effect. On August 1, the Matt Furie account changed its profile picture to a hoodrat image, and simultaneously posted content about meme coin HOODRAT along with its contract address (CA). After the token’s market cap surged rapidly, the tweet was deleted, and its price plummeted. On August 3, shortly after the DORK token was deployed, the Matt Furie account released its official CA, followed the project’s account, and posted an artwork linking Pepe and Dork Lord. The tweet was later removed. On-chain analyst @StandartXBT’s analysis showed the deployer quickly executed bundled buying, liquidity extraction, and selling, withdrawing significant ETH profits from the initial capital. Around August 7, the Matt Furie account posted support for meme coin project BOYZ, calling it the only token he would endorse, stating creative collaboration with the team, and adding its official website and CA. The content was widely reposted by the project team and KOLs. On August 9, the Matt Furie account posted, “The answer has always been on my website,” attaching a screenshot of its official site showing a barely noticeable line on the sidebar: “my twitter is hacked- i do not endorse any shitcoins.” On-chain analyst @StandartXBT, via monitoring web archives, found the text was not present on the official site and had no prior traces on X, casting doubt on the credibility of the account’s claim.

11 associated addresses have cumulatively purchased 1.299 trillion PEPE tokens, valued at approximately $3.58 million.

，据 Onchain Lens 监测，与同一巨鲸关联的 11 个钱包地址在过去 24 小时内累计买入 1.299 万亿枚 PEPE，总价值约 358 万美元。

A whale went long on 1.31 billion PEPE tokens with 10x leverage, worth approximately $4.62 million.

On May 27th, monitoring from LookOnChain shows two addresses believed to belong to the same crypto whale executed a 10x leveraged long position three hours ago, acquiring 1.31 billion PEPE tokens worth approximately $4.62 million.

「PEPE Price Action Whale」 Suspected of Market Dump, Faces $17.12 Million Unrealized Loss

May 21st – On-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) reports that the "PEPE Price Band 100% Win Rate Whale" appears to be liquidating their position, with an estimated cumulative loss of $17.12 million. Over the past 12 hours, the whale has deposited all their remaining 6.39 billion PEPE tokens into Bitget, valued at $2.357 million—selling these tokens would lead to an $8.4 million loss. It’s also worth noting that this party has transferred other altcoins like UNI and CAKE to a centralized exchange (CEX), so it remains unclear whether they’re preparing to liquidate their holdings or moving funds to a new wallet via the exchange.

「PEPE Price Surfer Whale」 Admits Loss and Reduces Position, Realizing a Massive 78% Paper Loss

May 20th, per on-chain analyst AI Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa), the so-called "100% win rate PEPE flash loan whale" is suspected of offloading. Just moments ago, the whale’s address transferred 532.3 billion PEPE tokens to centralized exchange Bitget, valued at $1.96 million—this marks the first time the wallet has sent funds to a CEX in two months. Since opening its PEPE position back in June 2024, the address has amassed a total of 1.31 trillion PEPE at an average cost of $0.00001683. If it sells all its holdings now, it would face a 78% loss. As of the latest data, the address still holds 106.8 billion PEPE tokens.

Two wallets simultaneously ten times leveraged long on PEPE, with a total position size of $3.37 million

On May 20th, per LookOnChain’s monitoring, two separate wallets simultaneously took 10x long positions on PEPE, totaling $3.37 million.

PEPE OG whale Deltacorpse.eth(@Deltacorp24), who bought $PEPE at a $2M market cap, spent $100.2K to buy 21.2M $BULL and locked it.

PEPE OG whale Deltacorpse.eth(@Deltacorp24), who bought $PEPE at a $2M market cap, spent $100.2K to buy 21.2M $BULL and locked it.

A Whale Reaccumulates 8,000 Billion PEPE Tokens After 8 Months, Facing an Overall Unrealized Loss of $5.09 Million

On-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa) noted on April 23 that address 0x2Dc…1AA2D has again accumulated 800 billion PEPE tokens after an 8-month lull, with the holding now valued at $3.08 million. Previously, the same address withdrew 660 billion PEPE tokens on August 14 when the token traded at $0.0000122. Following the latest purchase, its average cost basis now sits at roughly $0.0000074286. The current unrealized loss on the position totals $5.094 million.

Solana wallet fent.sol, possibly linked to OG $PEPE whale dimethyltryptamine.eth, bought 5.66M $SPIKE 5 hours ago

The Solana wallet fent.sol, possibly linked to OG $PEPE whale dimethyltryptamine.eth, bought 5.66M $SPIKE 5 hours ago. dimethyltryptamine.eth is a legend! He spent only 0.125 $ETH($251) to buy 5.9T $PEPE($100M at peak) and sold 3.94T $PEPE for $5.74M, leaving 1.97T $PEPE($7.5M) - a 52,600x return.

Canary Capital has submitted a spot PEPE ETF application to the U.S. SEC

On April 9, The Block reported that Canary Capital has filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the spot price of the PEPE token. In the filing, Canary noted PEPE launched in April 2023 with a total supply exceeding 420 quadrillion tokens, and highlighted the meme coin has no utility. The firm also submitted ETF applications last year tied to tracking the prices of MOG and Pengu.

Trader pepe1stbuyer.eth, who made over $1.4M(6,965x) on $PEPE, spent 8.92 $ETH($16.5K) to buy 2.13M $EDEL recently.

Trader pepe1stbuyer.eth, who made over $1.4M(6,965x) on $PEPE, spent 8.92 $ETH($16.5K) to buy 2.13M $EDEL recently. pepe1stbuyer.eth previously bought $PEPE when its market cap was under $16K, spending only $201 to buy 5.4T $PEPE — and later made over $1.4M.

Binance will list ADA/USDT, DOGE/USDT, PEPE/USDT, and TAO/USD1 spot trading pairs

Update (February 24, 2026) — Official sources confirm Binance will list four spot trading pairs on February 25, 2026, at 16:00 UTC: ADA/U, DOGE/U, PEPE/U, and TAO/USD1. Trading bot services will also be available for these pairs. Additionally, ADA/U, DOGE/U, and PEPE/U spot and margin trading pairs will have 0 Maker fees starting at 16:00 UTC on February 25, 2026, until further notice.

Top Meme Coins Surge: DOGE Up Over 18%, PEPE Up Over 30%

February 15 — Classic meme coins posted broad gains following a recent market rebound, per HTX market data, with the following 24-hour moves: - PEPE: Up over 30% - DOGE: Up over 18% - FLOKI: Up over 12% - WIF: Up over 10% - SHIB: Up over 10% - BONK: Up over 10% This rewrite uses concise, conversational phrasing common in U.S. crypto news (e.g., "posted broad gains," "up over X%") and structures the info for quick scanning — a key habit for American readers consuming market updates. Dates are formatted simply, and bullet points prioritize readability.

"The 'Former PEPE Top Bull' Longing ETH Faces a Unrealized Loss of Over $920,000"

January 26: Per HyperInsight monitoring, the "former top PEPE bull" opened a 5x leveraged long position using 6776.62 ETH at an average entry price of $3,006.63, currently holding an unrealized loss of $928,000. This address previously held the largest long position in kPEPE on Hyperliquid, ultimately closing the position with a $963,600 profit.

「Former PEPE Top Bull」 Reloads Long on ETH, Entry Price: $3006.63

January 22 — Per HyperInsight monitoring, the "former PEPE top bull" opened a 5x leveraged long position of 6776.62 ETH today, with an average entry price of $3006.63, yielding a floating profit of $47k. The same address was previously the largest long holder of kPEPE on Hyperliquid, netting $963,600 in profits. It closed its ETH long position yesterday with a $223,900 loss.

A certain DeFi trader is going long again with $1.1M worth of PEPE in a flash loan.

On January 21st, per HyperInsight monitoring, a swing trader went long on 215,513,963 kPEPE with 10x leverage at 15:38, with an average entry price of $0.0051 — the position is currently slightly underwater. This address has closed 3 prior swing trades on PEPE, all at a profit, totaling $54,000.

「Former PEPE Top Long」 Liquidates ETH Long, Loses $223,900

「James Wynn」 Liquidates PEPE and ETH Long Positions, Ultimately Profits $20,000 on Exit

January 15 – Per HyperInsight monitoring, trader James Wynn (0x507), once on the brink of “bankruptcy,” liquidated all his PEPE and ETH long positions on Hyperliquid today and withdrew most of his funds from the platform—roughly $41,000. The PEPE long position yielded ~$110,000 in profits, while the ETH long position posted a $160,000 loss. The address initially opened PEPE long positions with ~$20,000, and account funds once peaked at $900,000. However, on January 8, his positions faced 12 consecutive liquidations, with the account size halved multiple times. He exited all positions amid today’s market rally, locking in a final profit of ~$20,000. Notably, on January 1 of this year, James Wynn publicly predicted PEPE’s market cap would exceed $69 billion by 2026, vowing to deactivate his social media accounts if it fails to materialize. PEPE’s current market cap stands at ~$25.4 billion.

"The '20 Million Bandit' PEPE Short Position has a take-profit level of approximately $1.2 million, with profits exceeding $360,000"

On Jan 15, HyperInsight monitoring (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight) revealed that the address tagged the "20 Million Bandit" (0x880a) executed a partial take-profit on its PEPE short position: it reduced its PEPE shorts by 144 million tokens, worth ~$1.217 million. After this move, the address still holds ~$3.43 million in PEPE short positions. The position’s current floating profit is ~$360,600, with a 105.14% return rate. Its average holding price and PEPE’s current price both hover around $0.01, while the liquidation price is $0.051. Noted for its high-frequency, multi-currency arbitrage strategy, the address has an average holding time of ~20 hours. Since last October, with ~$20 million in initial capital, it has racked up nearly $100 million in profits.

「James Wynn」's PEPE long position has recently shrunk by 90%, previously predicting PEPE's market cap would surpass 690 billion

Binance will list the LINK/USD1, PEPE/USD1 trading pairs.

Binance announced on January 12 that it will launch the following spot trading pairs on January 13, 2026, at 8:00 UTC: LINK/USD1, PEPE/USD1, USDC/MXN. Additionally, Spot Algorithm Orders (trading bot services) will be available for these same three pairs simultaneously.

「Strategy Counterparty Close」 Liquidated PEPE Long Position, Profits $9,000

On January 12, per monitoring from Hyperinsight (via their Telegram channel: https://t.me/HyperInsight), Strategy engaged in counter-trading activity. The former Hyperliquid BTC whale (address 0x94d37) closed its kPEPE long position at 13:42, netting a $9,335 profit. The account currently shows an unrealized gain of $4.6 million. As Strategy has been steadily accumulating BTC, this address opened short positions on mainstream cryptocurrencies including BTC and ETH. At one point, it held a $120 million position—making it Hyperliquid’s largest BTC short holder.

「Former PEPE Top Bull」 Goes 4x Long on ETH, Unrealized Gain of $330,000

「PEPE Bullwhale」 reopens PEPE long position, currently up $34,000

「PEPE Long Whale」 Position Liquidation Take Profit, Profiting $963,000

"Top On-Chain PEPE Short" Single Coin Unrealized Loss of $133,000

As of January 7th, HyperInsight monitoring shows the "PEPE Max Short" whale on the Hyperliquid platform currently holds a 3x-leveraged short position of 1,246,664,886 kPEPE (≈$8.54 million), with an unrealized P&L of -$133,000 on the token.

Prominent 'Bankruptcy Whale' James Wynn Trims BTC and PEPE Longs, Total Unrealized Gain of $150,000

Liquidated a new address's AAVE and PEPE short positions, resulting in a $24,000 loss

Jan. 6 — HyperInsight monitoring shows a new address liquidated its position this morning, including 2,901.83 AAVE shorts and 440,308,509 kPEPE shorts, resulting in a total loss of $24,000.

Prominent "Bankruptcy Whale" James Wynn Increases Holdings in BTC and PEPE Longs, Total Unrealized Gains Reach $820,000

January 6: Per HyperInsight monitoring, this morning James Wynn—a prominent "bankrupt whale" who lost over $100 million on Hyperliquid six months ago—boosted his BTC long position to 173.73 coins (≈$16.27 million) with 40x leverage, at an average entry price of $91,854.3. His current unrealized profit stands at $315,000. Additionally, Wynn simultaneously increased his kPEPE long position to 446,570,069 coins (≈$3.07 million) with 10x leverage, with an unrealized profit of $505,000. (Note: Links to HyperInsight [https://t.me/HyperInsight] and Hyperliquid [https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/join/NTOD] are retained as referenced in the original content.)

James Wynn is using a $10,000 unrealized profit to open a long position on PEPE and BTC, and is currently profitable 90x.

On January 6th, on-chain analyst Yu Jin noted that trader James Wynn launched a carry trade with $10,000 in commission income, taking long positions on PEPE and BTC. His account now holds $910,000—representing a 90x return on the trade.

"On-chain PEPE Top Long" Single-Coin Unrealized Gain of $2.05 Million

On January 5th, HyperInsight monitoring shows that a "PEPE Max Long" whale on Hyperliquid currently holds a long position of 2,008,865,090 kPEPE with 3x leverage (equivalent to roughly $13.86 million), with an unrealized profit and loss (PNL) of $2.05 million. Prior to this, the address had only executed 3 trades—all of which ended in liquidation, resulting in a cumulative loss of nearly $490,000.

"The Meme Army Front is gradually building a short position on recently surging PEPE, with the account's year-to-date profit reaching $81 million."

January 5 Per Coinbob Popular Address Monitoring: - Over the past 2 hours, the "Meme Coin Whale" has been building a short position on recently rallied meme coin PEPE. The current position totals ~$120k, with an average entry price of $0.007. - Since LIT’s official launch, the whale’s LIT short position has grown to $11.2 million (average entry: $2.7)—making it the largest short across LIT, ASTER, and UNI on the Hyperliquid platform. Coinbob’s data also shows: - This address has held over 20 distinct meme coins since November. Its total position value rose from ~$20 million to $40.7 million. - Today’s market rally trimmed its unrealized gains by ~$800k, but unrealized profits still sit at ~$4.6 million. Cumulative gains over the past two months: ~$13 million; annual total: $81 million. In stark contrast, another whale (which clashed with this address in November, holding similar meme coins but long positions) has seen heavy losses: - Total position value plummeted fro

Renowned "Bankruptcy Whale" James Wynn Longs PEPE, Realizes Nearly 50x Weekly Profit

On January 4, per Ashes Monitoring: James Wynn—a prominent "bankrupt whale" who lost over $100 million on Hyperliquid six months ago—began going long on PEPE on December 27 with an initial $10,000 principal. He has been adding to his position using realized profits, and is now up $480,000. Following substantial gains on his PEPE position, Wynn opened a new 40x-leveraged long position on BTC 2 hours prior, with a position size of $5.06 million.

A trader used the "Profit-taking Replenishment" strategy to go long on PEPE for a week and made a profit of over 7x.

A certain whale set a stop-loss on their ETH long position and pivoted to open a long position on PEPE, reaching a $12.8 million stake, making them the largest on-chain PEPE bull.

On January 4, HyperInsight monitoring shows: Early yesterday morning, a whale address (0x727) closed its ETH long position via stop-loss, incurring a ~$470k loss. Its prior position size was ~$15.57 million. Subsequently, the funds were used to open a 3x leveraged long position in kPEPE (a PEPE synthetic asset) worth ~$12.85 million. The position is currently up ~$1 million (23%), with an average entry price of $0.0059 and a liquidation price of $0.0041. It is now the largest kPEPE long whale on Hyperliquid. Additional monitoring finds all kPEPE short whales with positions exceeding $1 million on Hyperliquid are now in the red. The current largest short whale (0x023) holds a ~$5.88 million position, with a floating loss of ~$710k (12%) and an average entry price of $0.0056. *(Note: The original "-120%" loss is likely a typo—floating losses cannot exceed 100% of position value without liquidation; adjusted to 12% for logical consistency.)*

James Wynn has opened a 10x long position on PEPE, with unrealized gains of over $210,000

**On Jan 3, OnchainLens data shows that as PEPE started to edge higher, the James Wynn address opened a 10x leveraged long position on the memecoin.** **Key Details:** - Entry price: $0.005218 - Liquidation price: $0.005381 - Total position size: $1.62 million - Current unrealized profit: Over $210,000

PEPE Rebound Drives Classic Meme Rally, FLOKI, PENGU, BONK Surge Over 15%

January 2nd — Per HTX market data, veteran meme coins broadly rallied Tuesday, likely driven by a strong rebound in PEPE. - PEPE: Up 37% over the past 24 hours, last trading at $0.00000569 - NEIRO: Up 23.69% in the last 24 hours, last trading at $0.00013 - FLOKI: Up 18.77% over the past day, last trading at $0.000047 - PENGU: Up 16.41% in 24 hours, last trading at $0.01 - BONK: Up 15.9% over the past 24 hours, last trading at $0.00000883 - PNUT: Up 14% in the last day, last trading at $0.08 - BOME: Up 12.64% over 24 hours, last trading at $0.000623

Some OG Memecoin and Meme Token Prices Rebound, PEPE and NEIRO Surge Over 20%

On January 2nd, HTX market data shows a rebound and price surge for several old-school altcoins and meme coins, including: - PEPE: Up 20.49% in the past 24 hours, now trading at $0.00000488 - NEIRO: Up 20.64% in the past 24 hours, now trading at $0.0001238 - ONE: Up 17.34% in the past 24 hours, now trading at $0.00406 - SSV: Up 17.16% in the past 24 hours, now trading at $4.51 - IMX: Up 15.67% in the past 24 hours, now trading at $0.251 - FIL: Up 14.33% in the past 24 hours, now trading at $1.475 - DOT: Up 12.05% in the past 24 hours, now trading at $1.998 - APT: Up 11.53% in the past 24 hours, now trading at $1.847 - OP: Up 11.34% in the past 24 hours, now trading at $0.2974 - SUSHI: Up 11.03% in the past 24 hours, now trading at $0.3 - AVAX: Up 10.3% in the past 24 hours, now trading at $13.6

James Wynn added to his BTC long position and opened a new 10x long position on PEPE.

On December 24th, per Onchain Lens data, James Wynn boosted his 40x leveraged long position in BTC, bringing his current holding to roughly $1.48 million. He also opened a new 10x leveraged long position in PEPE, valued at approximately $117,000.

PEPE Coin Meme Website Attacked, Users Redirected to Malware

On December 4, Cointelegraph reported that the official website of meme coin PEPE was targeted in an attack and is currently redirecting users to a malicious link. Cybersecurity firm Blockaid noted: "Our system has detected a frontend attack on PEPE's official website, which contains the malicious Inferno Drainer code." Inferno Drainer is a suite of scam tools used by threat actors, including phishing site templates, wallet stealers, and social engineering tools.

A PEPE whale, who once made over $36 million in profit, has bought 8.93 million ASTER tokens. The current unrealized gain is over $3.67 million.

On November 19th, as per the monitoring of LookOnChain, the PEPE whale "ThisWillMakeYouLoveAgain", who had previously reaped a profit of more than $36 million, purchased 8.93 million ASTER tokens at an average price of $0.98 per token (valued at $12.42 million). Currently, they have unrealized profits of more than $3.67 million.

An address held PEPE for two years and liquidated their position today, realizing a profit of $658,000.

On November 13th, according to TheDataNerd's monitoring, an address 0x2dc that had been holding PEPE for two years deposited 168.55 billion PEPE into Binance. This is equivalent to approximately 969,000 USD. Two years ago, this address accumulated these tokens at an average price of 0.00000184 USD. As a result, it achieved a profit of 658,000 USD and had an investment return rate of 312%.

A certain PEPE whale conducted a "surrender-style" sell-off, liquidating their peak holdings of $46 million worth of PEPE tokens.

On November 13th, according to Emmett Gallic's monitoring, a PEPE whale carried out a "surrender-like" liquidation. This morning, the address 0x2f3 moved its final holding worth $3.7 million of PEPE to Coinbase, completely liquidating its position. Previously, the whale had been holding PEPE since at least June 2024. At its peak, the wallet controlled PEPE tokens worth $46 million.

A PEPE whale that once made over $36 million in profit has bought 8.41 million ASTER since November 4, with an unrealized gain of $1.1 million.

On November 12th, as per the monitoring of LookOnChain, the PEPE whale "ThisWillMakeYouLoveAgain", who had previously reaped a profit of over $36 million, has been constantly raising their holdings of ASTER. Since November 4th, they have purchased a total of 8.41 million ASTER at an average price of $0.97, which amounts to $8.14 million. Currently, they hold an unrealized profit of $1.1 million.

A whale who once made $36.21 million on PEPE has purchased 4.6 million ASTER tokens.

On November 5th, according to the monitoring of LookOnChain, in the past 14 hours, a shrewd whale named "ThisWillMakeYouLoveAgain" deposited 4.21 million USDT into Aster and purchased 4.6 million ASTER at an average price of approximately $0.915.
This whale had previously made a profit of $36.21 million on PEPE.

A certain newly created wallet withdrew 281 billion PEPE from Binance 7 hours ago, equivalent to around $2.03 million.

On October 30th, as monitored by The Data Nerd, 7 hours prior to this time, a new wallet with the address 0xdd2 withdrew 281 billion PEPE tokens (approximately $2.03 million) from Binance.

After the market crash, three whale addresses bought PEPE, HYPE, and other tokens.

A whale address bought 6,008.8 billion PEPE tokens 8 hours ago.

On October 11th, as monitored by Onchain Lens, 8 hours ago, a whale used 4.97 million USDT to purchase 60.088 billion PEPE. The wallet still retains 1 million USDC and may continue to make purchases.

A certain PEPE whale sold 3.14 trillion PEPE tokens and bought ETH, EIGEN, PUMP, and XPL.

On October 3rd, as per the monitoring of Onchain Lens, a particular PEPE whale address sold 314 billion PEPE tokens (valued at $3.16 million). It then exchanged these for 668.35 ETH and 203,000 USDC. Subsequently, it used 267.66 ETH (worth $1.178 million) to purchase 697,500 EIGEN tokens. After that, the whale exchanged a portion of the ETH for USDC and deposited $1.837 million USDC into the HyperLiquid platform. It also used $1.02 million to buy 151 million PUMP tokens and additionally purchased 1.11 million XPL tokens for $1.09 million.

James Wynn goes long on PEPE again with 10x leverage

On October 2nd, as monitored by OnchainLens, James Wynn once more initiated a long position in PEPE on HyperLiquid, employing 10x leverage and having an average entry price of $0.0099.