According to @zachxbt, he receives about 1,000 requests per month for help on suspected NFT rug pulls and has researched over 30 such cases, signaling sustained reporting pressure around NFT scam allegations to his inbox; source: https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1845197031427670048; https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1991772466629472662. He added that this work is not enjoyable to do pro bono, indicating limited capacity for additional volunteer investigations; source: https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1845197031427670048; https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1991772466629472662. The post names no specific projects or tokens and provides no case details, offering no immediate project-level trading catalyst; source: https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1845197031427670048; https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1991772466629472662.

According to Bubblemaps, Soulja has a history of promoting crypto projects with poor outcomes, including NFTs that vanished, multiple dead tokens, and 2021 pump-and-dump promotions, and is now farming Pumpfun with copy-paste coins (source: Bubblemaps on X, Sep 4, 2025). For traders, Bubblemaps’ findings indicate elevated risk around influencer-led Pumpfun launches and related memecoins given this track record (source: Bubblemaps on X, Sep 4, 2025).

According to @zachxbt, the X account @web3 is linked to a team member involved with the Squiggles NFT rug and Raichu, signaling elevated counterparty risk for any @web3-associated mints, promotions, or partnerships (source: @zachxbt on X, Aug 28, 2025). The post includes an image and a link referencing a prior investigation thread, indicating this alert is tied to previously documented concerns around Squiggles and Raichu (source: @zachxbt on X, Aug 28, 2025). For trade execution, participants should halt or reduce exposure to @web3-led NFT drops until team identities, project provenance, and fund flows are independently verified, prioritizing cold-start listings and escrow controls where feasible (source: @zachxbt on X, Aug 28, 2025). Market participants should reassess risk models for secondary trading liquidity and listing venues connected to @web3 to mitigate potential rug-pull exposure and reputational spillover across related collections (source: @zachxbt on X, Aug 28, 2025).

According to @LeonidasNFT, a critical metric for evaluating whether an NFT mint was a rug pull involves analyzing what percentage of the funds have been reinvested to provide utility to token holders. If after a year, a minimal percentage of funds have been allocated to enhance holder benefits, it may indicate a potential extraction or rug pull scenario.