Unchained
Unchained
Laura Shin
How Crypto Insiders Are Sidestepping the Law to Dump on Retail - Ep. 895
58 minutes Posted Sep 3, 2025 at 1:00 pm.
Introduction
How Nick verified Trump’s memecoin was legit but Melania’s looked fishy, and how that led to Hayden Davis
What role Davis played in other shady memecoin launches
How Davis was tied to Kanye West’s $YZY token
How sophisticated snipers find tokens onchain before everyone else
How Davis recovered frozen funds, and does this mean “crime is legal” in crypto?
Why do celebrity memecoins almost always collapse
How are snipers plaguing the industry
What tactics has Sahil Arora, the “crypto villain,” been accused of
How should the industry respond to these kinds of token launches
How Justin Sun made a 10x on WLFI
What’s Nick’s background and why he created Bubblemaps
How Bubblemaps plans to stand out from competitors
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Show notes
Behind some of the biggest token launches of the past year — from Trump’s $TRUMP coin to the recent Kanye West’s $YZY, to the collapse of $LIBRA and this week’s launch of $WLFI — the same insider names keep popping up. 
In this episode, Bubblemaps CEO Nicolas Vaiman explains how figures like Hayden Davis of Kelsier Ventures, celebrity promoter Sahil Arora, Naseem, and even Justin Sun have profited from chaotic launches. 
We dig into the mechanics of insider “snipes,” one-sided LPs that hide selling, and why celebrity and political tokens so often collapse right after launch. 
Finally, Nick asks: if “no one is coming to save us,” what real protections can the industry build?
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Guest:
Nicolas Vaiman, CEO and co-founder of Bubblemaps
Links:
Previous coverage of Unchained on these token launches:
Why Would Argentine President Javier Milei Protect Kelsier's Hayden Davis?
How the Libra Scandal Exposed Memecoin Insider Trading on the World Stage
Why Lyn Alden Isn't a Fan of Trump’s Memecoin
Unchained:
LIBRA Facilitator Sniped $12M of Kanye West’s YZY Token: Bubblemaps
YZY Sniper Wallet Traced to LIBRA Scheme
Kanye West’s YZY Token Launches With ‘Class Action Waiver’
Trump Family Grows $5 Billion Richer After WLFI Token Sale
Circle Freezes $57M of USDC Linked to Libra Scandal
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