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   {"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"49204961-1f88-4638-9aed-2adb69c8a49a","kind":"publish","page_slug":"adam22-adam-john-grandmaison-cuck-meme-coin","published_at":"2026-08-22T17:08:07.941Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Adam22 (Adam John Grandmaison) — $CUCK Meme Coin","sections":[{"content":"Adam John Grandmaison, known online as Adam22, was born November 24, 1983, in Nashua, New Hampshire. He is the creator and host of No Jumper, a hip-hop culture podcast described by Rolling Stone in 2017 as 'underground hip-hop's major tastemaker' and by the New York Times as 'The Paris Review for the face-tattoo set.' As of 2025, No Jumper's YouTube channel had approximately 4.94 million subscribers and roughly 1.98 billion total views, giving Adam22 substantial reach over a predominantly young, music-culture audience. Adam22 also operates a secondary podcast, Plug Talk. Prior to the $CUCK incident, Adam22 had publicly told investigator Coffeezilla that he was 'glad' he had never accepted deals to promote random cryptocurrency projects.","heading":"Background: Adam22 and No Jumper","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Adam22 — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam22"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Coffeezilla blasts Adam22 for launching crypto pump and dump despite warnings — Dexerto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/coffeezilla-blasts-adam22-for-launching-crypto-pump-and-dump-despite-warnings-3136545/"}]},{"content":"On approximately February 18, 2025, Adam22 posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) announcing he was 'joining the crypto world' and launching a meme coin on the Solana blockchain. The token was listed under the ticker $CUCK, a reference to a widely publicized personal incident involving Adam22's wife. According to reporting by Dexerto, 99bitcoins, and on-chain data aggregators, the token's price rose approximately 200% shortly after launch before collapsing by roughly 99.9% following liquidity withdrawal. The peak market capitalization was reported to have reached approximately $1.5 million before falling to near zero. Adam22 subsequently deleted his promotional post on X. The specific on-chain wallet mechanics of the liquidity withdrawal have been reported by secondary crypto media but have not been verified by a court filing or primary regulatory record; the 200% surge and near-total collapse are corroborated across multiple Tier 2 outlets. Multiple Solana contract addresses associated with the CUCK ticker exist on-chain and can be inspected via Solscan and GeckoTerminal.","heading":"Token Launch and Price Collapse","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Coffeezilla blasts Adam22 for launching crypto pump and dump despite warnings — Dexerto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/coffeezilla-blasts-adam22-for-launching-crypto-pump-and-dump-despite-warnings-3136545/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Adam22 Crypto $CUCK Rugpulls Fans — 99bitcoins","type":"news_article","url":"https://99bitcoins.com/news/adam22-crypto-rocks-market-in-latest-celebrity-crypto-scam-best-meme-coin-to-buy/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Adam 22 Allegedly Rug Pulls Newly Launched Cryptocurrency — Blockchain.news","type":"news_article","url":"https://blockchain.news/flashnews/adam-22-allegedly-rug-pulls-newly-launched-cryptocurrency"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CUCK/SOL — Adam22 Price on Raydium — GeckoTerminal","type":"on_chain","url":"https://www.geckoterminal.com/solana/pools/EPGjnZ2uqgXsBGu4WuZvuxrFyvFRWRMZHjQSS71Wc9Fb"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Adam22 (CUCK) — Solscan token page","type":"on_chain","url":"https://solscan.io/token/AgQrCWJXXPJkEHzokUurA77B2zk5oefz2eTfAaoBStx7"}]},{"content":"Stephen 'Coffeezilla' Findeisen, a YouTube investigator who covers financial fraud and crypto scams, contacted Adam22 before the token's contract was publicly posted and warned him that the coin was being sniped by bad actors and that it constituted a pump-and-dump. According to Coffeezilla's own account posted on X on approximately February 19, 2025, he told Adam22: 'Real talk you shouldn't run a coin, it's lame and you're gonna scam or get scammed.' Coffeezilla stated that Adam22's response at that time was: 'I don't care, I just got paid to do the tweet. I got nothing to do with it.' Adam22 proceeded to publish the promotional post anyway. Coffeezilla subsequently characterized the event publicly in stages: (1) Adam22 was warned; (2) he said he just got paid for the tweet; (3) he promoted the coin; (4) the coin collapsed; (5) Adam22 publicly asked what he should have done differently. The pre-launch warning is attributable directly to Coffeezilla's contemporaneous public statements and is corroborated by Dexerto reporting.","heading":"Coffeezilla's Pre-Launch Warning","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"Coffeezilla on X — five-stage summary tweet","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/coffeebreak_YT/status/1892310769561121118"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Coffeezilla blasts Adam22 for launching crypto pump and dump despite warnings — Dexerto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/coffeezilla-blasts-adam22-for-launching-crypto-pump-and-dump-despite-warnings-3136545/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Cuck Coin: Did Adam22 Pump and Dump His Fans? — MikeSouth","type":"news_article","url":"https://mikesouth.com/lena-the-plug/cuck-coin-did-plug-talks-adam22-pump-and-dump-his-fans-81013/"}]},{"content":"In a June 3, 2025 interview with Dexerto, Adam22 stated that he does not regret promoting the $CUCK token. He described being approached by a third party who offered him what he characterized as a 'large sum of money' — separately described in Dexerto's reporting as 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' — to promote the token on his social media story, and said he treated it as a standard advertising deal. His quoted statement was: 'Oh no, the money felt good.' He added that his only regret related to the timing of the launch, suggesting he wished he had waited until after a market downturn to maximize perceived gains. Adam22 also dismissed Coffeezilla's criticism, characterizing Coffeezilla as 'kind of a grifter himself' who profits from covering such incidents. Adam22 further justified his participation by comparing it to similar token promotions by other celebrities such as Da Baby, Quavo, Moneybagg Yo, and Kodak Black. The specific dollar figure of 'hundreds of thousands' originates from Dexerto's reporting of the interview and has not been independently corroborated by a financial disclosure or court record.","heading":"Adam22's Admitted Motivation and Public Statements","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Adam22 says he doesn't regret crypto scam despite Coffeezilla warning — Dexerto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/adam22-says-he-doesnt-regret-crypto-scam-despite-coffeezilla-warning-3208887/"}]},{"content":"As of August 2026, no criminal charges, indictments, SEC enforcement actions, or CFTC proceedings have been publicly identified against Adam22 in connection with the $CUCK token. On February 27, 2025 — approximately nine days after the $CUCK launch — the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued a staff statement clarifying that meme coins as broadly defined do not constitute securities under federal law, reducing the likelihood of securities-law enforcement against meme coin promoters. The statement does not, however, immunize promoters from ordinary fraud or wire fraud charges if willful deception is alleged and proven. The influencer promotion pattern here — paid promotion without disclosure, of a token that collapses after launch — is consistent with conduct the SEC has previously targeted in enforcement actions against other celebrities (e.g., Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather in connection with EthereumMax), though those cases involved tokens the SEC classified as securities. No parallel case against Adam22 has been filed in any court accessible via public record as of this report. The absence of charges is a factual observation and should not be read as a finding of legality.","heading":"Regulatory Context and Legal Status","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"SEC Staff Statement on Meme Coins — SEC.gov","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/staff-statement-meme-coins"},{"credibility":2,"name":"SEC Staff Clarifies Meme Coins Are Not Securities — National Law Review","type":"news_article","url":"https://natlawreview.com/article/sec-staff-issues-statement-meme-coins"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Pump and Dump Schemes: SEC, CFTC, and Criminal Exposure — TheBulldog.law","type":"other","url":"https://www.thebulldog.law/crypto-pump-and-dump-schemes-sec-cftc-and-criminal-exposure"}]},{"content":"The $CUCK incident follows a pattern that crypto media and legal commentators have characterized as influencer-led pump-and-dump activity on Solana. Similar episodes in early-to-mid 2025 involved Haliey Welch ($HAWK), Caitlyn Jenner, Iggy Azalea, Jason Derulo, and others who launched or promoted meme coins that later collapsed significantly. Coffeezilla specifically noted the irony of Adam22's involvement given that Adam22 had previously told Coffeezilla on record that he was proud of never promoting random crypto projects. No court or regulatory body has issued a finding characterizing the $CUCK event as fraud, a securities violation, or a criminal pump-and-dump scheme as of August 2026. The description of the event as a 'pump-and-dump' or 'rug pull' in the sources cited reflects the characterization of journalists and crypto commentators, not an adjudicated legal determination.","heading":"Pattern and Broader Influencer Context","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Coffeezilla blasts Adam22 for launching crypto pump and dump despite warnings — Dexerto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/coffeezilla-blasts-adam22-for-launching-crypto-pump-and-dump-despite-warnings-3136545/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"From Memes to Millions: Regulating Celebrity-Backed Crypto Offerings — Cassels","type":"other","url":"https://cassels.com/insights/from-memes-to-millions-regulating-celebrity-backed-crypto-offerings/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Adam22 Crypto Rocks Market in Latest Celebrity Crypto Scam — Bitget News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560604585572"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Coffeezilla blasts Adam22 for launching crypto pump and dump despite warnings — Dexerto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/coffeezilla-blasts-adam22-for-launching-crypto-pump-and-dump-despite-warnings-3136545/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Adam22 says he doesn't regret crypto scam despite Coffeezilla warning — Dexerto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/adam22-says-he-doesnt-regret-crypto-scam-despite-coffeezilla-warning-3208887/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Adam22 Crypto $CUCK Rugpulls Fans — 99bitcoins","type":"news_article","url":"https://99bitcoins.com/news/adam22-crypto-rocks-market-in-latest-celebrity-crypto-scam-best-meme-coin-to-buy/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Adam 22 Allegedly Rug Pulls Newly Launched Cryptocurrency — Blockchain.news","type":"news_article","url":"https://blockchain.news/flashnews/adam-22-allegedly-rug-pulls-newly-launched-cryptocurrency"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Adam22 Crypto Rocks Market in Latest Celebrity Crypto Scam — Bitget News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560604585572"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Coffeezilla on X — five-stage summary tweet","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/coffeebreak_YT/status/1892310769561121118"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Cuck Coin: Did Adam22 Pump and Dump His Fans? — MikeSouth","type":"news_article","url":"https://mikesouth.com/lena-the-plug/cuck-coin-did-plug-talks-adam22-pump-and-dump-his-fans-81013/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Adam22 — Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam22"},{"credibility":1,"name":"SEC Staff Statement on Meme Coins — SEC.gov","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/staff-statement-meme-coins"},{"credibility":2,"name":"SEC Staff Clarifies Meme Coins Are Not Securities — National Law Review","type":"news_article","url":"https://natlawreview.com/article/sec-staff-issues-statement-meme-coins"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CUCK/SOL — Adam22 Price on Raydium — GeckoTerminal","type":"on_chain","url":"https://www.geckoterminal.com/solana/pools/EPGjnZ2uqgXsBGu4WuZvuxrFyvFRWRMZHjQSS71Wc9Fb"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Adam22 (CUCK) — Solscan token page","type":"on_chain","url":"https://solscan.io/token/AgQrCWJXXPJkEHzokUurA77B2zk5oefz2eTfAaoBStx7"},{"credibility":2,"name":"From Memes to Millions: Regulating Celebrity-Backed Crypto Offerings — Cassels","type":"other","url":"https://cassels.com/insights/from-memes-to-millions-regulating-celebrity-backed-crypto-offerings/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Pump and Dump Schemes: SEC, CFTC, and Criminal Exposure — TheBulldog.law","type":"other","url":"https://www.thebulldog.law/crypto-pump-and-dump-schemes-sec-cftc-and-criminal-exposure"}],"summary":"Adam22 (Adam John Grandmaison), host of the No Jumper hip-hop podcast with approximately 4.94 million YouTube subscribers, promoted a Solana meme coin ticker $CUCK on or around February 18, 2025. The token surged approximately 200% before liquidity was withdrawn and the price collapsed to near zero, a pattern described by investigator Coffeezilla and crypto media as a pump-and-dump. Adam22 publicly stated he was paid a large sum to promote the token and that he did not regret doing so; no criminal charges or regulatory enforcement actions had been filed against him as of August 2026.","timeline":[{"date":"2021-08-01","event":"Adam22 messaged Coffeezilla praising his investigative channel, before later dismissing him as a 'grifter' following the CUCK controversy.","source":"Dexerto (Coffeezilla blasts Adam22 article)","source_url":"https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/coffeezilla-blasts-adam22-for-launching-crypto-pump-and-dump-despite-warnings-3136545/"},{"date":"2025-02-18","event":"Adam22 posted a video on X announcing his first meme coin, $CUCK, on Solana. The token surged approximately 200% before liquidity was withdrawn and the price collapsed approximately 99.9% to near zero. Adam22 subsequently deleted his promotional post.","source":"Dexerto; 99bitcoins; blockchain.news","source_url":"https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/coffeezilla-blasts-adam22-for-launching-crypto-pump-and-dump-despite-warnings-3136545/"},{"date":"2025-02-18","event":"Coffeezilla warned Adam22 before the contract was posted that the coin was a pump-and-dump being sniped by bad actors. Adam22 proceeded anyway, reportedly responding: 'I don't care, I just got paid to do the tweet. I got nothing to do with it.'","source":"Coffeezilla on X; Dexerto","source_url":"https://x.com/coffeebreak_YT/status/1892310769561121118"},{"date":"2025-02-19","event":"Coffeezilla published his public account of warning Adam22 and characterized the episode as Adam22 having 'pumped and dumped his fans.'","source":"Coffeezilla on X; MikeSouth","source_url":"https://x.com/coffeebreak_YT/status/1892310769561121118"},{"date":"2025-02-27","event":"The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued a staff statement declaring that meme coins as broadly defined are not securities under federal law, reducing the likelihood of securities-law enforcement actions against meme coin promoters like Adam22.","source":"SEC.gov","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/staff-statement-meme-coins"},{"date":"2025-06-03","event":"In an interview with Dexerto, Adam22 stated he does not regret the promotion, said 'the money felt good,' and characterized his only regret as one of timing. He described being paid what Dexerto reported as 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' for the promotion.","source":"Dexerto","source_url":"https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/adam22-says-he-doesnt-regret-crypto-scam-despite-coffeezilla-warning-3208887/"},{"date":"2026-08-22","event":"As of this report date, no criminal charges, SEC enforcement actions, or civil judgments against Adam22 related to the $CUCK token have been publicly identified.","source":"AVOID.NET research — no public record found","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/staff-statement-meme-coins"}]},"v":1}

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