Ansem / $ANSEM ("Black Bull") creator-coin controversy
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 38 → 58. Problems weighed by who is responsible: concerns that are not fraud −9.2, the subject's own conduct −8, problems around the subject, caused by others −1.9; legitimacy credit long-running +2. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| The subject's own conduct | -8 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -9.2 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -1.9 |
| Long-running | +2 |
| Sum | 48 |
Score: 58/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
In mid-to-late June 2026, an anonymous developer launched a Solana memecoin branded with the name of prominent crypto trader Ansem (Zion Thomas, @blknoiz06) and sent him 650 million tokens at no cost; Ansem's resulting holdings peaked at over $100 million in value before declining sharply. Ansem, who says he did not create or officially endorse the token, subsequently airdropped roughly $7 million of it to Solana wallets and publicly denied intending a rug pull amid community backlash over the concentration of supply in his wallet. No regulator, court, or on-chain investigator has established that investors suffered net losses attributable to Ansem's conduct, and Ansem has not sold his holdings as of the most recent reporting reviewed.
Connected Entities
5 entities · 60 linked investigations- Ansem / $ANSEM ("Black Bull") creator-coin controversy→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
- Ansem / $ANSEM ("Black Bull") creator-coin controversy→mentioned with→Solana(80%)
- Ansem / $ANSEM ("Black Bull") creator-coin controversy→mentioned with→Dogecoin(65%)
- Dogwifhat (WIF)→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
- Dogwifhat (WIF)→mentioned with→Solana(80%)
- Ansem / $ANSEM ("Black Bull") creator-coin controversy→mentioned with→Dogwifhat (WIF)(80%)
Timeline(6 events)
October 2024
On-chain investigator ZachXBT publicly accused Ansem of promoting a series of low-market-cap Solana memecoins in a pattern he compared to pump-and-dump dynamics.
The DefiantJune 2026
An anonymous developer deployed the $ANSEM ("The Black Bull") token on Pump.fun, spending approximately $6,300 and sending 650 million tokens directly to Ansem's wallet.
AMBCryptoJune 2026
Ansem publicly criticized Pump.fun's creator-fee structure and pledged to airdrop creator fees generated by the token back to traders.
Bitget NewsJune 2026
Ansem's cumulative airdrops reached approximately $7 million distributed across more than 700 wallets, as reported with on-chain figures dated to that day.
The DefiantJune 2026
Ansem publicly responded to backlash, denying intent to conduct a '$2 million rug pull' and comparing his approach to Dogecoin and BONK.
Bitget NewsJuly 2026
Reporting citing Arkham Intelligence data indicated Ansem's token holdings had declined by roughly $160 million from their peak, though he had not sold his position; the token had fallen more than 57% from its all-time high.
Yahoo Finance / BenzingaDecision Log
- slot 455365767 · hash 76kcLqWGxD5U6XM4rXEs6Zqy5jjcskwg3K7otQmVD6wu
- slot 445489294 · hash DnZmJim1Xe6hUzgrzkhcsERWgk6Ur864W926d3Lr8M1M
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (2 decisions). 7 of 11 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 9/9/2026, 1:45:59 AM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:45:57 PM
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