Ashcrypto — ROYA Token Pump-and-Dump
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 4 → 26. Problems weighed by who is responsible: the subject's own conduct −65, problems around the subject, caused by others −4; legitimacy credit long-running +10; no established finding that it defrauded anyone, so it stays out of the red band; fact-check adjustments (−14) now shown as page reliability, not in the score. Version history →
Incidents are rated for severity, not trust. The trust score is on Ashcrypto.
Summary
Ashcrypto (X: @Ashcryptoreal) is a crypto influencer with over 2.1 million followers on X who was alleged by on-chain investigator ZachXBT in May 2026 to have executed a pump-and-dump scheme involving ROYA, the native token of Royale Finance. According to ZachXBT's published evidence, Ashcrypto publicly promoted ROYA while privately messaging premium-channel followers that his team was 'holding 100%' and buying more, while simultaneously selling. Ashcrypto did not respond to requests for comment and had not publicly addressed the allegations as of the time of reporting.
Connected Entities
8 entities · 60 linked investigations- Ethereum→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Binance(60%)
- Binance→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- Ashcrypto→mentioned with→Ashcrypto — ROYA Token Pump-and-Dump(75%)
- RaveDAO→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
- RaveDAO→mentioned with→Bitget(70%)
- RaveDAO→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
- Ashcrypto→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
- + 14 more
Connected Through
7 shared actors · 590 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- □Ethereumorganization
- □ZachXBTorganization
- ♦Bitcointoken
- □Binanceorganization
Timeline(7 events)
8 January 2021
ROYA token IDO closes at $0.12; Royale Finance launches on Ethereum targeting the iGaming DeFi sector.
CryptoRank — Royale Finance IDO14 March 2021
ROYA reaches all-time high of approximately $1.24 with a peak market cap of roughly $16.46 million.
CryptoSlate — Royale Finance priceNovember 2022
ROYA reaches all-time low of approximately $0.0012, down approximately 99.9% from peak.
CryptoSlate — Royale Finance price20 April 2026
ZachXBT flags RaveDAO and the $RAVE token as part of a broader investigation into influencer-assisted CEX market manipulation, with the token experiencing a 6,000% surge and then a 95% collapse wiping approximately $6 billion.
CoinDesk — RaveDAO and ZachXBT investigation4 May 2026
ZachXBT publishes evidence on X alleging Ashcrypto promoted ROYA publicly while privately telling premium WhatsApp subscribers his team was holding and buying, while on-chain data indicated concurrent selling.
Bitcoin News — Ashcrypto ROYA pump-and-dump report4 May 2026
Multiple crypto news outlets including Bitcoin News, CryptoNews.net, and Yahoo Finance pick up and report on ZachXBT's allegations against Ashcrypto.
CryptoNews.net — Ashcrypto ROYA report4 May 2026
Ashcrypto does not respond to press requests for comment; no public statement from the influencer is issued.
Bitcoin News — Ashcrypto ROYA pump-and-dump reportDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (5 decisions). 11 of 12 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 8/10/2026, 11:10:26 PM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:42:31 PM
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