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   {"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"61fd0b7f-7822-4972-a474-71aa01a222a1","kind":"publish","page_slug":"lab-labusdt","published_at":"2026-08-20T17:16:01.827Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"LAB / LABUSDT","sections":[{"content":"LAB is a BEP-20 token built on BNB Chain that serves as the native token of lab.pro, marketed as an AI-powered multi-chain trading terminal routing spot, limit, and perpetual-futures orders across Solana, Ethereum, and BNB Chain. The token was launched via a token generation event in October 2025 and listed on Gate.io on October 14, 2025. Listed exchanges at launch included Gate.io, Bitget, KuCoin, MEXC, and BingX, all on the LAB/USDT spot pair. The LABUSDT ticker on Binance refers only to a perpetual futures derivative instrument, not a direct spot listing. Vladimir (Vova) Sadkov is identified publicly as a co-founder and signed corporate documents on behalf of 'The Lab Management Ltd.', a BVI-registered entity. A second co-founder identified only as 'Mark' (handle @tokensaler) publicly solicited over-the-counter buyers. Both founders previously launched the Eesee ($ESE) protocol in April 2024, which is reported to be down approximately 93% from its all-time high as of mid-2026.","heading":"Token Overview and Project Background","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Price: LAB/USD Live Price Chart, Market Cap & News Today | CoinGecko","type":"other","url":"https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/lab"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Alleges 95% LAB Token Are Controlled by Insiders — CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LABUSDT USDM-Margined Perpetual — Binance Futures","type":"official","url":"https://www.binance.com/en/futures/labusdt"}]},{"content":"In May 2026, on-chain investigator ZachXBT published a detailed investigation alleging that insiders controlled more than 95% of LAB's reported 1 billion token supply, with fewer than 310 million tokens genuinely in circulation. ZachXBT alleged that 'The Lab Management Ltd.', a BVI shell company whose corporate documents were signed by Vladimir Sadkov, executed private loan agreements charging borrowers 7.5% monthly interest (approximately 90% annualized). Default provisions in those agreements allegedly allowed repayment to be converted to LAB tokens at 'market price', which ZachXBT characterized as a mechanism permitting insiders to dump tokens at artificially elevated valuations. ZachXBT additionally alleged that co-founder Mark offered LAB at OTC discounts of 60% to 80% below spot price through tiered arrangements requiring minimum monthly promotional posts or threatening blacklisting. The investigation alleged that vesting cliff terms for some participants were unilaterally extended from three months to nine months without consent. On-chain analytics cited in reporting showed that between March and April 2026, wallets attributed to insiders accumulated approximately 226 million LAB tokens across Bitget deposit addresses, before moving roughly 100 million LAB (then valued at approximately $480 million) to ten newly created wallets between May 11 and 12, 2026. A LAB multisig signer address (0xcEA7...eBC9) was additionally alleged to have on-chain links to wallets involved in the prior RIVER token manipulation, which TRM Labs reportedly connected to Bitget and Kraken deposit addresses. ZachXBT also identified Bitget leadership by name, alleging the exchange facilitated or enabled the alleged scheme. These are allegations by a private investigator; no court, regulatory body, or exchange has issued an adjudicated finding confirming or refuting them. The LAB team did not respond to ZachXBT's outreach prior to publication and has not issued a public rebuttal as of the date of this investigation.","heading":"Alleged Insider Supply Control and Market Manipulation","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT alleges 95% insider control of LAB token — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/401290/zachxbt-alleges-95-insider-control-of-lab-token-in-investigation-into-ai-terminals-6-billion-fdv-project"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Alleges 95% LAB Token Are Controlled by Insiders — CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Says 95% of LAB Token Is Insider-Controlled — Bitcoin News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/zachxbt-lab-token-insider-control-bitget-investigation-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB faces 'pump-and-dump' fears amid 100 mln token distribution — AMBCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://ambcrypto.com/lab-faces-pump-and-dump-fears-amid-100-mln-token-distribution/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Accuses LAB Token Founder of Market Manipulation — CoinPedia","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinpedia.org/news/zachxbt-accuses-lab-token-founder-of-market-manipulation-offers-10000-bounty-for-evidence/"}]},{"content":"LAB's token generation event in October 2025 was followed by a reported surge of more than 500% from sub-$1 levels by early May 2026, briefly reaching a fully diluted valuation of approximately $6 billion. Multiple reporting outlets noted that the May 2026 price surge preceded a sharp reversal: the token dropped more than 65% within hours of its peak following the release of ZachXBT's investigation on approximately May 7, 2026. ZachXBT's publication initially caused a reported 30%+ single-day decline. A second major decline occurred in June 2026, when the token fell approximately 77% in two hours on June 2, sliding from a recorded high near $27.96 on MEXC to approximately $6, erasing close to $6 billion in market value. A further catastrophic decline occurred in early July 2026: the token fell from approximately $14 to under $2 (an approximately 85% decline) within 24 hours on July 8, 2026. By August 2026, LAB was trading at approximately $0.08, representing a decline of approximately 99.7% from its all-time high near $27.30. The current market capitalization is reported at approximately $47 million. Retail holders reported substantial losses throughout the collapse. Approximately 282 million tokens were scheduled to unlock on August 14, 2026, representing approximately 28% of total supply.","heading":"Price Collapse Timeline and Retail Impact","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Collapses 85% to $2, the Crash ZachXBT Warned About for Months — CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/07/08/lab-token-collapses-85-to-2-the-crash-zachxbt-warned-about-for-months/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Crashes 80% to $1.25 as $5B Market Cap Vanishes in 48 Hours — Bitcoin News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/lab-token-crashes-80-to-1-25-as-5b-market-cap-vanishes-in-48-hours/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Crashes 77% From Peak, $6 Billion Wiped — BeInCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://beincrypto.com/lab-crashes-77-from-peak-6-billion-wiped-crypto-community-outraged/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Crash Analysis — CryptoTicker","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptoticker.io/en/lab-token-crash-analysis-multi-chain-hub/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Traders count losses as LAB token crashes 85% after multiple warnings — Cryptopolitan","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/lab-token-crashes-after-multiple-warnings/"}]},{"content":"ZachXBT publicly called on Binance, Bitget, and Gate.io to freeze insider profits or delist LAB immediately, alleging that those exchanges facilitated the alleged manipulation scheme. Bitget is specifically named in reporting as having held insider-attributed LAB deposits totaling 226 million tokens between March and April 2026. No exchange issued a public finding of wrongdoing or confirmed freezing of assets. By late July 2026, reporting indicated that exchanges announced delisting of LAB token spot and contract trading effective July 29, 2026, though the precise list of delisting exchanges was not fully confirmed across all sources reviewed. As of August 2026, LAB continues to show trading volume on some platforms. No formal regulatory enforcement action against any exchange in connection with LAB has been identified.","heading":"Exchange Involvement and Delisting","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT accuses LAB token team of insider-controlled price manipulation — MEXC News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.mexc.com/news/1094004"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token's 80% Crash Exposes Deep Market Manipulation and Looming Token Unlock Risks — InteractiveCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.interactivecrypto.com/lab-token-s-80-crash-exposes-deep-market-manipulation-and-looming-token-unlock-risks-jul-2026"},{"credibility":2,"name":"10 Fresh Wallets Pull 100 Million LAB Tokens Worth $480M From Bitget — Bitcoin News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/lab-token-bitget-withdrawal-manipulation-2026/"}]},{"content":"Angel investor Simon Dedic (@sjdedic) publicly warned about the track record of LAB's founders in connection with their prior project, Eesee ($ESE), which launched in April 2024 and is reported down approximately 93% from its all-time high. Dedic alleged that vesting terms were altered prior to Eesee's launch and that investors faced last-minute refund demands. ZachXBT's LAB investigation additionally alleged on-chain links between a LAB team multisig signer and wallets involved in the RIVER token manipulation, a separate alleged scheme reportedly traced to Bitget and Kraken deposit addresses by TRM Labs. ZachXBT also cited a pattern of similar collapses — including RAVE, RIVER, SIREN, MYX, SKYAI, and EDGE — as related conduct. These are allegations; no adjudicated finding links the LAB founders to any of these prior schemes.","heading":"Alleged Links to Prior Project (Eesee) and Pattern of Conduct","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Alleges 95% LAB Token Are Controlled by Insiders — CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Collapses 85% to $2, the Crash ZachXBT Warned About for Months — CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/07/08/lab-token-collapses-85-to-2-the-crash-zachxbt-warned-about-for-months/"}]},{"content":"As of August 2026, no regulatory body — including the SEC, CFTC, or any international equivalent — has filed charges, issued a formal enforcement action, or made a public statement specifically concerning LAB token or its founders. No court proceedings have been identified. The allegations documented in this investigation originate from a private on-chain investigator (ZachXBT) and have been reported by crypto media outlets; they have not been independently verified or adjudicated. The absence of regulatory action does not constitute a determination that the alleged conduct did not occur.","heading":"Regulatory and Legal Status","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Faces Price Manipulation Accusations by ZachXBT — CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/07/lab-token-faces-price-manipulation-accusations-by-zachxbt/"}]},{"content":"ZachXBT stated publicly that he contacted the LAB team via direct message before publishing his investigation and received no response. As of the date of this investigation, no public rebuttal, official statement, or counter-investigation from the LAB founders or the lab.pro project has been identified in any source reviewed. Binance, Bitget, and Gate.io did not issue substantive public responses to ZachXBT's demand to freeze insider profits or delist the token, according to available reporting.","heading":"Team Response","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT accuses projects like LAB of highly questionable price action — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/400465/zachxbt-accuses-projects-like-lab-of-highly-questionable-price-action-posts-10000-bounty-for-info-on-alleged-market-manipulation"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Accuses LAB Token Founder of Market Manipulation — CoinPedia","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinpedia.org/news/zachxbt-accuses-lab-token-founder-of-market-manipulation-offers-10000-bounty-for-evidence/"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT alleges 95% insider control of LAB token — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/401290/zachxbt-alleges-95-insider-control-of-lab-token-in-investigation-into-ai-terminals-6-billion-fdv-project"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT accuses projects like LAB of highly questionable price action — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/400465/zachxbt-accuses-projects-like-lab-of-highly-questionable-price-action-posts-10000-bounty-for-info-on-alleged-market-manipulation"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Faces Price Manipulation Accusations by ZachXBT — CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/07/lab-token-faces-price-manipulation-accusations-by-zachxbt/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Alleges 95% LAB Token Are Controlled by Insiders — CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Collapses 85% to $2, the Crash ZachXBT Warned About for Months — CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/07/08/lab-token-collapses-85-to-2-the-crash-zachxbt-warned-about-for-months/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Crashes 80% to $1.25 as $5B Market Cap Vanishes in 48 Hours — Bitcoin News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/lab-token-crashes-80-to-1-25-as-5b-market-cap-vanishes-in-48-hours/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Says 95% of LAB Token Is Insider-Controlled — Bitcoin News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/zachxbt-lab-token-insider-control-bitget-investigation-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"10 Fresh Wallets Pull 100 Million LAB Tokens Worth $480M From Bitget — Bitcoin News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/lab-token-bitget-withdrawal-manipulation-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Crashes 77% From Peak, $6 Billion Wiped — 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CoinPedia","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinpedia.org/news/zachxbt-accuses-lab-token-founder-of-market-manipulation-offers-10000-bounty-for-evidence/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT's Explosive Claims Send LAB Tumbling Over 30% in One Day — CryptoPotato","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptopotato.com/zachxbts-explosive-claims-send-lab-tumbling-over-30-in-one-day/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Traders count losses as LAB token crashes 85% after multiple warnings — Cryptopolitan","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/lab-token-crashes-after-multiple-warnings/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token's 80% Crash Exposes Deep Market Manipulation — InteractiveCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.interactivecrypto.com/lab-token-s-80-crash-exposes-deep-market-manipulation-and-looming-token-unlock-risks-jul-2026"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Price: LAB/USD Live Price Chart, Market Cap & News Today — CoinGecko","type":"other","url":"https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/lab"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB price today — CoinMarketCap","type":"other","url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/lab/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT accuses LAB token team of insider-controlled price manipulation — MEXC News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.mexc.com/news/1094004"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB token unlock data — Bitget News","type":"other","url":"https://www.bitget.com/amp/news/detail/12560605503596"}],"summary":"LAB is the native BEP-20 utility token of lab.pro, a self-described multi-chain AI trading terminal. Following a token generation event in October 2025, the token surged over 500% to a peak near $27 in spring 2026 before collapsing more than 99% from that high by August 2026. On-chain investigator ZachXBT published a detailed investigation in May 2026 alleging that insiders controlled over 95% of the token supply and orchestrated coordinated price manipulation across multiple centralized exchanges; those allegations have not been adjudicated by any court or regulator.","timeline":[{"date":"2024-04-01","event":"LAB founders Vova Sadkov and co-founder Mark reportedly launched prior project Eesee ($ESE), which later declined approximately 93% from its all-time high.","source":"ZachXBT investigation via CryptoTimes","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"date":"2025-10-14","event":"LAB token generation event completed; token listed on Gate.io and other mid-tier exchanges on the LAB/USDT spot pair.","source":"CoinGecko / CryptoTimes","source_url":"https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/lab"},{"date":"2026-03-01","event":"According to ZachXBT's investigation, wallets attributed to insiders began accumulating approximately 226 million LAB tokens in Bitget deposit addresses over March and April 2026.","source":"AMBCrypto — LAB faces pump-and-dump fears","source_url":"https://ambcrypto.com/lab-faces-pump-and-dump-fears-amid-100-mln-token-distribution/"},{"date":"2026-05-03","event":"Lab Network mobile application launched; token surged over 350% in under 72 hours, reaching a fully diluted valuation near $6 billion.","source":"CryptoTicker — LAB Token Crash Analysis","source_url":"https://cryptoticker.io/en/lab-token-crash-analysis-multi-chain-hub/"},{"date":"2026-05-07","event":"ZachXBT published initial allegations of 'highly questionable price action' and posted a $10,000 bounty for evidence of LAB market manipulation; token fell more than 30% in one day.","source":"The Block","source_url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/400465/zachxbt-accuses-projects-like-lab-of-highly-questionable-price-action-posts-10000-bounty-for-info-on-alleged-market-manipulation"},{"date":"2026-05-11","event":"Approximately 100 million LAB tokens (then valued at approximately $480 million) moved from insider-attributed Bitget addresses to ten newly created wallets over a 12-hour window, according to ZachXBT's investigation.","source":"Bitcoin News — 10 Fresh Wallets Pull 100 Million LAB Tokens","source_url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/lab-token-bitget-withdrawal-manipulation-2026/"},{"date":"2026-05-14","event":"ZachXBT published full investigation alleging 95%+ insider supply control, BVI shell company loan agreements at 7.5% monthly interest, unilateral vesting cliff extensions, and on-chain links to RIVER token manipulation.","source":"CryptoTimes","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"date":"2026-06-02","event":"LAB token fell approximately 77% in two hours, sliding from a recorded high near $27.96 on MEXC to approximately $6, erasing close to $6 billion in reported market value.","source":"BeInCrypto","source_url":"https://beincrypto.com/lab-crashes-77-from-peak-6-billion-wiped-crypto-community-outraged/"},{"date":"2026-07-08","event":"LAB token collapsed approximately 85% within 24 hours, falling from approximately $14 to under $2. Market cap fell from approximately $14 billion FDV to $754 million.","source":"CryptoTimes","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/07/08/lab-token-collapses-85-to-2-the-crash-zachxbt-warned-about-for-months/"},{"date":"2026-07-29","event":"Exchanges announced delisting of LAB token spot and contract trading, effective July 29, 2026.","source":"InteractiveCrypto","source_url":"https://www.interactivecrypto.com/lab-token-s-80-crash-exposes-deep-market-manipulation-and-looming-token-unlock-risks-jul-2026"},{"date":"2026-08-14","event":"Approximately 282 million LAB tokens (approximately 28% of total supply) scheduled to unlock, creating potential additional selling pressure.","source":"Bitget News","source_url":"https://www.bitget.com/amp/news/detail/12560605503596"},{"date":"2026-08-20","event":"LAB trading at approximately $0.08, representing a decline of approximately 99.7% from its all-time high near $27.30. Market cap reported at approximately $47 million.","source":"CoinMarketCap","source_url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/lab/"}]},"v":1}

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