LAB Token (AI Terminal / Vova Sadkov)

2024-04-01

Vova Sadkov and Mark X launch Eesee ($ESE), a gamified NFT marketplace on the Blast blockchain. Vesting terms are later changed before TGE; investors receive last-minute refunds.

2025-10-01

LAB token generation event (TGE) occurs. Vesting terms for investors are changed from original offer (3-month cliff + 8-month linear vesting) to 0% at TGE + 9-month cliff + 6-month linear vesting.

2025-10-01

Cookie DAO publicly states that 40% of $LAB creator marketing rewards are unlocked with 60% following a 6-month vesting schedule.

2026-03-01

LAB team-linked wallets begin depositing LAB tokens to Bitget deposit addresses. Between March and April 2026, approximately 226 million LAB are deposited across five Bitget-linked wallets holding 30-60 million each.

2026-04-08

Wallet 0xe037 moves 40 million LAB tokens to Bitget.

2026-04-23

Gas giver addresses connected to LAB multisig infrastructure are funded, suggesting coordinated preparation according to ZachXBT's on-chain analysis.

2026-05-01

LAB token surges over 350% in under 72 hours, briefly reaching approximately $3.83 before crashing approximately 65%, according to reports. FDV approaches $6 billion during the pump phase.

2026-05-07

ZachXBT publicly accuses Vova Sadkov of market manipulation across Bitget, Bybit, Binance, and OKX. ZachXBT offers a $10,000 bounty for contracts, chat logs, and identity documentation related to LAB's market-making activities. ZachXBT states he had privately contacted the LAB team with no response.

2026-05-11

Lookonchain and ZachXBT flag the beginning of a 12-hour withdrawal window in which 100 million LAB tokens (approximately 32% of reported circulating supply, valued at approximately $480 million at peak) move out of Bitget to ten freshly created wallets.

2026-05-12

ZachXBT calls Bitget part of a 'Chinese CEX cartel' and names Bitget founder Shawn Liu as the operative behind the exchange's alleged facilitation of the scheme. Bitget reportedly untags itself from the X thread without issuing a public statement.

2026-05-14

ZachXBT publishes comprehensive investigation alleging more than 95% insider control of LAB token circulating supply, documenting four extraction mechanisms: OTC loans at 7.5% monthly interest, unilateral vesting term changes, unpaid marketing creator rewards, and opaque market-making arrangements.

2026-05-14

Multiple Cookie DAO content creators publicly report receiving none of the remaining 60% of promised LAB marketing rewards despite the six-month vesting period having elapsed from the October 2025 TGE.

2026-05-19

ZachXBT posts a separate $10,000 bounty for information on market maker Heisenberg Guru (HSBG), linked to alleged centralized exchange manipulation spanning RIVER, RAVE, SIREN, and LAB tokens.

2026-06-02

LAB token collapses approximately 77.5% from its peak of approximately $27.96 to approximately $6.30 within roughly one hour on MEXC, wiping an estimated $6.8 billion in reported market value. Community outrage intensifies.