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   {"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"08c005d3-9ebb-4c40-bf5e-1c55a285674d","kind":"publish","page_slug":"lab","published_at":"2026-08-20T17:12:11.916Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Lab","sections":[{"content":"LAB Terminal, originally branded as MemesLab, is an AI-powered multi-chain trading infrastructure platform that enables spot, limit-order, and perpetual futures trading across BNB Chain, Solana, Ethereum, and Monad through a single unified interface. The platform charges a flat 0.5% trading fee and allocates 80% of revenue to token buybacks, burns, and rewards, according to project documentation. The LAB token launched as the 40th exclusive Binance Wallet Token Generation Event (TGE) on October 14, 2025, with a total supply of 1 billion tokens at an initial price of approximately $0.07. The project is led by Vova Sadkov (also known as Vladimir Sadkov, X handle @vsadkovv), a UAE-based developer, and Mark X (@tokensaler), described as a listing and marketing advisor based in Dubai. The corporate entity behind the project, The Lab Management Ltd., is registered in the British Virgin Islands with Vladimir Sadkov listed as Director.","heading":"Project Overview","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"What Is Lab (LAB)? Your 2025 AI Trading Token Guide — Phemex","type":"news_article","url":"https://phemex.com/academy/what-is-lab-token"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Binance 40th TGE Lab (LAB) with Alpha Airdrop on Oct 14, 2025 — ChainPlay","type":"news_article","url":"https://chainplay.gg/blog/binance-40th-tge-lab-and-alpha-airdrop-on-oct-14/"}]},{"content":"In May 2026, on-chain investigator ZachXBT published a detailed investigation alleging that insiders controlled more than 95% of LAB's circulating supply, describing the project as 'everything wrong with the current meta of retail extraction.' According to ZachXBT's analysis, approximately 226 million LAB tokens were deposited to Bitget addresses between March and April 2026 from five wallets holding 30–60 million tokens each, with 100 million subsequently withdrawn to ten fresh addresses. ZachXBT obtained a private loan agreement executed by The Lab Management Ltd. (a BVI Business Company at Quijano Chambers, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands), signed by Vladimir Sadkov as Director, specifying USDT loans at 7.5% per month (90% annualized) for six months, with a default repayment denominated in LAB tokens at market price. No public token distribution documentation was found; CoinGecko, RootData, and CoinMarketCap reportedly listed different circulating supply figures, and LAB's own documentation contained no token breakdown. These are allegations made by ZachXBT and have not been adjudicated by any court or regulator. The LAB team issued no public rebuttal, and neither Bitget, Binance, nor Gate.io issued substantive public responses to the allegations.","heading":"Alleged Insider Supply Control and Token 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 — Crypto Times","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":"ZachXBT accuses LAB token team of insider-controlled price manipulation — MEXC News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.mexc.com/news/1094004"}]},{"content":"ZachXBT's investigation documented that Mark X, identified as LAB's co-founder and listing advisor, publicly solicited buyers in a Telegram group on January 6, 2026, offering deeply discounted OTC arrangements including 60% discounts with two-month cliff/vesting periods, 5% monthly stablecoin loans, and an 80% discount offered to KOL Capital at approximately $1 per token when the token was trading near $5. The investigation also alleged that public-round participants experienced unilateral vesting term changes: original terms of a 3-month cliff plus 8-month linear vest were reportedly revised to a 0% TGE unlock, 9-month cliff, and 6-month linear vest (effectively deferring full unlock from month 11 to month 15). These claims are attributed to ZachXBT's on-chain and document analysis and have not been adjudicated. Additionally, marketing creators who ran campaigns for LAB alleged, as of May 2026, that they had not received 60% of promised token payouts originally scheduled on a 6-month vesting schedule beginning October 2025.","heading":"Alleged OTC Arrangements and Vesting Changes","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Alleges 95% LAB Token Are Controlled by Insiders — Crypto Times","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 Surge: Low Float, Insider Risk and What Traders Should Watch — WEEX","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.weex.com/wiki/article/lab-token-rallied-sharply-in-may-2026-here-is-what-drove-the-move-why-low-float-matters-and-the-key-risks-traders-should-monitor-102483"}]},{"content":"ZachXBT's May 2026 investigation alleged on-chain links between the LAB token infrastructure and the RIVER token manipulation scheme. Specifically, a LAB team multisig signer (wallet 0xcEA7...eBC9) was reportedly funded by an insider previously linked to RIVER manipulation. TRM Labs flow diagrams cited in reporting show RIVER manipulation wallets connected via gas-giver addresses to LAB infrastructure, and Arkham Intelligence allegedly confirmed millions in RIVER tokens deposited to Bitget and Kraken from the same wallet cluster. ZachXBT separately named RAVE, RIVER, SIREN, and SKYAI as projects he assessed as having been subjected to a coordinated market-maker playbook, with Bitget as the primary venue. These connections are alleged by ZachXBT based on on-chain analysis and have not been established by any regulatory or judicial proceeding.","heading":"Links to RIVER Token Manipulation and Market Maker Activity","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Names RAVE, RIVER, SIREN, and LAB as Victims of Bitget-Enabled Market Maker Fraud — Bitcoin News","type":"on_chain","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/zachxbt-bitget-supply-control-manipulation-rave-river-siren-lab-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Puts $10K Reward on Heisenberg Guru in $RIVER Case — Crypto Times","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/19/zachxbt-puts-10k-reward-on-heisenberg-guru-in-river-case/"}]},{"content":"On or around July 10–11, 2026, a wallet cluster that had received approximately 196 million LAB tokens directly from the LAB team in April 2026 dumped 18.4 million LAB tokens on the open market through Aster DEX deposit addresses, according to on-chain analysis published by ZachXBT. The sale, valued at approximately $18.3 million at execution prices, knocked the price from approximately $1.20 to $0.55, a 54% decline. At the time of the dump, LAB had already declined from a peak of approximately $24, meaning the cumulative decline from peak exceeded 97–98%. ZachXBT noted that the flagged wallet cluster retained approximately 81.5 million LAB tokens following the dump, representing a continuing supply overhang. The LAB team acknowledged market deterioration in a public statement but attributed selling pressure to 'large market participants' and 'independent trading firms unaffiliated with the team.' No court or regulatory body has adjudicated the team's role in the dump.","heading":"July 2026 Token Dump and Price Collapse","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Price Crashes 54% Again as ZachXBT Links $18.3M Token Dump to Team — Crypto Times","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/07/12/lab-price-crashes-54-again-as-zachxbt-links-18-3m-token-dump-to-team/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Trade Insiders Sell 18.4M LAB Tokens as Price Drops 96% — Crypto Briefing","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/lab-trade-insiders-sell-tokens-price-crash/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Crashes 97% as ZachXBT Ties Sales to Team Wallets — SpendNode","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.spendnode.io/blog/lab-token-crash-97-zachxbt-team-wallets-july-2026/"}]},{"content":"Vova Sadkov and Mark X previously co-founded Eesee ($ESE), a gamified NFT marketplace that launched in April 2024 on the Blast blockchain. The Eesee project subsequently halted development, with the full team transitioning to LAB by approximately June 2024. An angel investor in Eesee, Simon Dedic, alleged that investors experienced unilateral vesting term changes before TGE and described the outcome as consistent with a 'low-float high-FDV ponzi playbook.' As of reporting in May 2026, ESE was trading approximately 93% below its all-time high. These characterizations are attributed to investors and critics and have not been established by any court. The founders have not issued a public response specifically addressing the Eesee allegations.","heading":"Founders' Prior Project: Eesee (ESE)","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Alleges 95% LAB Token Are Controlled by Insiders — Crypto Times","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"New Worrying Connections Discovered in the Suspicious Altcoin — CryptoNews.net","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/altcoins/32858536/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Vova Sadkov — Crypto Profile, Projects and Funding Rounds — CryptoRank","type":"research","url":"https://cryptorank.io/persons/vova-sadkov"}]},{"content":"At the time of its peak price (approximately $24 in early July 2026), LAB's fully diluted valuation reached approximately $6 billion against a circulating market cap significantly lower, reflecting a high FDV-to-market-cap ratio that analysts described as the project's most significant structural risk. With approximately 77% of total supply locked or unallocated at peak, future token releases were expected to exert consistent downward pressure. As of August 2026, the token was trading at approximately $0.076–$0.15 with a circulating market cap of approximately $47 million and a CoinMarketCap ranking of approximately #349. An August 13–14, 2026 vesting event was reported to release approximately 282 million additional tokens. On-chain data as of that period reportedly showed the top 100 wallets controlling approximately 99.86% of total supply. No regulatory body has made findings regarding the token's structure.","heading":"Tokenomics and Structural Risks","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Surge: Low Float, Insider Risk and What Traders Should Watch — WEEX","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.weex.com/wiki/article/lab-token-rallied-sharply-in-may-2026-here-is-what-drove-the-move-why-low-float-matters-and-the-key-risks-traders-should-monitor-102483"},{"credibility":3,"name":"LAB Price Prediction 2026: 18M Tokens Dumped — CoinGabbar","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coingabbar.com/en/price-prediction/lab-price-prediction-2026-18m-tokens-dumped-bottom-or-breakdown"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Price Today — CoinMarketCap","type":"other","url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/lab/"}]}],"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 Alleges 95% LAB Token Are Controlled by Insiders — Crypto Times","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 Price Crashes 54% Again as ZachXBT Links $18.3M Token Dump to Team — Crypto Times","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/07/12/lab-price-crashes-54-again-as-zachxbt-links-18-3m-token-dump-to-team/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Trade Insiders Sell 18.4M LAB Tokens as Price Drops 96% — Crypto Briefing","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/lab-trade-insiders-sell-tokens-price-crash/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Collapses 85% to $2, the Crash ZachXBT Warned About for Months — Crypto Times","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 97% as ZachXBT Ties Sales to Team Wallets — SpendNode","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.spendnode.io/blog/lab-token-crash-97-zachxbt-team-wallets-july-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Names RAVE, RIVER, SIREN, and LAB — Bitcoin News","type":"on_chain","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/zachxbt-bitget-supply-control-manipulation-rave-river-siren-lab-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Surge: Low Float, Insider Risk and What Traders Should Watch — WEEX","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.weex.com/wiki/article/lab-token-rallied-sharply-in-may-2026-here-is-what-drove-the-move-why-low-float-matters-and-the-key-risks-traders-should-monitor-102483"},{"credibility":2,"name":"What Is Lab (LAB)? Your 2025 AI Trading Token Guide — Phemex","type":"news_article","url":"https://phemex.com/academy/what-is-lab-token"},{"credibility":2,"name":"What Is LAB Token? 364% Surge Explained — Phemex","type":"news_article","url":"https://phemex.com/academy/what-is-lab-token-and-why-it-surged"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Binance 40th TGE Lab (LAB) with Alpha Airdrop on Oct 14, 2025 — ChainPlay","type":"news_article","url":"https://chainplay.gg/blog/binance-40th-tge-lab-and-alpha-airdrop-on-oct-14/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB (LAB) IEO Funding Rounds, Token Sale Review and Tokenomics — CryptoRank","type":"research","url":"https://cryptorank.io/ico/memes-lab"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Vova Sadkov — Crypto Profile, Projects and Funding Rounds — CryptoRank","type":"research","url":"https://cryptorank.io/persons/vova-sadkov"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Price Today — CoinMarketCap","type":"other","url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/lab/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Puts $10K Reward on Heisenberg Guru in $RIVER Case — Crypto Times","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/19/zachxbt-puts-10k-reward-on-heisenberg-guru-in-river-case/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"LAB Price Prediction 2026: 18M Tokens Dumped — CoinGabbar","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coingabbar.com/en/price-prediction/lab-price-prediction-2026-18m-tokens-dumped-bottom-or-breakdown"}],"summary":"LAB is the native token of LAB Terminal (formerly MemesLab), an AI-powered multi-chain trading platform that launched via Binance Alpha in October 2025. On-chain investigator ZachXBT published findings in May 2026 alleging that insiders controlled approximately 95% of the token's circulating supply and that the team orchestrated coordinated selling through a BVI-registered shell company and opaque OTC arrangements. By August 2026, the token had fallen approximately 98% from its all-time high of roughly $24, with a separate $18.3 million wallet dump in July 2026 attributed by ZachXBT to wallets directly funded by the LAB team.","timeline":[{"date":"2024-04-01","event":"Eesee ($ESE), a gamified NFT marketplace co-founded by Vova Sadkov and Mark X, launches on the Blast blockchain.","source":"ZachXBT investigation / Crypto Times","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"date":"2024-06-01","event":"Vova Sadkov reportedly begins work on LAB approximately two months after the Eesee launch, with the Eesee project effectively halting development and leaving investors stranded.","source":"ZachXBT investigation / Crypto Times","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 launches as the 40th exclusive Binance Wallet TGE (Binance Alpha) at approximately $0.07 per token with a total supply of 1 billion tokens.","source":"ChainPlay / Phemex","source_url":"https://chainplay.gg/blog/binance-40th-tge-lab-and-alpha-airdrop-on-oct-14/"},{"date":"2026-01-06","event":"Mark X allegedly solicits OTC buyers in a Telegram group, offering discounts of 60–80% off market price with various vesting and loan structures, according to ZachXBT's investigation.","source":"ZachXBT investigation / Crypto Times","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"date":"2026-03-01","event":"Approximately 226 million LAB tokens are deposited to Bitget addresses from five wallets across March–April 2026, according to ZachXBT's on-chain analysis.","source":"ZachXBT investigation / Crypto Times","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"date":"2026-04-01","event":"Entity later linked to the July 2026 dump receives approximately 196 million LAB tokens directly from the LAB team.","source":"Crypto Times","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/07/12/lab-price-crashes-54-again-as-zachxbt-links-18-3m-token-dump-to-team/"},{"date":"2026-05-03","event":"LAB token surges approximately 364% over 72 hours, briefly reaching a $6 billion fully diluted valuation before crashing more than 65%.","source":"Phemex Academy","source_url":"https://phemex.com/academy/what-is-lab-token-and-why-it-surged"},{"date":"2026-05-11","event":"Approximately 100 million LAB tokens are routed through four Bitget deposit addresses and withdrawn to ten separate wallets, according to ZachXBT.","source":"ZachXBT investigation / Crypto Times","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"date":"2026-05-14","event":"ZachXBT publishes his full investigation alleging 95%+ insider control of LAB supply, publishing the BVI loan agreement, OTC details, vesting changes, and on-chain links to RIVER manipulation. He posts a $10,000 bounty on founder Vova Sadkov and calls on major exchanges to freeze insider profits or delist.","source":"Crypto Times","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"date":"2026-07-08","event":"LAB token collapses approximately 85% to approximately $2, from a high of approximately $14 in the prior weeks. Crypto Times notes this was a crash ZachXBT had warned about for months.","source":"Crypto Times","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/07/08/lab-token-collapses-85-to-2-the-crash-zachxbt-warned-about-for-months/"},{"date":"2026-07-10","event":"A wallet cluster funded by the LAB team begins dumping 18.4 million LAB tokens (approximately $18.3 million) via Aster DEX over two days, knocking the price from $1.20 to $0.55, according to ZachXBT.","source":"Crypto Times","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/07/12/lab-price-crashes-54-again-as-zachxbt-links-18-3m-token-dump-to-team/"},{"date":"2026-07-12","event":"ZachXBT links the $18.3 million dump to wallets directly funded by the LAB team. The token is trading at approximately $0.45, down more than 97% from its all-time high of roughly $24.","source":"Crypto Times","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/07/12/lab-price-crashes-54-again-as-zachxbt-links-18-3m-token-dump-to-team/"},{"date":"2026-08-13","event":"Approximately 282 million additional LAB tokens are scheduled to unlock from vesting contracts, raising further concerns about supply pressure.","source":"CoinGabbar","source_url":"https://www.coingabbar.com/en/price-prediction/lab-price-prediction-2026-18m-tokens-dumped-bottom-or-breakdown"},{"date":"2026-08-20","event":"LAB trades at approximately $0.076–$0.15, with a circulating market cap of approximately $47 million and a CoinMarketCap ranking of approximately #349. No regulatory or judicial proceedings have been filed against the project as of this date.","source":"CoinMarketCap","source_url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/lab/"}]},"v":1}

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