Smoking
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 22 → 28. Problems weighed by who is responsible: the subject's own conduct −40, concerns that are not fraud −6, problems around the subject, caused by others −3.4; legitimacy credit long-running +2. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| The subject's own conduct | -40 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -6 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -3.4 |
| Long-running | +2 |
| Sum | 18 |
Score: 28/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
Smoking Chicken Fish (SCF) is a Solana-based meme coin launched on Pump.fun in mid-August 2024 that rapidly reached a $130 million market cap within two weeks of launch and incorporated an unusual real-world dimension as a registered nonprofit planning to build a physical church in Marfa, Texas. The project imploded in September 2024 when its de facto leader, known as 'Pastor Kelby,' was ousted by the community following allegations that he accepted undisclosed payments from derivative token projects, solicited donations directly into his personal wallet, and had a history of alleged rug pulls. The token has since declined approximately 99.6% from its all-time high, trading at fractions of a cent as of mid-2026.
Connected Entities
5 entities · 60 linked investigations- GiG7Hr…pump→mentioned with→Smoking(50%)
- Binance→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- Smoking→mentioned with→Binance(60%)
- Smoking→mentioned with→Ethereum(60%)
- Smoking→mentioned with→Solana(80%)
- Solana→mentioned with→Ethereum(60%)
Timeline(9 events)
16 August 2024
Smoking Chicken Fish (SCF) token launched on Pump.fun on the Solana blockchain with an initial market cap of approximately $700,000.
Decrypt30 August 2024
SCF reaches a reported market cap of $130 million within approximately two weeks of launch. Decrypt publishes a profile of the project and its plans to build a church in Marfa, Texas.
Decrypt30 August 2024
Pastor Kelby announces that the Church of the Smoking Chicken Fish has been officially registered as a nonprofit organization. Community whale donations of over $130,000 are reported toward property acquisition in Marfa, Texas.
CoinMarketCap AcademySeptember 2024
Controversy erupts when community members allege Pastor Kelby accepted undisclosed payments from derivative token project BigTittyChicken (BTC), received pre-announcement token allocations, and dumped them within four hours, and directed church donation funds to his personal wallet.
DecryptSeptember 2024
After community confrontation, Pastor Kelby allegedly demands $100,000 to relinquish control of the project's primary Twitter account. His account temporarily disappears before returning with an altered bio.
DecryptSeptember 2024
Kelby launches a new token described as 'the new testament.' It reaches a $2.6 million market cap within one hour before dropping approximately 97%.
Decrypt2 September 2024
Community members Benji.wif and Max Newton assume leadership of SCF. The team retakes control of the project website and Telegram. A community member allegedly files an SEC complaint, though no formal action has been confirmed.
Decrypt14 October 2024
SCF token records its all-time high price of approximately $0.1464 per token according to market data aggregators.
CoinGecko19 December 2025
SCF token records its all-time low price of approximately $0.000654, representing a decline of over 99.5% from its peak.
CoinGecko / 3CommasDecision Log
- slot 455360112 · hash BjbwJ6D5cyQ4WpcBPKNskkSnt3cy9dmXZRJfPmgRCTDy
- slot 426851436 · hash 2vWzp56m2nfXN1DKFC2fnGUGN9Cj9Rwap14SLgpMfyvi
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (2 decisions). 11 of 13 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 6/16/2026, 12:22:16 PM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:41:12 PM
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