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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"34ac79a9-35ed-42eb-b044-0e887b922b1c","kind":"publish","page_slug":"sahil-arora","published_at":"2026-06-02T23:34:10.868Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Sahil Arora","sections":[{"content":"Sahil Arora was born around 1999 in India and relocated to Dubai to pursue cryptocurrency ventures. He founded the Vuzelaa Group in 2017, initially focused on Bitcoin ATM deployments. He built a large social media following across Instagram and X before transitioning into cryptocurrency token promotions. His first documented celebrity token scheme involved Soulja Boy in 2021, when he created the FDO token and paid the rapper to promote it as his 'Firdaos' NFT album launch — allegations Soulja Boy later denied, stating he had 'no knowledge that a scammer named Sahil was involved.' Arora's activities escalated significantly in 2024 with the rise of the celebrity memecoin market on the Solana blockchain through the Pump.fun launchpad.","heading":"Background and Early Career","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Sahil Crypto or Sahil Arora: Profile and Crime — Bitrue","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bitrue.com/blog/sahil-crypto-sahil-arora-profile-crime"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Why Crypto Scams Still Exist, Rise and Fall of Scammer Sahil Arora — The Coin Republic","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/08/01/why-crypto-scams-still-exist-rise-and-fall-of-scammer-sahil-arora/"}]},{"content":"Beginning in 2024, Arora allegedly operated as a systematic middleman between celebrity influencers and the Solana memecoin market. According to blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps, Arora's method involved: (1) creating tokens on Pump.fun; (2) accumulating 25–40% of each token's total supply across multiple wallets before any public promotion; (3) paying celebrities fees ranging from approximately $15,000 to over $200,000 per promotional social media post, asking them to tweet the token's contract address; and (4) dumping his full holdings immediately after the celebrity post drove retail investor demand. Bubblemaps linked over 40 on-chain wallet addresses to Arora, with profits funneled through a primary wallet address (7Ci23i82) before dispersal to centralized exchange accounts including Binance. Bubblemaps' August 2024 investigation estimated Arora off-ramped $26.4 million between January and August 2024, with a monthly high of $6.6 million in August. However, independent on-chain investigator ZachXBT disputed this figure, identifying a critical error in which Bubblemaps attributed a Poloniex exchange hot wallet to Arora, and estimated Arora's actual profits at $2–3 million for the celebrity token period. According to Bubblemaps data, more than 24 of 30 celebrity tokens Arora allegedly orchestrated lost over 88% of their value within months of launch. A leaked celebrity price list, obtained by CoinTelegraph Magazine, purportedly showed 45 celebrities with their alleged promotion fees, ranging from $6,000 to $315,000 per post.","heading":"Alleged Celebrity Memecoin Pump-and-Dump Operation","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto developer made $30M shilling celebrity meme coins: Bubblemaps — CryptoRank","type":"research","url":"https://cryptorank.io/news/feed/c71ad-crypto-developer-made-30m-shilling-celebrity-meme-coins-bubblemaps"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Bubblemaps on X: Investigation into Sahil (primary research post)","type":"on_chain","url":"https://x.com/bubblemaps/status/1823752446801228060"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Memecoin mastermind Sahil likely made $3M from Celeb meta — ZachXBT via CoinTelegraph","type":"research","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/memecoin-mastermind-sahil-likely-made-3m-from-celeb-meta-zachxbt"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Investigation Uncovers $30M Crypto Fraud Tied to Celebrity Promotions — CoinEdition","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinedition.com/investigation-uncovers-30m-crypto-fraud-tied-to-celebrity-promotions/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Caitlyn Jenner memecoin mastermind's celebrity price list leaked — CoinTelegraph Magazine","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph-magazine.com/cailtlyn-jenner-token-scammer-sahil-arora-celebrity-network-leaked-price-list/"}]},{"content":"Multiple specific incidents have been reported across credible crypto media sources:\n\n**JENNER token (May 2024):** Arora allegedly launched the JENNER token on May 26, 2024 on Solana via Pump.fun with Caitlyn Jenner's public promotion. The token's market cap reached approximately $43 million within 24 hours before declining by roughly 53% to $20.3 million shortly after. After the crash, Jenner publicly accused Arora on X, posting 'FUCK SAHIL! He scammed us! BIG TIME!' Thousands of retail investors suffered losses, leading to a class-action lawsuit filed against Jenner in November 2024. A California federal judge later ruled the JENNER token was not a security, effectively dismissing the lawsuit.\n\n**IGGY fake presale (May–June 2024):** Arora allegedly raised approximately $380,000 in a presale for a token named IGGY using fake screenshots implying Iggy Azalea's endorsement. Azalea publicly denied involvement and launched her own separate MOTHER token to prevent Arora from further using her name, stating 'don't believe the bullsh*t fake screenshots.' On-chain analysis indicated approximately $311,000 of presale funds were moved from the original wallet, with roughly $100,000 converted via centralized exchanges. Presale participants reported they never received promised airdropped tokens.\n\n**JASON token (June 2024):** Arora allegedly duped Jason Derulo into promoting the JASON token under the impression he was endorsing a gambling website. Derulo subsequently accused Arora after the token's value plummeted over 70% almost immediately following the promotion.\n\n**Rich the Kid / RICH token:** Rich the Kid claimed his X account was hacked to promote the RICH token by Arora, who allegedly 'made a pump and dump and dumped all the money to his account and blocked me.'\n\n**Davido / DAVIDO token:** Arora allegedly paid Afrobeat star Davido $30,000 to use his name to launch a token targeting his African fan base. Arora reportedly retweeted posts confirming this payment himself.\n\n**Floyd Mayweather / FLOYD token:** A FLOYD token was launched and quickly declined. Floyd Mayweather subsequently deleted promotional tweets associated with Arora's network.","heading":"Key Celebrity Token Incidents","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Caitlyn Jenner Accuses Meme Coin Collaborator Sahil Arora of Scam — Coinspeaker","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coinspeaker.com/caitlyn-jenner-meme-coin-sahil-arora/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Fake Iggy Azalea Token Buyers Await Refunds as Celeb Handler Sahil Appears to Cash Out — Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/238523/fake-iggy-azalea-token-airdrop-refunds-sahil-arora"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Jason Derulo blames Sahil Arora after meme coin promotion backfires — Rug Pull News","type":"news_article","url":"https://rugpullnews.org/49"},{"credibility":2,"name":"X bans alleged celebrity memecoin scammer Sahil Arora — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/298428/x-bans-alleged-celebrity-memecoin-scammer-sahil-arora"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Investors Sue Caitlyn Jenner Over JENNER Meme Coin Sale — Lawyer Monthly","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2024/11/investors-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-caitlyn-jenner-over-jenner-meme-coin/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Celebrity meme coin promoter Sahil Arora banned from X amid scam allegations — CryptoBriefing","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/memecoin-scam-allegations-sahil-arora/"}]},{"content":"In February 2025, Arora created a token named BROCCOLI on Pump.fun on Solana, themed around Binance founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao's pet dog of the same name, deploying it from the same wallet previously used to launch the official Caitlyn Jenner token. On-chain analysis confirmed that Arora controlled approximately 79.31% of the BROCCOLI token supply through 15 newly created wallets. The token reached a peak market capitalization of approximately $9.57 billion within roughly two hours. Arora then executed two large sell transactions: the first caused the token to decline more than 90% from $9.57 billion to approximately $907 million in approximately 34 seconds; the second further reduced the market cap to approximately $273 million within 30 minutes. The token subsequently collapsed to a market cap of roughly $96,000. According to blockchain data from DEX Screener, over 100 individual wallets each realized losses exceeding $25,000. Arora stated to Decrypt that he earned $6.5 million from the BROCCOLI dump and expressed no remorse, saying 'Nah. Not a bit.' He also messaged Jenner's management: 'YOOOO I LAUNCHED A COIN FROM CAITLYN JENNER WALLET. IT TOUCHED $10 BILLION.' When asked if this was his most successful scam, Arora confirmed: 'yes.'","heading":"BROCCOLI Token Rug Pull (February 2025)","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Sahil Arora 'Rugs' Fake Dog Coin of Binance Founder 'CZ' Using Caitlyn Jenner Deployer Wallet — Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/306012/sahil-arora-rugs-binance-cz-caitlyn-jenner"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Creator of over 100 memecoins says rug pulls are the easiest way to make money — CryptoSlate","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptoslate.com/creator-of-over-100-memecoins-says-rug-pulls-are-the-easiest-way-to-make-money/"}]},{"content":"Arora's primary X account, @Habibi_Comm, was permanently banned by X (formerly Twitter) on or around June 4, 2024, following a pattern of alleged policy violations including use of manipulated screenshots and promotion of celebrity memecoins later accused of being scams. Multiple celebrities had publicly called out his account in the weeks prior. Despite the ban, Arora is reported to have maintained multiple alternative accounts on X and directed followers to new accounts via his Telegram channel. As of August 2025, reports indicate he continued launching new tokens daily on Pump.fun.","heading":"X Ban and Continued Operations","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Celebrity memecoin promoter Sahil Arora banned by X — CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/sahil-arora-banned-celebrity-memecoin-scams"},{"credibility":2,"name":"X bans alleged celebrity memecoin scammer Sahil Arora — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/298428/x-bans-alleged-celebrity-memecoin-scammer-sahil-arora"},{"credibility":2,"name":"X Bans Sahil Arora for Alleged Memecoin Scams — BitDegree","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bitdegree.org/crypto/news/x-bans-sahil-arora-for-alleged-memecoin-scams"}]},{"content":"Arora made a series of notable public statements that have been widely reported. In interviews with CryptoSlate and CryptoNews, he described rug pulling as 'the easiest way to make money' and the memecoin market as 'the biggest casino on Earth right now.' He self-identified as a 'super villain' in media interviews. When asked why victims should not blame him, Arora stated: 'If you don't get rugged by me, you're probably going to get rugged by someone else. So, you might as well get rugged by a person with a track record of some success rather than getting rugged by a random person on the Internet.' In an interview with The Defiant, he stated that running celebrity memecoins 'took a lotta brain.' Arora also claimed, in early 2025, that he faced 'no legal risks' under the Trump administration, citing the disbanding of the DOJ's National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team in April 2025. In April 2025, he issued a public apology to celebrities he had defrauded, though subsequent interviews were characterized by observers as 'more self-serving than remorseful.'","heading":"Public Statements and Self-Characterization","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Memecoin Super Villain Sahil Arora Declares Rug Pulls the Biggest Casino on Earth — CryptoNews Australia","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.com.au/news/memecoin-super-villain-sahil-arora-declares-rug-pulls-the-biggest-casino-on-earth-129073/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Creator of over 100 memecoins says rug pulls are the easiest way to make money — CryptoSlate","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptoslate.com/creator-of-over-100-memecoins-says-rug-pulls-are-the-easiest-way-to-make-money/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Sahil Arora Says It Took A Lotta Brain Making Millions Off Celebrity Memecoins — The Defiant","type":"news_article","url":"https://thedefiant.io/news/markets/controversial-memecoin-creator-rumored-to-rake-in-usd3m-dumping-celebrity-tokens"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Celeb Memecoin Scammer Sahil Arora Claims No Legal Risks Under Trump — CCN","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/celebrity-memecoin-scammer-under-trump-claims-millions-in-profit/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Why Crypto Scams Still Exist, Rise and Fall of Scammer Sahil Arora — The Coin Republic","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/08/01/why-crypto-scams-still-exist-rise-and-fall-of-scammer-sahil-arora/"}]},{"content":"In late July 2025, multiple outlets including Cryptopolitan, CoinStats, and Meme Insider reported that Dubai authorities had arrested Arora and seized over $20 million in assets linked to alleged cryptocurrency fraud. The reported charges encompassed celebrity memecoin pump-and-dump schemes (including JENNER and MOTHER-related tokens), the $9.57 billion BROCCOLI rug pull, and alleged fake partnerships. However, Arora disputed the arrest reports by releasing a video on X denying he had been detained. The conflicting accounts — official-looking arrest reports versus Arora's video denial — have not been independently verified by Tier 1 sources such as official Dubai Police statements or major newswires. The arrest should therefore be treated as alleged and unconfirmed pending official confirmation. No criminal charges, indictment, or conviction have been confirmed by verifiable primary sources as of the date of this investigation.","heading":"Alleged Dubai Arrest and Asset Seizure (July 2025)","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"Breaking: Crypto scammer Sahil Arora arrested in Dubai with $20M+ assets seized — Cryptopolitan via CoinStats","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinstats.app/news/ef9792bc1de0f168097b893723a8356398e6238301d11c1261fbb735c52b1aa7_BREAKING:-Crypto-scammer-Sahil-Arora-arrested-in-Dubai-with-$20M+-assets-seized-Responsible-for:-%E2%80%A2-Celebrity-memecoin-scams-(eg,-JENNER,-MOTHER)-%E2%80%A2-Pump-and-dump-schemes-profiting-$2-65M-%E2%80%A2-$957B-BROCCOLI-rug-pull-(CZ's-Dog-theme)-/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Dubai-Based Crypto Scammer Sahil Arora Arrested for $20M Celebrity Meme Coin Scams — Meme Insider","type":"news_article","url":"https://meme-insider.com/en/article/dubai-based-crypto-scammer-sahil-arora-arrested-for-20m-celebrity-meme-coin-scams/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Why Crypto Scams Still Exist, Rise and Fall of Scammer Sahil Arora — The Coin Republic","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/08/01/why-crypto-scams-still-exist-rise-and-fall-of-scammer-sahil-arora/"}]},{"content":"No confirmed SEC, CFTC, DOJ, or UAE regulatory action against Arora has been verified from primary sources as of this investigation. A California federal judge ruled in 2024 or early 2025 that the JENNER token was not a security, dismissing a class-action lawsuit filed against Caitlyn Jenner by token investors; this ruling indirectly reduced legal exposure for the broader celebrity memecoin phenomenon under US securities law. Bubblemaps noted in its August 2024 investigation that Arora's activities 'fall into a legal gray area, making it difficult for authorities to pursue enforcement.' Arora's base in Dubai may complicate US or European enforcement. Separately, the DOJ disbanded its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team in April 2025, which Arora publicly cited as reducing his legal exposure. The alleged July 2025 Dubai arrest, if confirmed, would represent the first documented law enforcement action against Arora; however, this remains unconfirmed by Tier 1 sources.","heading":"Legal and Regulatory Context","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Caitlyn Jenner escapes memecoin lawsuit as judge says token not a security — CoinTelegraph via TradingView","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph:dc29c43d9094b:0-caitlyn-jenner-escapes-memecoin-lawsuit-as-judge-says-token-not-a-security/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Celeb Memecoin Scammer Sahil Arora Claims No Legal Risks Under Trump — CCN","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/celebrity-memecoin-scammer-under-trump-claims-millions-in-profit/"}]},{"content":"Multiple sources disagree on Arora's total profits. Bubblemaps' August 2024 investigation reported $26.4 million off-ramped between January and August 2024, extrapolating a $30 million total. On-chain investigator ZachXBT, however, disputed this figure substantially, arguing the actual total was $2–3 million after identifying that Bubblemaps had incorrectly attributed a Poloniex exchange hot wallet to Arora, artificially inflating the sum. Arora himself admitted to $6.5 million in profit from the BROCCOLI rug pull alone in February 2025. The most credible range, accounting for the wallet attribution error, places cumulative profits from the 2024 celebrity token period at $2–5 million, with the BROCCOLI event adding an additional self-reported $6.5 million. The total lifetime estimate of $30 million+ cited in some reporting should be treated with caution given the wallet attribution dispute.","heading":"Disputed Profit Figures","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Memecoin mastermind Sahil likely made $3M from Celeb meta — ZachXBT via CoinTelegraph","type":"research","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/memecoin-mastermind-sahil-likely-made-3m-from-celeb-meta-zachxbt"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Pump Fun Scam: Dubai Investor Mints $30 Million in Crypto Celebrity Pump and Dump — CoinGape","type":"news_article","url":"https://coingape.com/pump-fun-scam-dubai-investor-mints-30-million-in-crypto-celebrity-pump-and-dump/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Sahil Arora Rugs Fake Dog Coin of Binance Founder CZ — Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/306012/sahil-arora-rugs-binance-cz-caitlyn-jenner"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"X bans alleged celebrity memecoin scammer Sahil Arora — The 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CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph:dc29c43d9094b:0-caitlyn-jenner-escapes-memecoin-lawsuit-as-judge-says-token-not-a-security/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Investors Sue Caitlyn Jenner Over JENNER Meme Coin Sale — Lawyer Monthly","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2024/11/investors-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-caitlyn-jenner-over-jenner-meme-coin/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Why Crypto Scams Still Exist, Rise and Fall of Scammer Sahil Arora — The Coin Republic","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/08/01/why-crypto-scams-still-exist-rise-and-fall-of-scammer-sahil-arora/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Sahil Crypto or Sahil Arora: Profile and Crime — Bitrue","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bitrue.com/blog/sahil-crypto-sahil-arora-profile-crime"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Breaking: Crypto scammer Sahil Arora arrested in Dubai with $20M+ assets seized — CoinStats/Cryptopolitan","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinstats.app/news/ef9792bc1de0f168097b893723a8356398e6238301d11c1261fbb735c52b1aa7_BREAKING:-Crypto-scammer-Sahil-Arora-arrested-in-Dubai-with-$20M+-assets-seized-Responsible-for:-%E2%80%A2-Celebrity-memecoin-scams-(eg,-JENNER,-MOTHER)-%E2%80%A2-Pump-and-dump-schemes-profiting-$2-65M-%E2%80%A2-$957B-BROCCOLI-rug-pull-(CZ's-Dog-theme)-/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Celeb Memecoin Scammer Sahil Arora Claims No Legal Risks Under Trump — CCN","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/celebrity-memecoin-scammer-under-trump-claims-millions-in-profit/"}],"summary":"Sahil Arora (also known online as 'Sahil Crypto', formerly @Habibi_Comm on X) is an Indian-born, Dubai-based entrepreneur documented across multiple Tier 2 sources as a serial celebrity memecoin operator who allegedly orchestrated pump-and-dump schemes involving Caitlyn Jenner, Jason Derulo, Iggy Azalea, Rich the Kid, Floyd Mayweather, Davido, and others between 2021 and 2025. He allegedly paid celebrities fees ranging from $15,000 to $200,000+ per promotional post while secretly controlling 25–40% of each token's supply, then dumping his holdings immediately after the celebrity promotion caused a price spike. Arora was permanently banned from X in June 2024 and admitted in public interviews to profiting from rug pulls; in July 2025 Dubai authorities reportedly detained him and seized assets exceeding $20 million, though Arora publicly denied arrest via video.","timeline":[{"date":"2017-01-01","event":"Sahil Arora founds Vuzelaa Group in India, focused on Bitcoin ATM deployments; later relocates to Dubai.","source":"The Coin Republic / Bitrue profile","source_url":"https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/08/01/why-crypto-scams-still-exist-rise-and-fall-of-scammer-sahil-arora/"},{"date":"2021-01-01","event":"Arora creates the FDO token and arranges Soulja Boy's promotion as his alleged first celebrity memecoin scheme. Soulja Boy later denies knowledge of Arora's involvement.","source":"The Coin Republic","source_url":"https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/08/01/why-crypto-scams-still-exist-rise-and-fall-of-scammer-sahil-arora/"},{"date":"2024-05-26","event":"JENNER token launches on Solana via Pump.fun; market cap reaches approximately $43 million within 24 hours before declining sharply. Caitlyn Jenner publicly accuses Arora of scamming her.","source":"Coinspeaker / The Block","source_url":"https://www.coinspeaker.com/caitlyn-jenner-meme-coin-sahil-arora/"},{"date":"2024-05-01","event":"Arora allegedly raises approximately $380,000 in a presale for a fake IGGY token using fabricated screenshots implying Iggy Azalea's endorsement. Azalea publicly denies involvement and launches her own MOTHER token.","source":"Decrypt / The Block","source_url":"https://decrypt.co/238523/fake-iggy-azalea-token-airdrop-refunds-sahil-arora"},{"date":"2024-06-01","event":"Jason Derulo promotes the JASON token, which declines over 70% almost immediately. Derulo subsequently blames Arora, stating he was misled into believing he was endorsing a gambling website.","source":"Decrypt / CCN","source_url":"https://decrypt.co/236730/jason-derulo-solana-meme-coin-surges-duped-promoter"},{"date":"2024-06-04","event":"X (formerly Twitter) permanently bans Arora's @Habibi_Comm account for alleged policy violations including use of manipulated screenshots and memecoin promotion.","source":"CoinTelegraph / The Block","source_url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/sahil-arora-banned-celebrity-memecoin-scams"},{"date":"2024-08-14","event":"Bubblemaps publishes investigation estimating Arora earned $26.4 million ($30 million total) from celebrity memecoin operations in 2024, linking over 40 wallets. ZachXBT disputes the figure, estimating $2–3 million after identifying a Poloniex wallet attribution error.","source":"Bubblemaps / CoinTelegraph","source_url":"https://x.com/bubblemaps/status/1823752446801228060"},{"date":"2024-11-01","event":"Class-action lawsuit filed against Caitlyn Jenner by JENNER token investors alleging securities fraud.","source":"Lawyer Monthly","source_url":"https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2024/11/investors-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-caitlyn-jenner-over-jenner-meme-coin/"},{"date":"2025-02-01","event":"Arora creates BROCCOLI token on Pump.fun using the same wallet as the Caitlyn Jenner deployer, controlling approximately 79.31% of supply. Token reaches a peak market cap of $9.57 billion before two sell transactions cause a 90%+ collapse within 34 seconds. Arora publicly admits earning $6.5 million and expresses no remorse.","source":"Decrypt","source_url":"https://decrypt.co/306012/sahil-arora-rugs-binance-cz-caitlyn-jenner"},{"date":"2025-04-01","event":"Arora issues a public apology to celebrities he defrauded. Around the same time, he publicly claims 'no legal risks' under the Trump administration following the DOJ's disbanding of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.","source":"The Coin Republic / CCN","source_url":"https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/08/01/why-crypto-scams-still-exist-rise-and-fall-of-scammer-sahil-arora/"},{"date":"2025-07-27","event":"Multiple outlets report Dubai authorities arrested Arora and seized over $20 million in assets. Arora releases a video on X denying arrest. The arrest remains unconfirmed by primary official sources.","source":"Cryptopolitan / The Coin Republic","source_url":"https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/08/01/why-crypto-scams-still-exist-rise-and-fall-of-scammer-sahil-arora/"}]},"v":1}