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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"992bbad1-2823-4b9b-9953-ead932917c9d","kind":"publish","page_slug":"lab-token-smartliquid-ai","published_at":"2026-06-27T23:05:29.605Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"LAB Token (Smartliquid AI)","sections":[{"content":"LABtrade (also marketed as Smartliquid AI) is a multi-chain AI trading terminal supporting BNB Chain, Solana, and Ethereum. The project raised approximately $5 million USD from investors including Animoca Brands, Amber Group, GSR, OKX Ventures, Lemniscap, Mirana, KuCoin Ventures, and Gate Ventures. Several of these backers are also exchange platforms where LAB trades, creating an overlapping interest structure. The token generation event (TGE) launched on October 14, 2025, via Binance Wallet's 40th Exclusive TGE. Total token supply is 1 billion LAB. As of the time of the May 2026 investigation, reported circulating supply was 309.95 million tokens. The project claimed $700 million in cumulative trading volume within three months of launch.","heading":"Project Overview","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token TGE Launches with Airdrop Seasons | Phemex News","type":"news_article","url":"https://phemex.com/news/article/lab-token-launches-tge-with-airdrop-seasons-and-deflationary-model-24801"},{"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"}]},{"content":"On May 14, 2026, ZachXBT published an investigation asserting that insiders — including founders, investors, and promoters — allegedly control approximately 95% of the LAB token supply. ZachXBT stated that no publicly available, accurate breakdown of LAB distribution existed and that on-chain analysis pointed to extreme concentration. The reported circulating supply of 309.95 million tokens out of 1 billion total was described as misleading given the alleged insider control over the majority of those tokens. A liquidity-to-market-cap ratio of approximately 0.35% (around $4.75 million actual on-chain liquidity against a roughly $1.47 billion market cap) was cited as evidence that genuine price discovery was not possible. The holder count at the time stood at approximately 19,004 addresses.","heading":"Alleged Supply Concentration and Insider Control","severity":"critical","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":"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 Says 95% of LAB Token Is Insider-Controlled | Bitcoin.com News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/zachxbt-lab-token-insider-control-bitget-investigation-2026/"}]},{"content":"Between March and April 2026, wallets allegedly linked to the LAB team deposited a total of 226 million LAB tokens into Bitget exchange addresses, where the tokens sat dormant. On approximately April 8, 2026, one wallet deposited 40 million LAB (worth approximately $13.6 million) into Bitget. Separately, wallets linked to the team moved 96 million LAB (worth approximately $63 million) into Bitget in the period preceding the May 2026 price surge. In early May 2026, the LAB token surged over 350% in under 72 hours, briefly reaching an all-time high of approximately $7.50 on May 11, 2026, and a fully diluted valuation of approximately $6 billion. Between May 11 and May 12, 2026, in a 12-hour window, approximately 100 million LAB tokens — representing 32.26% of reported circulating supply and valued at approximately $480 million — were withdrawn from Bitget's hot wallet (address 0x1AB on Arkham Intelligence) to 10 previously unused wallet addresses, each receiving between 8.6 million and 10.8 million LAB. ZachXBT also identified what he alleged were Vova Sadkov's personal exchange deposit addresses on Bybit (0x2f7f...e30) and Gate.io (0x3b53...d70c), with the same accounts having received deposits linked to the earlier Eesee project. The LAB token price subsequently crashed more than 65% from its peak within hours of the withdrawal activity becoming public.","heading":"Alleged Coordinated Pump and On-Chain Token Movements","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Calls Bitget Part Of 'Chinese CEX Cartel' After 100M Lab Tokens Exit | CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/12/zachxbt-calls-bitget-part-of-chinese-cex-cartel-after-100m-lab-tokens-exit/"},{"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":"Bitget Faces ZachXBT Firestorm After $480M LAB Withdrawals | Bitcoinist","type":"news_article","url":"https://bitcoinist.com/bitget-zachxbt-firestorm-480-million-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/"}]},{"content":"ZachXBT's investigation detailed four alleged simultaneous retail extraction mechanisms. First, OTC loan agreements were offered at deeply discounted token prices — including 60% and 80% discounts — with short cliffs of two months or less, allowing loan recipients to sell into retail at a significant premium. Second, a BVI shell company, 'The Lab Management Ltd.' (registered at Quijano Chambers, P.O. Box 3159, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and signed by Vladimir Sadkov as Director), issued loan contracts via Wildcat Finance at 7.5% monthly interest (an annualized rate of approximately 90%). Borrower address was identified as 0x3185...2d7d, and the repayment wallet as 0xf09C19328C26088053a8c9CfB982427bafF2Bd0b. The default clause stipulated that if the borrower failed to repay, they could settle in LAB tokens at 'market price,' effectively transforming the loan into a mechanism for selling inflated tokens to lenders. Third, the LAB team unilaterally changed vesting terms for certain participants without consent: original terms of a 3-month cliff plus 8-month linear vest (tokens unlocking at month 11) were altered to 0% at TGE with a 9-month cliff plus 6-month linear vest (unlocking at month 15). Fourth, marketing rewards owed to participants via Cookie DAO were alleged to have gone unpaid. On January 6, 2026, Mark X (alias @tokensaler, Dubai-based) was documented soliciting OTC buyers in a Telegram channel.","heading":"Alleged Retail Extraction Methods","severity":"critical","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":"ZachXBT Says 95% of LAB Token Is Insider-Controlled | Bitcoin.com News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/zachxbt-lab-token-insider-control-bitget-investigation-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Breaks Down LAB's $6B FDV | NullTX","type":"news_article","url":"https://nulltx.com/zachxbt-breaks-down-labs-6b-fdv-how-insiders-controlled-supply-and-profits/"}]},{"content":"LABtrade's identified founders are Vova Sadkov (X: @vsadkovv), a UAE-based developer with approximately 133,400 X followers, and Mark X (X: @tokensaler), a Dubai-based individual described as a 'Listing and Marketing Advisor' with approximately 16,100 X followers. ZachXBT traced both individuals to a prior project, Eesee ($ESE), a gamified NFT marketplace that launched on the Blast Layer-2 chain in April 2024. Eesee was listed on KuCoin in April 2024. ZachXBT alleged that vesting terms for Eesee were also changed before the TGE, a pattern mirroring the LAB situation. As of the time of the May 2026 investigation, the ESE token was down approximately 93.2% from its all-time high. The same personal exchange deposit addresses (Bybit and Gate.io) used by Sadkov during the Eesee period were identified by ZachXBT as having received funds connected to the LAB scheme. ZachXBT's ENS identification linked 0xvovaxx.eth to Vova Sadkov. No formal legal actions or regulatory filings against Sadkov were identified in available sources as of June 2026.","heading":"Founders and Prior Project History","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":"New Worrying Connections Discovered in the Suspicious Altcoin | CryptoNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/altcoins/32858536/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT accuses LAB token team of insider-controlled price manipulation | MEXC News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.mexc.co/en-IN/news/1094004"}]},{"content":"ZachXBT published a separate post on May 12, 2026, calling Bitget part of a 'Chinese CEX cartel' after Lookonchain reported the 100 million LAB token withdrawal to 10 fresh wallets. ZachXBT directly named Shawn Liu, identified as Bitget's founder and chairman, as the 'behind-the-scenes' operator who allows such schemes to function, characterizing public CEO Gracy Chen as the exchange's public face only. The investigator asserted that the Bitget-linked pattern had operated across multiple tokens including RAVE, RIVER, SIREN, MYX, and SKYAI, all allegedly using a consistent playbook: high insider supply concentration, Bitget as primary venue, and secondary channels on Binance and Gate.io. The RAVE token was referenced as an analogous case — it collapsed approximately 95% in April 2026, wiping approximately $6 billion in market cap. A separate Bitget incident in April 2026 involving a VOXEL exploit resulted in approximately $100 million in losses attributed to 8 coordinated accounts. ZachXBT called on Binance, Bitget, and Gate.io to freeze insider profits and redistribute them to affected users, or to delist LAB immediately. Neither Bitget, Shawn Liu, Gracy Chen, nor the LAB team had issued a public response as of the date of reporting.","heading":"Exchange Facilitation Allegations and Bitget","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Calls Bitget Part Of 'Chinese CEX Cartel' After 100M Lab Tokens Exit | CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/12/zachxbt-calls-bitget-part-of-chinese-cex-cartel-after-100m-lab-tokens-exit/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Names RAVE, RIVER, SIREN, and LAB as Victims of Bitget-Enabled Market Maker Fraud | Bitcoin.com News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/zachxbt-bitget-supply-control-manipulation-rave-river-siren-lab-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Accuses Bitget of Facilitating LAB Token Manipulation | AIInvest","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ainvest.com/news/zachxbt-accuses-bitget-facilitating-lab-token-manipulation-2605/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Names Bitget's Real Boss, Warns Escalation Against Chinese CEX Cartel Is Coming | Bitcoin.com News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/zachxbt-bitget-shawn-liu-cex-cartel-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Bitget Under Fire As $480M Withdrawal From LAB Sparks Allegations | NullTX","type":"news_article","url":"https://nulltx.com/bitget-under-fire-as-480m-withdrawal-from-lab-sparks-allegations-of-coordinated-exchange-action/"}]},{"content":"ZachXBT announced a personal $10,000 bounty targeting identification of LAB founder Vova Sadkov. The bounty specifically requested a government-issued ID or passport for Sadkov, or insider documentation of the market maker arrangement used for LAB on Bitget spot, Bybit perpetuals, Binance perpetuals, and OKX perpetuals. The bounty was extended to include contract documents and chat logs connecting the market maker to the exchange facilitation arrangement. This bounty represents an attempt by a private investigator to crowdsource evidence; it does not constitute a law enforcement action and its legal or investigative weight is limited. A separate earlier alert from investor Simon Dedic warning about LAB was posted on May 10, 2026, preceding ZachXBT's full investigation.","heading":"Bounty and Investigator Actions","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Accuses LAB Token Founder of Market Manipulation, Offers $10,000 Bounty | 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 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"}]},{"content":"ZachXBT assessed that the alleged market maker operating through Bitget and secondary Chinese exchanges has deployed a consistent playbook across at least six tokens: RIVER, RAVE, SIREN, MYX, SKYAI, and LAB. The common elements identified were: (1) extreme insider supply concentration exceeding 90% in each case; (2) Bitget as the primary staging and withdrawal venue; (3) coordinated pre-pump token deposits to exchange addresses; (4) multi-exchange perpetuals listings on Binance and Bybit amplifying price action during the pump; (5) rapid large-block withdrawals to freshly created wallets after the peak; and (6) no meaningful accountability from exchanges. The RAVE token's April 2026 collapse — approximately 95% in value, erasing approximately $6 billion in market cap — was cited as the most direct antecedent. ZachXBT described the pattern as 'supply control manipulation' enabled by exchange infrastructure rather than purely a founder-level scheme.","heading":"Broader Pattern and Connected Tokens","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Names RAVE, RIVER, SIREN, and LAB as Victims of Bitget-Enabled Market Maker Fraud | Bitcoin.com News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/zachxbt-bitget-supply-control-manipulation-rave-river-siren-lab-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Calls Bitget Part Of 'Chinese CEX Cartel' After 100M Lab Tokens Exit | CryptoTimes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/12/zachxbt-calls-bitget-part-of-chinese-cex-cartel-after-100m-lab-tokens-exit/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"$LAB and the Truth Behind Crypto Manipulation | Airdrop Alert","type":"community_report","url":"https://airdropalert.com/blogs/lab-token-manipulation/"}]},{"content":"LAB launched its TGE on October 14, 2025. From approximately April 2026, the token staged a sustained rally, reportedly surging approximately 1,500% over 30 days. A significant intraday move occurred on approximately May 3, 2026, when LAB surged 364% in a single day to approximately $3.18. The token reached an all-time high of approximately $7.50 on May 11, 2026, implying a fully diluted valuation of approximately $6 billion to $7.5 billion. Following the ATH and the on-chain withdrawal events of May 11-12, the price crashed more than 65%, liquidating approximately $12.7 million in leveraged long positions within hours. The token's price subsequently continued to exhibit high volatility. No formal exchange delisting by Binance, Bitget, or Gate.io had been reported as of available sources through June 2026.","heading":"Price Action and Market Impact","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Pulls Back After 1,500% April Surge | CCN","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ccn.com/analysis/crypto/lab-token-price-retrace-1500-percent-rally-may-2026-analysis/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB falls 13% amid ZachXBT alerts and token unlock fears | AMBCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://ambcrypto.com/lab-falls-13-amid-zachxbt-alerts-token-unlock-fears-but-these-metrics-suggest/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token Under Insider Trading Rage: Price Dropped | CoinGabbar","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coingabbar.com/en/crypto-currency-news/lab-token-under-insider-trading-rage-price-dropped"}]},{"content":"As of the most recent available reporting through June 2026, neither Vova Sadkov, Mark X, nor the LABtrade team had issued a detailed public rebuttal to ZachXBT's allegations. The LAB founder reportedly deleted posts and ignored direct messages following the investigation's publication. Bitget, Shawn Liu, and Gracy Chen had also not issued formal statements addressing the withdrawal activity or the 'Chinese CEX cartel' characterization. No regulatory filings, court actions, or law enforcement responses related to LAB token were identified in available sources as of June 2026. The absence of a rebuttal does not constitute confirmation of the allegations, but the failure to publicly address specific on-chain evidence cited in the investigation is notable.","heading":"Absence of Public Response","severity":"medium","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":"ZachXBT Accuses Bitget of Facilitating LAB Token Manipulation | AIInvest","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ainvest.com/news/zachxbt-accuses-bitget-facilitating-lab-token-manipulation-2605/"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT alleges 95% insider control of LAB token | The 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Bitcoin.com News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/zachxbt-bitget-supply-control-manipulation-rave-river-siren-lab-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Names Bitget's Real Boss | Bitcoin.com News","type":"news_article","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/zachxbt-bitget-shawn-liu-cex-cartel-2026/"},{"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 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":"Bitget Faces ZachXBT Firestorm After $480M LAB Withdrawals | Bitcoinist","type":"news_article","url":"https://bitcoinist.com/bitget-zachxbt-firestorm-480-million-lab/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Accuses Bitget of Facilitating LAB Token Manipulation | AIInvest","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ainvest.com/news/zachxbt-accuses-bitget-facilitating-lab-token-manipulation-2605/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Accuses LAB Token Founder of Market Manipulation, Offers $10,000 Bounty | 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":"LAB Token Pulls Back After 1,500% April Surge | CCN","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ccn.com/analysis/crypto/lab-token-price-retrace-1500-percent-rally-may-2026-analysis/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Token TGE Launches with Airdrop Seasons | Phemex News","type":"news_article","url":"https://phemex.com/news/article/lab-token-launches-tge-with-airdrop-seasons-and-deflationary-model-24801"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Breaks Down LAB's $6B FDV | NullTX","type":"news_article","url":"https://nulltx.com/zachxbt-breaks-down-labs-6b-fdv-how-insiders-controlled-supply-and-profits/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB Crypto Faces Manipulation Claims | The Market Periodical","type":"news_article","url":"https://themarketperiodical.com/2026/06/03/lab-crypto-faces-manipulation-claims-as-analysts-flag-insider-activity/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"New Worrying Connections Discovered in the Suspicious Altcoin | CryptoNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/altcoins/32858536/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"LAB falls 13% amid ZachXBT alerts and token unlock fears | AMBCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://ambcrypto.com/lab-falls-13-amid-zachxbt-alerts-token-unlock-fears-but-these-metrics-suggest/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"$LAB and the Truth Behind Crypto Manipulation | Airdrop Alert","type":"community_report","url":"https://airdropalert.com/blogs/lab-token-manipulation/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Drops New Allegations on Bitget, Pointing to Shawn Liu as the True Decision-Maker | Crypto Economy","type":"news_article","url":"https://crypto-economy.com/zachxbt-drops-new-allegations-on-bitget-pointing-to-shawn-liu-as-the-true-decision-maker/"}],"summary":"LAB is the native token of LABtrade, an AI-powered multi-chain trading terminal that launched its token generation event on October 14, 2025, with backers including Animoca Brands, Amber Group, and GSR. In May 2026, blockchain investigator ZachXBT published an investigation alleging that insiders control approximately 95% of the 1-billion-token supply, that 226 million LAB tokens were staged in Bitget addresses between March and April 2026 ahead of a coordinated 350%-plus price surge to a $6 billion fully diluted valuation, and that 100 million tokens worth roughly $480 million were subsequently withdrawn to 10 freshly created wallets in a 12-hour window. ZachXBT connected LAB founders Vova Sadkov and Mark X to a prior abandoned project (Eesee/$ESE), identified a BVI shell entity used in opaque loan contracts, placed a $10,000 bounty on Sadkov, and called on Binance, Bitget, and Gate.io to freeze insider profits or delist the token; no public rebuttal from the LAB team or Bitget had been issued as of the time of reporting.","timeline":[{"date":"2024-04","event":"Vova Sadkov and Mark X launch Eesee ($ESE), a gamified NFT marketplace on Blast Layer-2. Token listed on KuCoin. Vesting terms allegedly changed before TGE.","source":"CryptoTimes investigation summary","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"date":"2025-10-14","event":"LABtrade token generation event (TGE) launches via Binance Wallet's 40th Exclusive TGE. Project backed by Animoca Brands, Amber Group, GSR, and others.","source":"Phemex News","source_url":"https://phemex.com/news/article/lab-token-launches-tge-with-airdrop-seasons-and-deflationary-model-24801"},{"date":"2026-01-06","event":"Mark X (@tokensaler) allegedly solicits OTC buyers for LAB tokens via Telegram, offering discounts of 60-80%.","source":"CryptoTimes investigation summary","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"date":"2026-Q1","event":"Loan contract drafted between 'The Lab Management Ltd.' (BVI) and lenders via Wildcat Finance at 7.5% monthly interest. Vladimir Sadkov signs as Director.","source":"CryptoTimes investigation summary","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"date":"2026-04-08","event":"Approximately 40 million LAB tokens (worth approximately $13.6 million) deposited to Bitget-linked wallets.","source":"CryptoTimes — Bitget CEX Cartel report","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/12/zachxbt-calls-bitget-part-of-chinese-cex-cartel-after-100m-lab-tokens-exit/"},{"date":"2026-03","event":"Accumulation of 226 million LAB tokens in Bitget addresses begins, spanning March through April 2026.","source":"Bitcoin.com News","source_url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/zachxbt-lab-token-insider-control-bitget-investigation-2026/"},{"date":"2026-05-03","event":"LABtrade mobile app launches. LAB token surges 364% in a single day, reaching approximately $3.18 before pulling back 65%, liquidating approximately $12.7 million in leveraged positions.","source":"CCN analysis","source_url":"https://www.ccn.com/analysis/crypto/lab-token-price-retrace-1500-percent-rally-may-2026-analysis/"},{"date":"2026-05-10","event":"Investor Simon Dedic posts a public warning about LAB token.","source":"CryptoTimes investigation summary","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"date":"2026-05-11","event":"LAB token reaches all-time high of approximately $7.50, implying a fully diluted valuation of approximately $6-7.5 billion. Wallets linked to the LAB team move 96 million LAB (approximately $63 million) into Bitget ahead of the peak.","source":"CryptoTimes — Bitget CEX Cartel report","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/12/zachxbt-calls-bitget-part-of-chinese-cex-cartel-after-100m-lab-tokens-exit/"},{"date":"2026-05-12","event":"In a 12-hour window, 100 million LAB tokens (approximately $480 million, representing 32.26% of reported circulating supply) are withdrawn from Bitget's hot wallet to 10 freshly created wallet addresses. ZachXBT publicly calls Bitget part of a 'Chinese CEX cartel' and names Shawn Liu as the behind-the-scenes operator.","source":"CryptoTimes","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/12/zachxbt-calls-bitget-part-of-chinese-cex-cartel-after-100m-lab-tokens-exit/"},{"date":"2026-05-14","event":"ZachXBT publishes full investigation into LAB token alleging 95%+ insider supply control, detailing four retail extraction methods, BVI shell company loan contracts, unilateral vesting changes, and on-chain links to the RIVER token manipulation. A $10,000 bounty is placed on founder Vova Sadkov.","source":"CryptoTimes","source_url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/14/zachxbt-alleges-95-lab-token-are-controlled-by-insiders/"},{"date":"2026-06-03","event":"Additional analyst reports flag continued insider activity and impending token unlocks as ongoing risks. LAB price remains under pressure amid sustained social scrutiny.","source":"The Market Periodical","source_url":"https://themarketperiodical.com/2026/06/03/lab-crypto-faces-manipulation-claims-as-analysts-flag-insider-activity/"}]},"v":1}