You Won’t Believe This Crypto Co-Founder’s “Deadman’s Switch” Plot Twist 🍿

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a suicide livestream during a Pump.fun epic. Nothing says “performance art” like your legacy being a moody livestream, right?

The video made the rounds faster than a dog coin pump—Yu, surrounded by cigarettes and existential dread, appears to go full Jean-Paul Sartre with a side of shock value. An obituary pops up online. Age: 22. Occupation: Performance Artist/Man of Mystery/Finance’s Worst Roommate.

But plot twist! Before his cryptic exit, Yu blogged about “Legacoins.” That’s “legacy meme + coin” for everyone keeping score at home. They’re not investments, he says—they’re “interactive performance art.” In plain English: Don’t expect returns, expect interpretive dance in the form of price charts. 🕺

Yu’s digital ghost left scheduled posts: “If you’re reading this, my 72 hour deadman’s switch triggered.” Alexa, play “Ghostbusters.”

And lo, on May 6, Yu’s “final art piece”—the Solana-based LLJEFFY legacoin—debuted. The dev’s farewell: “My burning ritual / my hatred for money made manifest.” He must be loads of fun at Monopoly night.

Like any self-respecting memecoin, LLJEFFY shot up over 1,000% and then crashed like a post-bubble energy drink. If you joined late, congrats, your money’s now the performance art. 🎢

Analytics wizards at Lookonchain checked their spreadsheets: LLJEFFY’s wild ride left FOMO traders sobbing into their ramen. One person lost $93,000 an hour. Who says you can’t lose money quickly in crypto?

The plot thickens: Crypto Twitter (naturally) wonders if Jeffy pulled the ultimate “gotcha”—faking his death as the industry’s first “pseudocide exit strategy.” Like Houdini, if Houdini had wallets all over the blockchain. 🕵️‍♀️

Exit Scam or Performance Art with Extra Steps?

Here’s where it devolves into a tangle messier than my taxes: Wallets linked to Yu suddenly dump and burn tokens after the “suicide.” One dumps $170K worth of ZEREBRO tokens. Mysterious transactions, millions moved. It’s the kind of chaos that makes you wish Satoshi Nakamoto had included a moral compass in the source code.

By Wednesday, Lookonchain spots another wallet spat out 35.55 million ZEREBRO for a cool $1.27 million, then shuffles it over to the LLJEFFY wallet. If this is an AI drama, it’s broadcast in 4K Ultra Confusion.

Crypto influencer Irene Zhao says someone in the know claims Yu is alive, “resting comfortably at his pseudonym.” Another X user calls it “the first pseudocide exit strategy.” You have to admit: he really committed to the bit. 🕶️

Allegedly, there’s even a letter where Yu confesses to the stunt—he couldn’t just “walk away,” so he waved goodbye with a pre-recorded digital tumble. Blames blackmail, harassment, and price drops if he exited normally. The man has more plot armor than Jon Snow.

Shortly after, the “official” obituary vanishes. Suspicious? Yup. The Zerebro team remains as silent as a hardware wallet with a dead battery. No confirmation. No denial. Just a sea of bag holders staring at their screens, waiting for the next episode of “As The DeFi Turns.”

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2025-05-08 13:50