Golf influencer Paige Spiranac attacks “Hawk Tuah Girl” Haliey Welch in memecoin controversy

Golf influencer Paige Spiranac attacks “Hawk Tuah Girl” Haliey Welch in memecoin controversy

Golf influencer Paige Spiranac learned a lesson today: stay away from creating a memecoin.

Haliey Welch, better known as “Hawk Tuah Girl” on social media, has exploited her recent fame in a variety of ways, but her latest attempt failed and failed before it could even take off.

Welch launched her own cryptocurrency on Wednesday, and it saw a pretty good surge just hours after launch, reaching a market cap of $490 million, according to Cointelegraph, which cited data from DexScreener.

But within hours, the value of the coin known as Hawk plummeted to just $41.7 million.

As the controversy swirled around the coin, Spiranac posted on X with a slight dig at Welch and her team.

“If I’ve learned anything, it’s to never release a memecoin,” the post reads.

Bubblemaps, a website that analyzes data from the blockchain, found that a few people owned the vast majority of Hawk, sparking controversy over “snipers,” or investors acting quickly to grab a majority of the new meme tokens buy when they come on the market.


Paige Spiranac smiles and shrugs with her putter on the 15th hole green during the 2024 Creator Classic before the TOUR Championship, the final event of the FedExCup Playoffs, at East Lake Golf Club on August 28, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Golf influencer Paige Spiranac said on PGA TOUR

Hawk Tuah girl Haliey Welch November 24, 2024 - Instagram post
Haliey Welch, known as “Hawk Tuah Girl” on social media, launched her own cryptocurrency, and although it rose to as much as $490 million just hours after its launch, its value plummeted to 41.7, according to Cointelegraph million US dollars. Instagram/@hay_welch

Welch spoke up

The 22-year-old overnight star told Fortune that Hawk wasn’t intended as a “money grab.”

She said that while she used to view cryptocurrency as a scam, she changed her mind because it was a “fun way to get my fans to interact.”

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