Draft:Sahil Arora
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{{Short description|Cryptocurrency fraudster}}
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| known_for = Cryptocurrency Rugpulls
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Sahil Arora is an Indian-born Dubai-based serial cryptocurrency fraudster, known for facilitating the creation and promotion of celebrity Solana meme tokens (or memecoins). He is often referred to as a self-styled "super-villain" in the crypto space.
Celebrity Projects
= Caitlyn Jenner - Jenner Token =
Arora facilitated the launch of former American decathlete Caitlyn Jenner's "JENNER" token in May 26 2024 on Pump.fun where Jenner posted a tweet including a photo of herself with Donald Trump. It gained $113.5M of volume within 4 hours of its launch. Later on, Jenner claimed to have been scammed by Arora, alleging insider trading on his part.{{Cite web |last=Gladwin |first=Decrypt / Ryan S. |date=2024-05-27 |title=Meet the Crypto Promoter Who Says He Launched Caitlyn Jenner's Solana Meme Coin |url=https://decrypt.co/232565/crypto-promoter-who-launched-caitlyn-jenner-solana-meme-coin |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=Decrypt |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-28 |title=Caitlyn Jenner Says She Was "Scammed" By Sahil Arora |url=https://cryptonews.com/news/caitlyn-jenner-claims-sahil-arora-hacked-her-post-jenner-memecoin-release/ |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=Cryptonews |language=en-US}}
= Iggy Azalea - Mother =
Australian rapper Iggy Azalea launched here celebrity "MOTHER" token on June 5 2024 on Pump.fun. This token launch was linked to Sahil Arora.{{Cite web |last=yyctrader |date=2024-06-07 |title=Iggy Azalea's MOTHER Memecoin Hits $200 Million Market Cap - "The Defiant" |url=https://thedefiant.io/news/defi/iggy-azalea-s-mother-memecoin-hits-usd200-million-market-cap |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=thedefiant.io |language=en}} It peaked at ~21 cents in Jun 7 2024. As of 15 June 2025, this token is now trading at ~0.75 cents.{{Cite web |title=Mother Iggy Price: MOTHER Live Price Chart, Market Cap & News Today |url=https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/mother-iggy |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=CoinGecko |language=en}}
= Impersonation of Changpeng Zhao's Dog - Broccoli =
Chinese-Canadian Changpeng Zhao (CZ) and founder of Binance was not involved in this scheme. Arora launched a Solana token on Pump.fun using the same wallet linked to JENNER to create a false impression that the launch was officially tied to CZ's dog. According to TrenchRadar, Arora controlled ~79% of the BROCCOLI token supply with 15 new wallets. His first set of sales caused the token's price to plummet over 90% from $9.57 billion to $907 million in 34 seconds.{{Cite web |last=Gladwin |first=Decrypt / Ryan S. |date=2025-02-14 |title=Sahil Arora 'Rugs' Fake Dog Coin of Binance Founder 'CZ' Using Caitlyn Jenner Deployer Wallet |url=https://decrypt.co/306012/sahil-arora-rugs-binance-cz-caitlyn-jenner |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=Decrypt |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Monika |date=2025-05-18 |title=Creator of over 100 memecoins says rug pulls are the 'easiest way to make money' |url=https://cryptoslate.com/creator-of-over-100-memecoins-says-rug-pulls-are-the-easiest-way-to-make-money/ |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=CryptoSlate |language=en-US}} He claims to have profited ~$6.5M from the project. When asked if this was his most successful scam, Arora replied affirmatively.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-14 |title=Sahil Arora 'Rugs' Fake Dog Coin of Binance Founder 'CZ' Using Caitlyn Jenner Deployer Wallet |url=https://cryptonews.net/news/security/30526813/ |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=cryptonews.net |language=en}}
Financial Impact
Arora claims to have overseen over 100 memecoins. On August 14 2024, ZachXBT, a Web3 investigator, estimates that Arora made between $2-3 million through insider dumping cryptocurrency rugpull schemes.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-15 |title=Memecoin 'mastermind' Sahil likely made $3M from 'Celeb meta' — ZachXBT |url=https://cointelegraph.com/news/memecoin-mastermind-sahil-likely-made-3m-from-celeb-meta-zachxbt |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=Cointelegraph |language=en}}
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