The Roaring Kitty X account just woke up after 16 months of silence — and the first thing it did was post a sketchy Solana memecoin link. The Roaring Kitty memecoin scam, as crypto traders are now calling it, sent the freshly launched Red Kitten Crew ($RKC) token from zero to a $12 million market cap in under an hour before everything came crashing down. Here’s what actually happened, why GameStop stock got dragged along for the ride, and what this tells us about how hijacked celebrity accounts have become crypto’s favorite weapon.
What Happened to the Roaring Kitty Account
At 9:13 PM GMT on May 11, 2026, the verified X account belonging to Keith Gill — better known as Roaring Kitty, the face of the 2021 GameStop short squeeze — posted something nobody expected. According to on-chain analytics from Lookonchain, the post contained a Solana token contract address ending in “pump” and a short cartoon clip of a cat in a red bandana. No caption, no context, no explanation. A second post followed minutes later with the text “red bandit crew 4 life.”
Both posts were deleted within roughly 30 minutes. But that was plenty of time for the damage to unfold. The token in question, Red Kitten Crew ($RKC), had launched on Pump.fun — a Solana platform where anyone can spin up a memecoin in seconds — just before Gill’s account went live with the address.
Why Traders Think It’s a Hack
If you’ve followed Gill at all, you know his style: long GameStop livestreams on Reddit, cryptic movie GIFs tied to value-investing themes, and zero interest in memecoins. He’s never once promoted a Pump.fun token.
So when a freshly minted Solana memecoin appeared on his feed after over a year of silence, the community connected the dots fast. The r/Superstonk subreddit reached emergent consensus within minutes: the account was hacked.
This isn’t a new playbook. The pattern mirrors recent takeovers of high-profile crypto accounts, including the breach of Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy handle and Kylian Mbappé’s X profile, both used to push memecoin scams. We’ve also seen this exact attack hit Microsoft India, the SEC’s official handle, and Web3 security firm CertiK.
Not everyone bought the hack theory, though. Market researcher Jake Wujastyk pushed back on X, saying, “GME People think this guy’s account is hacked. I don’t. I think it’s part of the plan. IMO he first posted the tweet looking like a hacked tweet for ultimate confusion. That’s his M.O.”.
Until Gill himself comments on another channel, that uncertainty is doing its own kind of damage.
How the Red Kitten Crew Token Played Out
The numbers tell the story. Red Kitten Crew’s market cap, based on data of GMGN briefly jumped to about $12 million right around the time of the tweet before cratering to about $2.6 million afterward. Trading volume on the RKC/SOL pair hit nearly $39.5 million across roughly 195,000 transactions in 24 hours.
The token currently sits at around 9,956 holders — meaning thousands of people bought in based on a post that may not have come from Gill at all.
This is the exact pattern we covered last week when SATO memecoin exploded 442% — viral attention drives speculative buying, early movers cash out, and late buyers get stuck with bags. Research suggests 98.6% of tokens launched on Pump.fun carry scam or wash-trading characteristics.
Quick translation if some of this sounds foreign: a memecoin is a cryptocurrency built around an internet joke or character rather than any real technology. Market cap is the total value of all coins in circulation. A rug pull is when promoters hype a token, wait for buyers to pile in, then dump their own holdings and disappear.
Why GameStop Stock Got Caught in the Crossfire
GameStop wasn’t supposed to be part of this story, but here we are. The screenshots circulating on X showed text suggesting Gill held both GME and RKC. That was enough.
GME shares jumped as much as 13% during the session before reversing entirely. GameStop was last seen at $23.17, backing off from its earlier peak of $25.94, while AMC Entertainment slipped to $1.41.
For context, Gill’s last big move was June 2024, when he disclosed a $180 million GameStop position that briefly sent the stock soaring over 70% in a single day. That history is exactly why his account is such a valuable target. Anyone who hacks it inherits an instant audience of 1.6 million traders ready to act on anything that looks like a Roaring Kitty signal.
What You Should Take Away From This
If a verified celebrity account suddenly posts a contract address with no context, the smart move is to wait. Hijacked X accounts pushing memecoin scams have become routine in 2026, and the only people who reliably win are the ones who launched the token.
Until Keith Gill himself confirms what happened — through a livestream, a Reddit post, or literally any other channel — RKC remains an unverified asset tied to a suspected breach.
The bigger lesson: blue checkmarks aren’t a security feature. They’re a target.
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