Bubblemaps: LIBRA Meme Coin Scheme Extracts $87M in 1 Hour via Single Wallet Cluster

SOL-0.65%
MELANIA-0.98%
TRUST1.48%

According to blockchain analysis platform Bubblemaps, on February 14, 2025, after Argentina's President Javier Milei publicly supported Solana meme token LIBRA, the token's market cap reached approximately $4 billion within two days before crashing, causing investors losses exceeding $250 million. Bubblemaps found that a single wallet cluster extracted roughly $87 million by adding one-sided liquidity pools containing only LIBRA while withdrawing USDC and SOL from original pools, circumventing slippage on public markets.

Within LIBRA's first hour, Bubblemaps identified multiple red flags: 82% of token supply concentrated in a single wallet cluster, no tokenomics disclosure, and over $25 million in liquidity pool fees—far exceeding normal retail trading levels. The analysis firm linked the operation to other controversial meme coins including MELANIA, HOOD, TRUST, KACY, and VIBES, sharing a pattern of concentrated holdings during deployment, multi-wallet front-running, rapid market cap inflation, and coordinated exit. Bubblemaps stated that early-stage metrics such as wallet clustering and supply concentration could have exposed these risks.

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