Haliey Welch, the personality behind the viral "Hawk Tuah" meme, has seemingly vanished from the internet following allegations of a crypto scam tied to her $HAWK meme coin.
The cryptocurrency, launched on the Solana blockchain, soared to a $500 million market cap upon release, only to plummet by 88% within minutes, leaving many fans with devastating financial losses.
Haliey Welch, aka Hawk Tuah Girl, has now been gone for 2 weeks and hasn't dropped any episodes of her Talk Tuah podcast since "going to sleep" after rug-pulling millions in a memecoin 😭 pic.twitter.com/Ch8aWcr9uu
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) December 19, 2024
Accusations of "rug pulling" have since surfaced, a practice in which insiders sell off large holdings, crashing the token's value.
"I had no control over the token's management," Welch stated in a public release. Still, her silence amidst the controversy has only fueled public outrage among calls for accountability.
The coin, now valued at a mere $0.001409, has left Welch's fans—some of whom lost significant amounts of money—feeling betrayed. Crypto investigators and influencers like Coffeezilla have pressed for answers, but Welch cut short a Twitter space discussion last week, opting to go offline entirely.
BREAKING: Hawk Tuah has now been asleep for over 130 hours. pic.twitter.com/lYRGqGD6jx
— Nick O'Neill (@chooserich) December 10, 2024
"She's gonna have to Talk Tuah judge soon," quipped one social media user, referencing Welch's podcast. Critics and legal experts remain divided on whether Welch could face legal consequences, though some argue buyers were at fault for investing in a celebrity-driven cryptocurrency.
She's gonna have to Talk Tuah judge soon.
— SirSuspect (@PvtEquity420) December 5, 2024
For now, Welch remains absent from the public eye, leaving fans and skeptics alike to wonder if she'll resurface to address the fallout—or remain in digital exile.
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