Still grieving owner of Peanut the squirrel claims 'delusional' crypto investor is making millions off famous pet's tragic death while making peanuts There is a feud with them.
Mark Longo this week slammed P'Nut fans who started a so-called “meme coin”, a cryptocurrency based on a viral joke, featuring his beloved furry friend.
In October, state Department of Environmental Protection agents raided Longo's upstate home, where they captured Peanut and his raccoon buddy Fred, euthanized them for rabies testing, decapitated them, and then removed their digital assets. Many emerged and their values soared.
“I got really, really upset and started reaching out and saying, 'Don't allocate something to the farm and use what's mine,'” Longo, 34, said, referring to the animal sanctuary he runs. he told the Post.
Tensions between Longo and the crypto world became public earlier this week when Longo lashed out at X for people investing in one of its digital tokens known as the “Peanut” coin.
“You took advantage of my story, Rhys, and my story.” [LIKENESS] “To make millions,” he said. sprouted in X after a planned partnership fell apart. “How would you feel if your nonprofit was making millions of dollars and no one wanted to participate? [FRACTION] Of the money you earned? ”
“You are delusional,” he continued.
A group of Peanut coin investors said they were considering partnering with Longo, which launched its own crypto token called “Justice” on Wednesday.
Peanuts investors offered him a small portion of the coin's circulation at the time, which Longo called a “slap in the face” given the value of the tokens. Multi-million dollar market capitalization. Several “Peanuts” investors said their community still sent him donations of digital tokens worth $50,000.
According to Coin Gecko, the Longo coin's market capitalization was $14.5 million as of Friday afternoon, down from a high of $144.7 million hours after its initial launch on Wednesday.
He added that the “JUSTICE” coin has a clear mission to support his animal sanctuary.
“They care not only about me but also about the future of my animals,” Longo said, acknowledging that he had received “significant donations” from investors in the Justice coin. However, he did not disclose the amount.
Investors in the original “Peanuts” coin claimed they launched the token about two weeks before Peanut's untimely death in an attempt to celebrate Rhys' online spread.
They claimed that Mr. Longo misunderstood the trends in the cryptocurrency community for their coin. The majority of the company's more than 11,000 investors in the company's tokens hold just $100 to $1,000 worth of digital assets, and some told the Post they have not reaped any windfall profits. There is.
“People in this community would have come together and volunteered on his farm and sent him more money. But he decided he needed to own it all,” he said of the “Peanut” coin. The early investor, 30, spoke on condition of anonymity.
