In record time, Haliey Welch went from a viral sensation, to successful podcast host, to the recipient of an SEC complaint due to her involvement in the allegedly dodgy memecoin $HAWK.

Haliey Welch, the social media influencer better known as “Hawk Tuah Girl,” launched her own cryptocurrency – which briefly surged in value only to crash in a matter of hours. ‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ Haliey Welch launched her own cryptocurrency, only for it to plummet by 90 percent just hours later

Social media believes they have found the new "Hawk Tuah" Girl amid Haliey Welch's cryptocurrency controversy.

The Hawk Tuah cryptocurrency, listed as HAWK, was launched on the Solana blockchain and has been billed as a memecoin—crypto that gets a big boost in price thanks to widespread internet attention. Welch told Fortune magazine that HAWK was “not just a cash grab,

Hawk Tuah Girl's $HAWK Meme Coin Rug Pull Scandal, also known as $HAWK Token Rug Pull Controversy, refers to an online controversy involving an alleged rug

Haliey Welch - known globally as the Hawk Tuah girl - achieved overnight fame after two words made her go viral on the internet but things have spiralled in recent days

Soon after, to the surprise of no one—other than the unlucky few who decided to buy HAWK on public markets—the coin collapsed more than 95%. The upshot is retail investors got fleeced, while a group of insiders pocketed $3 million,

Internet sensation Haliey Welch has come under heavy fire from NRL supremo Phil Gould following her meme coin disaster.