RKC Token Plunges 90% After Roaring Kitty-Related Post Was Deleted

Roaring Kitty’s X account was reportedly compromised to share the Red Kitten Crew contract address; according to Lookonchain, the developer controlled 39.52% of supply and later sold for 6,260 SOL.

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Fact Check
All key numerical claims are directly confirmed by the Lookonchain X post and PANews article: the developer held exactly 39.52% of supply, and the total proceeds were exactly 6,260 SOL (5,071 SOL from token sales + 1,209 SOL in creator fees). The 90% price crash following post deletion is confirmed by PANews. The account-compromise narrative is corroborated by Odaily and Yahoo Finance/BeInCrypto, with the token peaking at ~$12M market cap before collapsing. The only minor caveat is that Roaring Kitty himself had not publicly confirmed the compromise at time of reporting, so the 'hack' remains community-assessed rather than officially confirmed - but this does not affect the accuracy of the on-chain data or price movement figures cited in the claim.
Summary

The X account associated with Roaring Kitty was reportedly compromised and used to post the contract address for Solana-based meme coin Red Kitten Crew, also referred to as RKC. After the post, the token briefly reached a $12 million market capitalization before dropping to $1.8 million, and later fell about 90% after the post was deleted. According to Lookonchain, the developer used 20 SOL to acquire 39.52% of the token supply and later sold all of those holdings for 6,260 SOL, worth about $611,000. Roaring Kitty has not publicly clarified the incident. The episode highlights how compromised high-profile social media accounts and concentrated token ownership can drive abrupt speculative surges and sharp reversals in thinly traded crypto assets.

Terms & Concepts
  • Contract address: The unique blockchain address for a token smart contract, used to identify and interact with that asset onchain.
  • Market capitalization: The total value of a token’s circulating supply, usually calculated by multiplying its price by the number of circulating tokens.
  • SOL: The native token of Solana, a blockchain used for paying transaction fees and interacting with on-chain applications.