Hayden Davis
CEO of Kelsier Ventures and the figure on-chain analysts and reporting place at the center of a cluster of 2025 memecoin launches — $LIBRA (Argentina), $MELANIA, and $WOLF among them. Wallets tied to him netted $100M+; Argentine prosecutors sought an Interpol Red Notice. He denies wrongdoing.
Also known as: Hayden Mark Davis, Kelsier Ventures
Note: Hayden Davis is under investigation and denies wrongdoing; he has not been convicted. Attribution of the $MELANIA, $WOLF, and $HOOD launches to him rests largely on on-chain analysis (Bubblemaps) and reporting, not a court finding.
Bio
Hayden Mark Davis is the CEO of Kelsier Ventures (which he runs with his father Tom and brother Gideon). He is the figure at the center of the February 2025 $LIBRA scandal in Argentina, where President Javier Milei briefly publicized the token before it crashed ~90%; wallets linked to Davis/Kelsier reportedly netted over $100 million while investors lost an estimated $251 million. [1][2]
A cluster of launches
On-chain investigators at Bubblemaps (with Coffeezilla) traced a shared wallet cluster (notably address 0xcEA…) tying $LIBRA to $MELANIA, the "Wolf of Wall Street" token $WOLF (launched March 8, 2025; ~$42M peak, then −99%), and $HOOD — each showing the same bundled-supply and sniper-wallet patterns. Davis publicly defended his role in $LIBRA but on-chain evidence pointed to repeated involvement. [1][2]
Status
Argentine prosecutor Gregorio Dalbón formally requested an Interpol Red Notice in March 2025; as of reporting, Interpol had not issued one. Davis remained under investigation and denied making improper payments. [1][2]
Bracketed numbers refer to the numbered sources listed below.
Linked scams & cases
- Wolf (WOLF) memecoinSuspected deployer (on-chain analysis)TokensA Solana memecoin riding rumors of a Jordan Belfort ('Wolf of Wall Street') token. Launched March 8, 2025 with ~82% of supply bundled under one entity, it peaked near $42M and then crashed ~99% within two days. On-chain analysts (Bubblemaps) traced it to Hayden Davis, of $LIBRA/$MELANIA infamy.
- $LIBRA (Argentina memecoin)Launch architectMarket manipulationA Solana memecoin created by Kelsier Ventures (led by Hayden Davis). After Argentine President Javier Milei promoted it on Feb 14, 2025, its market cap briefly topped ~$4.5B before insiders sold; reporting describes a rug pull with about $251M in investor losses.
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See also
Luke BelmarIndividualsCryptocurrency influencer Luke Belmar (@lukebelmar on X) became the subject of controversy following allegations related to the promotion of a memecoin. Critics on social media alleged that Belmar used a series of posts referencing a forthcoming cryptocurrency project and a large-scale airdrop to generate interest in a token without explicitly identifying a specific contract address. Belmar published multiple posts discussing an upcoming memecoin, describing plans for what he characterized as a major airdrop and making comparisons to other cryptocurrency projects. Because no contract address was publicly provided, several tokens emerged claiming association with his statements. Critics alleged that this ambiguity enabled speculation around multiple tokens while avoiding a direct endorsement of any particular asset.
Evolved Apes (NFT)ProjectsAn NFT collection launched on OpenSea in September 2021 that promised a fighting game. About a week later its anonymous developer 'Evil Ape' vanished with 798 ETH (~$2.7M). In June 2024 U.S. prosecutors charged three U.K. nationals over the scheme.
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