Thomas Smith
Chief technology officer of SafeMoon. He pleaded guilty in February 2025 to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud over the scheme that misappropriated investor funds from the SafeMoon token's 'locked' liquidity; he is awaiting sentencing.
Also known as: Thomas Smith
Note: Smith pleaded guilty and, per reporting, was awaiting sentencing.
Bio
Thomas Smith was SafeMoon's chief technology officer. The SEC and DOJ said SafeMoon's executives falsely told investors the project's liquidity pool was "locked" while retaining access and misappropriating assets. [1][2]
Status
Smith pleaded guilty in February 2025 to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud and cooperated; CEO Braden Karony was convicted at trial (sentenced to 100 months in February 2026), while founder Kyle Nagy remained at large. [1][2]
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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.
HEX / PulseChain (Richard Heart)ProjectsCrypto projects (HEX, PulseChain, PulseX) created by Richard Heart (Richard Schueler). In July 2023 the U.S. SEC sued him for offering unregistered securities that raised $1B+ and for allegedly misappropriating ~$12M for luxury goods (including a 555-carat diamond). A court dismissed the case in 2024 for lack of U.S. jurisdiction; there was no finding of wrongdoing and Heart denies the allegations.
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