Influencer Mr.Thank.You and the Beercoin scam: when celebrities sell garbage

Sergei Kosenko, known as Mr.Thank.You (39.3M followers on Instagram), is promoting Beercoin (BEER) in his stories. The memecoin grew 164% last week and has already reached $250M in market capitalization. But here’s the problem: the guy admits he’s not a pro in crypto, but he says he won’t sell his bag until it multiplies 10 times. Translation: he is using his fans as liquidity to cash out when it suits him.

The pattern we already know

This is not new. Since the Centra Tech ICO (2017) with DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather, through Paul Pierce's SafeMoon (-99% from its highs) to Kim Kardashian with EMAX (fine of $250K from the SEC), the script is always the same:

1. Celebrity promotes token without disclaimer
2. Follower mass buys on FOMO
3. Founders and celebrities sell the exchange
4. Token collapses 99%
5. Tweet deleted, next victim

Why this works

Platforms like Pump.Fun make it even easier: anyone can create a memecoin in minutes, buy large amounts at the launch price, promote it on social networks, and when it reaches decent liquidity (million dollars), they disappear from the map. Telegram bots automate everything, allowing a few “insiders” to buy low while retail enters when it's already too late.

What's at stake

Beercoin operates on Solana and is listed on Gate, Mexc, Bitget, and Raydium. At the moment, it is priced at $0.0005255, +16% in 24h. But the real question is: who is buying when Mr.Thank.You sells?

TLDR: If a celebrity without crypto expertise suddenly discovers that they love trading, it's probably because someone is paying them. Stay away.