AI Trading-Terminal Token LAB Plunges 85% Amid Insider-Manipulation Allegations
LAB is a crypto token issued by a multichain AI trading terminal. Exchange liquidity and token ownership concentration directly affect risks for retail investors. On-chain investigator ZachXBT alleged that insiders controlled about 95% of the supply and questioned why Binance and Bitget had failed to prevent highly concentrated holders from manipulating the market and cashing out through sell-offs.
According to the latest reports, LAB crashed 85% within 24 hours, wiping more than $10 billion from its market capitalization. Available information did not specify the exact date of the crash or LAB's price before and after the decline. ZachXBT subsequently issued another warning, criticizing Binance and Bitget for allegedly allowing suspected insiders to dump their holdings without taking timely steps to protect retail investors.
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On-chain investigators SpecterAnalyst and ZachXBT accused the $LAB team of heavily concentrating the token's supply, with insiders controlling about 95%, and of possibly working with key opinion leaders to generate market hype. The case highlights opaque ownership of small-cap tokens and failures in market-making and exchange oversight, which can leave retail investors exposed to steep losses amid information asymmetry.
The latest disclosures indicate that the $LAB team may have transferred a large number of tokens to Bitget before the price surged, then sold them to key opinion leaders through over-the-counter deals at 20% of the market price. People linked to the transactions subsequently defended the token publicly. ZachXBT accused the founder of dumping tokens at retail investors' expense and criticized Bitget for allowing market makers to manipulate prices. Available information does not specify the exact dates or amounts involved.
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