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Celebrity Memecoin Scammer Boasts of ‘No Consequences Under Trump,’ Claims Millions in Profit

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Kurt Robson
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By Kurt Robson
Edited by Samantha Dunn
Key Takeaways
  • Famed celebrity scammer, Sahil Arora, has openly admitted he fears no legal consequences under Donald Trump’s administration.
  • Arora made millions by tricking high-profile celebrities like Caitlyn Jenner and Jason Derulo into promoting memecoins.
  • The worrying confession highlights how normalised crypto fraud is becoming, with rug pulls emerging as a disturbingly viable ‘profession.’

Sahil Arora, a notorious figure in the world of celebrity memecoin scams, has publicly claimed he fears no consequences for his actions while U.S. President Donald Trump is in power.

In a high-profile interview with leading crypto investigator Coffeezilla, Arora went into detail about his repeated dupes of high-profile celebrities.

No Consequences Under Trump

In the interview with Coffeezilla, posted Saturday and already viewed over one million times, Arora declared that he’s not worried about any legal repercussions for his actions.

Arora has built a reputation for making millions by scamming celebrities to promote memecoins linked to them, only to pull the plug shortly after, walking away with inflated investor funds from their audience.

“Before Trump, I could imagine people getting jailed. After Trump, there is just no way,” Arora told Coffeezilla.

When asked if he believed it was dangerous for the government to allow these scams to continue unchecked, Arora offered a disturbing prediction.

“It’s bad for our children when they grow up because then they have a new stream of career which would be rugging,” he said, referring to the practice of launching fraudulent tokens and abandoning them after profiting.

He added that it’s likely to become “a new profession.”

Arora’s confidence stems from recent changes in how crypto-related crimes are handled.

In April, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it was disbanding the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, which had been focused on investigating crypto fraud.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that the previous administration had pursued a “reckless strategy of regulation by prosecution.”

Arora’s Sweeping Celebrity Memecoin Scams

Despite a rare public apology to those he defrauded in April, Arora’s appearance in the interview seemed more self-serving than remorseful.

During the interview, Arora detailed how he paid Caitlyn Jenner $50,000 for a post on X to promote a token without her realizing it was tied to her own likeness.

Once Jenner promoted the token, named JENNER, its market cap skyrocketed to $43 million within 24 hours.

Arora said he “dumped [his] whole pack” just six or seven hours after launch, netting over $200,000.

Jenner has spoken out publicly against the duping, calling herself a victim of Arora.

A similar scheme involved Jason Derulo, whom Arora misled into promoting a memecoin named JASON, under the impression that he was endorsing a gambling website.

Arora again quickly dumped his investment after the token grew over 6,000% in a matter of hours, reaching a $5 million market cap.

However, after Derulo caught on to the scam and the market cap had dropped 50%, he claimed he wanted to take the token “to the moon” to get back at Arora.

Arora claims he still had tokens in his wallet that benefited from Derulo’s promotion.

“One of my wallets had a 10 sold purchase at $200,000 market cap. I woke up and that wallet was automatically at$300,000 value. I woke up, I sold immediately at 30 million market cap,” Arora told Coffeezilla.

To add insult to injury, Arora claimed he only paid Derulo half of what he promised.

“I was arrogant. I was like, you don’t finish the finisher,” he told Coffee.

Celebrity Responsibility

Arora’s fraud, which has reportedly amassed him over $30 million, highlights how little due diligence celebrities do before endorsing crypto projects.

While many celebrities claimed ignorance, the ethical responsibility of protecting their audiences from fraudulent promotions has come under scrutiny.

Some, like Derulo, ignored red flags until it was too late.

“The fact that a random guy from Dubai can just offer a cash transfer to a big time celebrity to post anything he wants without any questions or verifications is the truly scary part,” one user wrote in the interview comments.

“Celebrities are just as guilty. They actually have the resources to do their own due diligence,” another commented.

A Bad Look for Crypto

Arora’s confessions reveal how disturbingly easy it is to execute a successful rug pull.

With only a laptop and access to influencer promotion, scammers can drive hype, inflate token prices, and disappear with the profits, leaving everyday investors with worthless digital assets.

Despite his growing infamy, Arora has attracted a bizarrely loyal following, with some praising his honesty about his scamming techniques.

Still, even he admits he shouldn’t be allowed in the space.

“People like me should not exist in this space,” he told Coffeezilla.

“I’m literally agreeing with you on that because then it’s really giving a bad idea to people about the whole space as a whole.”

Arora’s brazen transparency underscores major concerns about the current state of digital asset regulation and the mass marketing of crypto.

“I appreciate him unveiling the full architecture of these scams even though I think he should face consequences for those scams,” Coffeezilla told his audience.

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Kurt Robson is a London-based reporter at CCN, specialising in the fast-moving worlds of crypto and emerging technology. He began his career covering local news in Cornwall after graduating from Falmouth University with First Class Honours in Journalism. There, he cut his teeth on everything from council meetings to missing swans. He quickly rose through the ranks to become a frontline journalist at several of the UK’s leading national newspapers. Over the years, he has interviewed musicians and celebrities, reported from courtrooms and crime scenes, and secured multiple front-page exclusives. Following the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kurt shifted his focus to technology journalism—just ahead of the AI boom. With a natural curiosity and a trained eye for emerging trends, he has found a new rhythm in reporting on innovation. At CCN, Kurt's work focuses on the cutting edge of crypto, blockchain, AI, and the evolving digital world. Drawing on his background in people-first reporting and his deep interest in disruptive tech, Kurt delivers stories that are insightful, entertaining, and human-centric.
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