Peanut the Squirrel’s owner, Mark Longo, is taking the crypto community to task for profiteering from the tragic death of his beloved pet squirrel.
In a video posted to social media, Longo announced plans to sue PNUT token holders and revealed the launch of his own token.
Describing the event as “one of the most devastating things” to have happened in his life, he aims his anger at the crypto community, which he says has taken his “tragedy and profited every which way possible.”
“The fact that people wanna make money off this is nothing short of despicable,”
Then, in a moment of bittersweet irony, Longo announces the launch of his rival token, Justice for Pnut and Fred (JUSTICE). The gambit has paid off, with JUSTICE sitting at a market cap of around $50 million .
It’s worth noting that Longo had received donations in PNUT, which were worth some $50,000 when he cashed them out. The crypto community has called him out on this, highlighting the inconsistency of Longo’s words and actions.
Longo said he plans to sue the holders of the PNUT token despite their charity towards his situation.
The PNUT token grew exponentially in price and market cap, climbing to a peak market cap of over $2.4 billion in a matter of days. It has since waned significantly and now commands a market cap of just over $1 billion.
The JUSTICE coin has performed similarly so far, quickly raising its market cap to a peak of $144 million and tumbling to $51 million in just 48 hours of launching.
According to crypto sleuth Stalkchain, the JUSTICE token dev has already made a pretty penny from the token.