In Crypto’s Darkest Corner, A Suicide Became a Meme Coin

加密货币的黑暗角落,一位自杀者变成了一种梗币。

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2025-05-02

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Before committing suicide live on X, Arnold Haro had a request: "If I die, I hope you guys turn this into a meme coin." His dying wish came true. Haro’s followers created a meme coin that skyrocketed in value to $2 million. WSJ's Kevin Dugan digs into a seedy online world where anything can be turned into crypto. Annie Minoff hosts. Further Listening: - Inside the Trump Crypto Bromance   Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • A quick warning.

  • This episode discusses suicide.

  • Please take care while listening.

  • Oh, my God.

  • In late February, a man started a live stream on X. He's on his phone.

  • You see him.

  • He's wearing a white T-shirt.

  • He's got gold chains on.

  • And he starts talking to the camera.

  • The man's name, Arnold Harrow.

  • You can see that he's feeling much more anxiety as it's going on.

  • He's like scratching his head.

  • Then, Harrow holds a bullet up to the camera.

  • Then he puts the bullet into the chamber of Smith & Wesson.

  • And he spins the chamber.

  • And he looks at it.

  • And you could see that he's in a lot of distress.

  • Haro was playing Russian roulette.

  • And then he made a request to his followers.

  • If I die, I hope you guys turn this into a meme coin.