Gen Z Quant kid’s dog kidnapped following doxing

A 13-year-old cryptocurrency enthusiast, known as the Gen Z Quant kid, is at the center of a bizarre series of events that have captivated the crypto community.

The teenager attempted a rug pull by creating a token named QUANT, but what followed was an unprecedented response from the community, leading to both financial and personal turmoil for the young trader.

On November 20, the boy launched QUANT on Pump.fun, a popular memecoin platform. Initially, he sold his entire holding of 51 million QUANT tokens for 128 SOL, earning $30,000 within hours. However, enraged by the apparent scam, the crypto community collectively decided to pump the token’s value as an act of revenge. Over six hours, QUANT’s price skyrocketed by 71,386%, peaking at $0.07876 per token. Trading volumes surged to $213.7 million, turning the token into one of the most remarkable crypto trading phenomena.

The financial setback for the boy was just the beginning. Frustrated investors doxed the teenager and his family, revealing personal details online, including their social media profiles and even the boy’s school. The retaliation escalated further as Pump.fun users created new tokens named after family members, such as QUANT DAD, QUANT SIS, and QUANT MOM, accompanied by profile pictures of the individuals. The situation took a darker turn when tokens like CABAL featured images of the family’s dog.

The drama reached a new height when screenshots surfaced on X (formerly Twitter), shared by user @YonatanBadash1, alleging that the family’s dog, Bari, had been kidnapped. The screenshots reportedly show a conversation between an alleged kidnapper and the boy’s brother, Ben Berger, pleading for the dog’s safe return. The family’s distress reportedly deepened, with the boy’s mother, Sara Berger, in tears and worried about potential legal charges her son might face due to the rug pull.

This incident illustrates the volatile and unpredictable nature of the $3.11 trillion global crypto market. While the community’s actions highlight the risks of anonymity and scams, they also raise ethical questions about the extent of accountability and retaliation in decentralized trading spaces. This extraordinary series of events underscores the thin line between justice and vigilantism in the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency.