Rogue Pepecoin team members blamed for $16M PEPE multsig withdrawal
In an announcement to the PEPE community, it was claimed that three former members stole funds from the project and then handed over full control to the sole remaining member. The circumstances behind the mysterious $16 million withdrawal from the Pepecoin (PEPE) project’s multisig wallet have seemingly been revealed, with the finger being pointed at three ex-team members who went rogue. On Aug. 24, the price of PEPE plunged by roughly 15% amid fears of a potential rug-pull after the community spotted that $16 million worth of PEPE was withdrawn from the Pepe multisig wallet and sent to several exchanges. 1/4 1 hour ago, the Pepe multisig wallet, changed the amount of signatures required on their multisig from a 5/8 to 2/8. This comes after sending $15.7 million worth of $PEPE to exchanges. A breakdown of what we know: pic.twitter.com/bxBxp6Nzqz — ASXN (@asxn_r) August 24, 2023 Clearing up the matter in an Aug. 25 post on X (Twitter), one of the anonymous founding members be...