Behind the 2000% surge in RFC tokens: Whale traders and the crypto capital game under Musk’s narrative

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MarsBit
04-15
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I. Phenomenal Surge: From Marginal MEME to Hundredfold Myth

On the night of April 13, 2025, a Solana chain monitoring alert suddenly sounded - a MEME token called RFC (Retard Finder Coin) skyrocketed 200% in 15 minutes, breaking through a market cap of $100 million, with the price peaking at $0.199. This carnival's climax was ignited by a massive buy order worth $1.2 million. While the market was speculating whether this was collective madness by retail investors, on-chain data revealed a more complex capital game: at least 3 associated address groups, 5 market makers, and $180 million in funds were weaving a precise network, pushing this "community carnival" towards an unpredictable abyss.

1.1 Capital Riot: Hundredfold Leap Within Two Weeks

Solana

Since Musk first liked the "Retard Finder" social account on March 29, RFC entered a crazy upward mode. From $0.003 on April 1 to the historical high of $0.2 on April 13, its price curve showed a typical "ladder-like control" characteristic: each breakthrough of an integer threshold was accompanied by massive buy orders, with pullback always controlled within 15%. Such abnormal stability is rare among MEME coins known for high volatility.

1.2 Whale Revealed: The Secret of $120 Million Liquidity

In the early morning of April 14, on-chain detective @CaNoe disclosed key evidence: the whale address starting with 0x3d... bought RFC worth $1.2 million through four transactions, pushing the market cap beyond $100 million.

Solana

But this was just the tip of the iceberg - the address split funds through 14 associated wallets within 3 days, with an actual purchase scale exceeding $8 million, accounting for 23% of total trading volume.

Even more shocking was the fund transfer path:

  1. Upstream fund pool: $100 million USDC from a TRUMP market maker address, transferred through Gg5yX...
  2. Relay network: 8hsoX... address group completed 10 cross-chain transfers, involving ETH, SOL, BASE public chains
  3. Terminal operation: Finally completed RFC buying through 5 newly created addresses on SOL chain

This three-step fund transfer exposed the sophisticated skills of operators in avoiding regulation. As crypto analyst Ember said: "This is not a spontaneous speculation, but a capital layout planned for months."

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Future Projection: Direction of Capital Game

Based on historical data modeling, we predict RFC may face two paths:

  • Optimistic Scenario: Market makers continue to maintain price oscillation in the 0.08-0.12 USD range, hedging profits through derivatives market, extending lifecycle to 6-8 weeks
  • Pessimistic Scenario: New hotspot in Solana ecosystem leads to liquidity transfer, whales initiate distribution above 0.15 USD, triggering over 60% pullback

The current market may be more inclined towards the second possibility - the flash crash of OM coin on April 14th (single-day drop of 90%) has already triggered chain panic, with investor risk appetite rapidly contracting.


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