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Kylian Mbappe’s World Cup milestone is fueling unauthorized crypto tokens and NFT speculation
French striker Kylian Mbappe reaching 19 career World Cup goals has sparked a wave of unauthorized Solana meme tokens (like MBAPPE and MBAPEPE) and heightened
Key takeaways
- Kylian Mbappe's 19 World Cup goals have sparked a wave of unauthorized Solana meme tokens and Sorare NFT sales.
- None of the active meme tokens carry any official endorsement from Mbappe.
- A notable Mbappe Sorare player card reportedly sold for $66,850 during this World Cup cycle.
- A 2024 hack of Mbappe's social media account promoted a fraudulent token that hit a $464 million market cap before collapsing.
- Purchasing a $66,850 player card at peak World Cup mania is a bet that demand will sustain or increase.
French striker Kylian Mbappe reaching 19 career World Cup goals has sparked a wave of unauthorized Solana meme tokens (like MBAPPE and MBAPEPE) and heightened Sorare NFT activity, including a card sale of $66,850. None of these digital assets carry Mbappe's official endorsement, prompting warnings of extreme volatility similar to a 2024 hack that wiped out a $464 million market cap token.
By the numbers
- 19
- cumulative World Cup goals scored by Kylian Mbappe
- $66,850
- sale price of a notable Mbappe Sorare player card
- 58
- goals making Mbappe France's all-time leading international goalscorer
- $464M
- peak market cap of a fraudulent token promoted via hack
How it unfolded
- Mbappe scores in World Cup final as a teenager
- Mbappe scores hat trick in World Cup final
- Mbappe's social media account hacked to promote fraudulent token
- Mbappe becomes France's all-time leading international goalscorer
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