Hawk Tuah girl opens up about her boyfriend’s reaction after losing money in her crypto crash
Haliey Welch admitted that her boyfriend also invested in her controversial cryptocoin
It seems like yesterday we were running around shouting ‘Hawk Tuah’ at each other, but the internet comes at you fast.
Things seem to speed up though, particularly if you’re getting accused of a ‘pump and dump’ crypto coin scheme.The meaning is in the name, it’s when a coin is ‘pumped up’ in value by a celebrity or something else driving it, and then sold so that the creators can make profit.
From hero to zero in almost no time (YouTube/TimanddeeTV)
‘$HAWK token’ lost its buyers millions, and as the face of it, ‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ Haliey Welch was cancelled on social media.
The cryptocurrency scandal threatened to end her career as quickly as her viral street video started it.
News of her alleged transgressions with the coin did the rounds online, but it looks like Welch is back, in a leaked podcast episode with content creator FaZe Banks.
The cryptocurrency, which reportedly reached a jaw-dropping value of $490 million (£393 million) at the end of 2024, CoinTelegraph reported that it dropped by more than 90 percent.
Lawsuits have been filed against those behind the coin, while the conversation around the unlawful promotion of selling cryptocurrency also became a popular topic online.
The viral star admitted her boyfriend lost money in the crypto crash (Instagram/@hay_welch)
She took to her podcast to reveal that it wasn’t just regular people that suffered, as her own ‘pookie’ (boyfriend, for those not down with the slang), was also hit.
Kelby Blackwell, Welch’s significant other, even teases her about it.
“Pookie lost money too,” she revealed. “He said, ‘How you going to take my money?’ He still gives me s*** all the time. He says, ‘I wish I had my $300 back’,” Welch added.
It may just be $300 (£242), but the fact he had to bring it up really sends the message across.
Speaking more about the crypto venture as a whole, Welch admitted it didn’t go to plan, and felt sorry for those who lost money.
She admitted that she felt bad for promoting the coin (Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
Explaining that it was a ‘friend of a friend’ who came up with the idea, she said: “It was brought to me as a long-term coin that would change the way everybody thinks about crypto,
“And I feel really bad for all the people that got affected by it. It just didn’t go the way I planned.”
Looking back, the internet star also said that she should have reacted more to red flags that she noticed about the person behind the project.
She admitted: “I probably should have looked into him a little bit more.
“He was acting a little bit weird on the day of the launch, and that made me suspicious.”
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FaZe Banks claims Hawk Tuah girl’s team leaked crypto podcast before two conditions were met for its release
Hawk Tuah girl Haliey Welch has broke her silence after weeks of no activity on social media
FaZe Banks has asked the ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl to fire her entire team after they allegedly ‘leaked’ a new podcast episode about the controversial cryptocurrency scandal.
Haliey Welch needs little introduction after she became a viral sensation for, you know, that video.
Don’t pretend like you’ve not seen it.
Since the fame, the Tennessee resident has quit her job and started her own podcast, Talk Tuah with Haliey Welch, which has over 200k subscribers.
‘Hawk Tuah’ girl’s cryptocurrency scandal explained
Haliey Welch shot to fame last year after sharing her top tips on how to keep your man happy (YouTube/Tim & Dee TV)
In recent months, the Hawk Tuah girl has been criticised for her cryptocurrency dealings, by promoting a coin named ‘$HAWK token’, which became available on 4 December.
Its market cap went up to $490 million (£384 million), and then the coin quickly lost more than 95 percent of its value.
Welch was accused of doing a ‘pump and dump’, which is when people hype up a coin to drive up its value and then sell it quickly for profit. Everyone else lost millions.
Although lawsuits were launched against the coin’s creators, Welch wasn’t named as a defendant.
Now, a leaked episode of her podcast has recently been shared on social media, and it features the founder of popular e-sports organisation FaZe Clan, who is also an influencer.
But since it’s been leaked, Banks – whose real name is Richard Bengston – has complained that his two stipulations were not met beforehand.
FaZe Banks’ two stipulations which he claims were not met
1) Not allowing market manipulation
Over on his X account, Banks said his first stipulation was ‘not allowing markets to be manipulated by leaking this episode’s existence before a resolution was found’.
“The price of $HAWK is pumping and they completely f**king fumbled the bag, yet again,” he complained.
2) To find a solution
“Her team finding a REAL solution regarding the money she made, where that should go and what to do with the $HAWK project moving forward,” he penned.
“What a f**king mess. Poor girl, it’s a wonder how she found herself in this position in the first place,” Banks continued.
“Now @HalieyWelchX I’m going to speak to you direct and say the exact same thing I said to you on spaces that night. Fire everybody.”
