From Child Actor to Solana Degen: The Pipeline Is Real And It Has A Discord

We are not going to name him here because his publicist sent a letter, but you know who we mean. The former star of a mid-tier Disney Channel show that ran from 2006 to 2009, whose face appeared on backpacks and whose name appeared on a line of fruit snacks that tasted, several reviewers noted at the time, "aggressively of ambition." He is twenty-three now. He has pivoted. The pivot is DeFi. He would like you to know that he has "always been interested in technology" and that his decision to launch a Solana token was "completely organic" and "not influenced by the three separate influencer packages he purchased" (our phrasing, not his).

The token is called SNACK — yes, a reference to the fruit snacks, no he did not confirm this, yes his publicist mentioned it unprompted as a "fun Easter egg for the fans." The launch went well by meme coin standards, which is to say it went up and then it went down and then it went up again and multiple people described it as a rollercoaster in a way that suggested they meant it as a compliment. What we find most notable, however, is the team page on the project website, which lists him as "Chief Vision Officer" — a title he apparently requested specifically — and includes a photo in which he is wearing a backwards cap and pointing at a laptop. The laptop screen, visible in the background if you zoom in, is displaying a Wikipedia article about blockchain. We have zoomed in. We are sharing this information because we believe in informed investors.

He is currently scheduled to appear on three Crypto Twitter Spaces next week. His management has confirmed he will take "soft questions only." His management has not confirmed what constitutes a soft question. We have several.