Ansem

{
  "subject_name": "Ansem",
  "type": "person",
  "overall_score": 50,
  "research_sources": "Claude, GPT, Grok, Gemini",
  "research_date": "2026-02-22",
  "source_registry": [
    {
      "source_id": "SRC-001",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/12/10/ansem-the-memecoin-king",
      "title": "Ansem: The Memecoin King",
      "publisher": "CoinDesk",
      "accessed_date": "2026-02-22"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "SRC-002",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/319090/crypto-trader-ansem-says-there-was-a-misalignment-of-incentives-in-certain-celebrity-backed-memecoins",
      "title": "Crypto trader Ansem says there was a 'misalignment of incentives' in certain celebrity-backed memecoins",
      "publisher": "The Block",
      "accessed_date": "2026-02-22"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "SRC-003",
      "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-influencer-ansem-accused-promoting-133112274.html",
      "title": "Crypto Influencer Ansem Accused of Promoting Memecoin 'Pump and Dumps'",
      "publisher": "Yahoo Finance",
      "accessed_date": "2026-02-22"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "SRC-004",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/zachxbt-slams-crypto-influencer-over-memecoin-promotions",
      "title": "ZachXBT Accuses Crypto Influencer Ansem of Promoting Memecoin Pump-and-Dumps",
      "publisher": "CoinTelegraph",
      "accessed_date": "2026-02-22"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "SRC-005",
      "url": "https://cryptobriefing.com/kanye-west-crypto-meeting/",
      "title": "Kanye Asks Meme Coin Trader Ansem to Meet, Fueling Account Sale Debate",
      "publisher": "Crypto Briefing",
      "accessed_date": "2026-02-22"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "SRC-006",
      "url": "https://dailycoin.com/is-ansem-running-pump-and-dumps-crypto-influencer-under-fire/",
      "title": "Is Ansem Running Pump and Dumps? Crypto Influencer Under Fire",
      "publisher": "DailyCoin",
      "accessed_date": "2026-02-22"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "SRC-007",
      "url": "https://99bitcoins.com/news/altcoins/what-happened-to-ansem-crypto-has-blknoiz06-really-been-arrested/",
      "title": "What Happened to Ansem Crypto? Has Blknoiz06 Really Been Arrested?",
      "publisher": "99Bitcoins",
      "accessed_date": "2026-02-22"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "SRC-008",
      "url": "https://www.unchainedcrypto.com/why-memecoins-have-been-2024s-most-profitable-crypto-trade-ansem-and-kelxyz-ep-641/",
      "title": "Why Memecoins Have Been 2024's Most Profitable Crypto Trade: Ansem and Kelxyz",
      "publisher": "Unchained",
      "accessed_date": "2026-02-22"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "SRC-009",
      "url": "https://tradersunion.com/persons/ansem/",
      "title": "Ansem: Biography, Career, and Business Insights",
      "publisher": "Traders Union",
      "accessed_date": "2026-02-22"
    }
  ],
  "identity": {
    "verified_name": "Zion Thomas",
    "handles": [
      "@blknoiz06",
      "@conzimp"
    ],
    "email_addresses": [],
    "locations": [
      "New York City, NY, USA"
    ],
    "verification_status": "high",
    "source_ids": [
      "SRC-001",
      "SRC-002",
      "SRC-009"
    ]
  },
  "credentials_and_claims": [
    {
      "claim": "Real name is Zion Thomas.",
      "source": "Media profiles and interviews",
      "verified": true,
      "verification_evidence": "Confirmed by CoinDesk, The Block, and CoinTelegraph.",
      "verification_status": "verified",
      "confidence": "high",
      "found_by": [
        "Claude",
        "GPT",
        "Gemini"
      ],
      "notes": "Consistent across multiple independent outlets.",
      "source_ids": [
        "SRC-001",
        "SRC-002",
        "SRC-004"
      ]
    },
    {
      "claim": "Known for early promotion of Dogwifhat (WIF) at approximately $100,000 market capitalization.",
      "source": "Media reports and interviews",
      "verified": true,
      "verification_evidence": "Documented by CoinDesk and DailyCoin.",
      "verification_status": "verified",
      "confidence": "high",
      "found_by": [
        "Claude",
        "GPT",
        "Grok"
      ],
      "notes": "Often cited as a defining success.",
      "source_ids": [
        "SRC-001",
        "SRC-006"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "project_history": [
    {
      "name": "Crypto influencer and trader (@blknoiz06)",
      "period": "2017-present",
      "description": "Public crypto trading commentary and memecoin promotion, primarily on X.",
      "funding": "N/A",
      "outcome": "Large following and significant influence; substantial controversy.",
      "tvl_or_metrics": "750,000+ followers on X",
      "team_members": [],
      "controversies": [
        "Pump-and-dump accusations",
        "Retail losses on promoted tokens"
      ],
      "sources": [
        "CoinDesk",
        "Yahoo Finance",
        "DailyCoin"
      ],
      "confidence": "high",
      "source_ids": [
        "SRC-001",
        "SRC-003",
        "SRC-006"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2017",
      "title": "Entered cryptocurrency trading",
      "description": "Began trading cryptocurrency after early career in software engineering.",
      "sources": [
        "Media interviews"
      ],
      "tone": "neutral",
      "verified": true,
      "notes": "",
      "source_ids": [
        "SRC-009"
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-10",
      "title": "Public accusations by ZachXBT",
      "description": "ZachXBT accused Ansem of facilitating pump-and-dump schemes involving low-cap memecoins.",
      "sources": [
        "CoinTelegraph",
        "Yahoo Finance"
      ],
      "tone": "critical",
      "verified": true,
      "notes": "Ansem disputed characterization but acknowledged incentive misalignment.",
      "source_ids": [
        "SRC-003",
        "SRC-004"
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-03",
      "title": "Kanye West interaction",
      "description": "Ye posted publicly requesting a meeting with Ansem, naming him Zion Thomas.",
      "sources": [
        "Crypto Briefing"
      ],
      "tone": "neutral",
      "verified": true,
      "notes": "Tweet later deleted.",
      "source_ids": [
        "SRC-005"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "red_flags": [
    {
      "title": "Pattern of low-cap memecoin promotion",
      "description": "Repeated promotion of micro-cap tokens that later declined 97–99% from all-time highs, with allegations that retail traders served as exit liquidity.",
      "severity": "high",
      "confidence": "high",
      "supporting_evidence": [
        "ZachXBT investigations",
        "Media reports of token collapses"
      ],
      "counter_evidence": [
        "Ansem cites WIF success as justification"
      ],
      "found_by": [
        "Claude",
        "GPT",
        "Grok",
        "Gemini"
      ],
      "sources": [
        "CoinTelegraph",
        "Yahoo Finance",
        "DailyCoin"
      ],
      "source_ids": [
        "SRC-003",
        "SRC-004",
        "SRC-006"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "behavioral_patterns": [
    {
      "title": "Survivorship-bias defense",
      "description": "Consistently highlights exceptional winners such as WIF while downplaying or dismissing numerous failed promotions.",
      "examples": [
        "Public defense during ZachXBT dispute"
      ],
      "frequency": "recurrent",
      "confidence": "high",
      "sources": [
        "Media interviews"
      ],
      "source_ids": [
        "SRC-002",
        "SRC-006"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "contradictions_and_disputes": [
    {
      "claim_1": "Ansem facilitates pump-and-dump schemes.",
      "claim_2": "Ansem argues he is transparently trading what retail wants and denies running scams.",
      "source_1": "ZachXBT via media",
      "source_2": "Ansem statements at Messari Mainnet",
      "resolution": "Unresolved; evidence supports substantial retail losses regardless of intent.",
      "confidence": "high",
      "source_ids": [
        "SRC-002",
        "SRC-004"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "evidence_gaps": [
    {
      "question": "Exact pre- and post-promotion wallet positioning for all promoted tokens.",
      "why_uncertain": "No comprehensive on-chain forensic report linking all wallets.",
      "searched": "Public investigations and media reports",
      "source_ids": [
        "SRC-006"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "key_insights": [
    {
      "title": "Influence-driven financial risk",
      "description": "Regardless of intent, Ansem’s scale of influence repeatedly coincided with severe losses for retail participants in low-cap memecoins.",
      "importance": "critical",
      "evidence": [
        "Multiple tokens falling 97–99% after promotion"
      ],
      "source_ids": [
        "SRC-003",
        "SRC-004",
        "SRC-006"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "risk_assessment": {
    "overall_score": 50,
    "score_reasoning": "Median of LLM-reported scores reflecting strong influence and occasional genuine market insight offset by repeated, well-documented retail harm from memecoin promotions.",
    "criminal_risk": "none found",
    "financial_risk": "high",
    "reputational_risk": "high",
    "verification_risk": "moderate",
    "source_ids": [
      "SRC-001",
      "SRC-003",
      "SRC-004",
      "SRC-006"
    ]
  },
  "confidence_notes": {
    "data_completeness": "Moderate; major claims well-sourced, wallet-level details incomplete.",
    "source_verification": "High; relies on established crypto media and investigators.",
    "identity_confidence": "High",
    "timeline_confidence": "High",
    "conflicting_findings": "Disagreement centers on intent versus impact of promotions.",
    "limitations": "Lack of exhaustive on-chain attribution for all promoted assets."
  }
}