{"id":1932200,"date":"2026-05-13T01:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1932200"},"modified":"2026-05-13T01:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:03:07","slug":"caitlyn-jenner-sued-over-alleged-crypto-pump-and-dump-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1932200","title":{"rendered":"Caitlyn Jenner Sued Over Alleged Crypto Pump and Dump Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ff\/16by9\/2026\/05\/13\/ff4cbb110b5c48cd86b13a6f0ec43f22_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Caitlyn Jenner Sued Over Alleged Crypto Pump and Dump Scheme<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Caitlyn Jenner<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Sued Over $JENNER Meme Coin Collapse<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-12T18:03:07-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 12, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:03 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-6a681f17508a8e9dd0f3f4d8971ee36a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260513_ff4cbb110b5c48cd86b13a6f0ec43f22\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c6bb0f22-cfd3-4fee-897e-0ce5a7711723\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ff\/4by3\/2026\/05\/13\/ff4cbb110b5c48cd86b13a6f0ec43f22_md.jpg\" alt=\"MAIN Caitlyn Jenner getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-490ee14f19808f193718c363bd614ccd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/caitlyn-jenner\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Caitlyn Jenner<\/strong><\/a>is facing a new class action lawsuit over her $JENNER meme coin &#8230; with investors claiming they got burned in a celebrity-fueled crypto cash grab.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-46169b603cf0a1e58c77be7de980c2b0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>According to the explosive 97-page filing, obtained by TMZ, a man named <strong>Lee Greenfield <\/strong>claims Jenner and her manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sophia-hutchins\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Sophia Hutchins<\/strong><\/a>, orchestrated a crypto pump and dump after hyping up a token pair &#8212; promising the project was a long-term play while encouraging fans to buy in.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ff655e49575b8c76bb9d9e655f6c8731\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260513_0e4a4d105b0c401dba06b45c628886d8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c6bb0f22-cfd3-4fee-897e-0ce5a7711723\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0e\/4by3\/2026\/05\/13\/0e4a4d105b0c401dba06b45c628886d8_md.jpg\" alt=\"SUB Caitlyn Jenner RECENT GETTY\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d399a1166cb3c35a7ef2d6fde1039fcd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The suit claims Jenner repeatedly told followers she was &#8220;solely focused&#8221; on the coin, pushed slogans like &#8220;We\u2019re sending this coin to the moon!!!&#8221; and even tied the token to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> and MAGA messaging to attract buyers. The filing includes a bunch of screenshots of Jenner\u2019s tweets and promo posts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-db98c450f7850117d2cc7a5b5ede8c78\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>But Greenfield says the whole thing quickly went sideways, claiming Jenner abruptly pivoted to promoting another crypto coin called $BBARK just days after launch, causing the original $JENNER token to crater by roughly 75 percent.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-93a1133c2fa7266a4d863b747175db5d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The lawsuit says the crypto project started falling apart after promoter <strong>Sahil Arora <\/strong>&#8212; who allegedly helped launch the coin &#8212; was accused of pulling money out of the operation and crashing its value. According to the filing, Jenner later blasted him online as a scammer &#8230; but kept promoting other versions of the coin anyway.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7054b2440590e9f4724dd22883f0598e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250706_4f43910eba3a4998b40695104328a75f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c6bb0f22-cfd3-4fee-897e-0ce5a7711723\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4f\/4by3\/2025\/07\/06\/4f43910eba3a4998b40695104328a75f_md.jpg\" alt=\"sophia-hutchins-caitlyn-jenner-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3b73cfb39e29f2e2d1dcb8fb8a465a81\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Investors claim Jenner kept telling buyers the coin was the real deal and about to blow up &#8230; while people behind the scenes were allegedly making money off fees and token sales. Greenfield says he lost more than $40,000 after buying into the coin.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-acbe69e8eb57c266d8739fb13b1557d5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The lawsuit basically claims Jenner misled investors into buying the crypto coins &#8230; and now investors want their money back, plus extra damages.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/12\/caitlyn-jenner-sued-for-crypto-scheme\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:c6bb0f22-cfd3-4fee-897e-0ce5a7711723\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"facebook-footer\",\"pos\":1}'><br \/>\n                Share<span 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