Hailey Welch, the viral sensation behind the “Hawk Tuah” catchphrase, has disappeared from the general public eye—leaving her tens of millions of followers questioning what occurred.
The final episode of her hit podcast Discuss Tuah aired on Dec. 3, and since then, Welch has gone silent. No updates on her social media, no new episodes of her fashionable podcast, and no phrase on her whereabouts. Her followers, who had been driving excessive on her meteoric rise, are actually left puzzled and annoyed.
Welch’s sudden rise to fame appeared like a fairy story. After her viral “Hawk Tuah” video exploded throughout the web, Welch turned the catchphrase right into a full-fledged model. She launched merchandise after which, in September, a weekly podcast that soared to the highest of the Spotify charts. Every little thing appeared to be falling into place for the influencer-turned-entrepreneur.
However issues took a flip when Welch launched her personal cryptocurrency—$HAWK, the Hawk Tuah memecoin—on Dec. 4. Initially, the coin soared in worth, briefly reaching a market cap of a whole lot of tens of millions of {dollars}. Nevertheless, inside minutes, it collapsed, wiping out the investments of numerous followers. Many speculated that insiders had dumped their tokens, profiting off the crash whereas leaving common consumers to bear the losses.
Welch’s try to deal with the controversy solely deepened the thriller. Throughout a stay audio stream on X (previously Twitter) along with her companions at OverHere, who helped launch the memecoin, Welch appeared to brush off the criticisms. “Hey guys! I hate to interrupt you, Nick, however hey there. Anywho, I am gonna go to mattress and I am going to see you guys tomorrow,” she casually remarked, earlier than abruptly leaving the dialog. That was the final anybody heard from Welch.
Her sudden exit has sparked a mixture of reactions on-line. Some are calling it a “career-ending transfer,” whereas others appear extra sympathetic, jokingly referring to her as “Sleeping Magnificence.” One person remarked, “Her profession led to the identical yr it began.”
However the saga of the $HAWK coin is way from over. Whereas Welch stays silent, her crypto companions have made public statements, trying to shift blame onto Alex Larson Schultz, referred to as “Doc Hollywood.” OverHere alleges that Schultz was answerable for key selections associated to the coin, together with token distribution and monetary administration. Schultz, who’s a music producer and the son-in-law of comic Howie Mandel, has not but commented on these accusations.
As Welch stays unreachable, the controversy continues to develop. On Dec. 7, traders who misplaced cash within the $HAWK collapse filed a lawsuit, accusing the creators of promoting unregistered securities.
For now, the general public is left ready—each for Welch’s subsequent transfer and for the following chapter within the $HAWK memecoin catastrophe.
