Solana (SOL)-Based CHILLGUY Memecoin Falters As Illustrator Threatens Legal Action: Report
The illustrator behind the viral “Chill Guy” meme is warning CHILLGUY holders that he plans to take legal action against the Solana ( SOL )-based memecoin over copyright issues.
According to a new Decrypt report , Chill Guy creator Phillip Banks recently took to the social media platform X to threaten legal action against unauthorized, for-profit uses of his viral cartoon.
“just putting it out there, chill guy has been copyrighted. like, legally. I’ll be issuing takedowns on for-profit related things over the next few days.”
Phillip Banks has locked his X account since the post. Per a screenshot from X user TheDeFiApe, Banks plans on going after unauthorized merchandise and memecoins.
Source: TheDeFiApe/X
Despite Banks’ protest, Crypto.com announced yesterday that the exchange was listing CHILLGUY. Gate.io, the tenth-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, also launched CHILLGUY trading yesterday as a “Pilot Section” project.
“CHILLGUY just launched on Gate.io’s Pilot Section and already skyrocketed 1065.01% in its first 24H!
From TikTok sensation to explosive memecoin – CHILLGUY showcases the incredible potential of Gate.io’s Pilot Section projects.”
Though the Chill Guy crypto project has yet to issue an official response, a meme posted to the memecoin’s X account this morning appears to be directed at Banks.
“Keep your crypto donations I’ll enjoy my Xbox.”
Source: chillguyx/X
CHILLGUY is trading for $0.381 at time of writing, down 5.5% in the last 24 hours. Chill Guy is down 18.6% from its all-time high of $0.479, reached yesterday. Following Banks’ tweet, CHILLGUY fell about 54%. The extremely volatile memecoin was created less than seven days ago.
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