The token was minted within minutes of the suspect’s arrest and has already generated almost four million dollars in trading volume.
Charlie Kirk Killer Tyler Robinson Gets Memecoin Minted
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Degens Mint Memecoin Named After Charlie Kirk Assassin Tyler Robinson
Not long after FBI Director Kash Patel, Utah Governor Spencer Cox, and Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith announced the arrest of Tyler Robison, the 22-year-old electrician apprentice accused of gunning down controversial political activist Charlie Kirk, a memecoin bearing the suspect’s name appeared on Pumpswap Friday afternoon.
Authorities allege Robinson shot and killed Kirk in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday during Kirk’s scheduled “American Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley University (UVU). The now-deceased activist regularly debated students on hot-button issues such as race, religion, politics, and sexuality. Fox News reported that Robinson had “become more political in recent years,” according to a family member.
Governor Cox referenced a conversation about Kirk that Robinson had with the family member. “In that conversation, Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU,” Cox said. “They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints that he had.”
Ultimately, it was Robinson’s family that convinced the suspect to turn himself in after a nationwide manhunt ensued in the wake of the shooting. And not long after his identity became public, degens went to work, minting a Tyler Robinson (TYLER) memecoin on Solana and subsequently cashing in. TYLER was trading at $0.0004633, up 336% since inception, with $3.88 million in trading volume at the time of writing, according to Pumpswap.
This coverage is not an endorsement of the “TYLER” memecoin. Bitcoin.com does not condone projects that exploit tragic events as they contradict our company values and ethical standards.
