• Meme coin “4” turned a trader’s $3,000 into nearly $2 million after CZ’s viral post.
• The “4” token began as a joke after a BNB Chain phishing hack sparked community buzz.
• Smart traders joined the hype, making “4” the third-most-bought token on BNB Chain.

A crypto trader converted a $3,000 investment into nearly $2 million in a matter of hours after Binance cofounder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao shared his post about a meme coin based on BNB Chain called “4.” That wallet, which is called “0x872,” was one of the first buyers. The trade went viral on X as social media-based blockchain analysts and traders took notice.

According to Lookonchain’s blockchain data, the trader’s $3,000 in BNB increased nearly 650 times in value. Despite that huge back return, the trader trimmed only a fraction of his holdings short. The wallet still has approximately $1.88 million of the “4” token in it, according to the report. 

Hack Turns Into Meme Coin Mania

The “4” meme coin began in a most peculiar way. It was developed in the wake of a phishing attack on the BNB Chain that saw a hacker pocket $4,000 before losing control of events. The crypto community, of course, made a joke out of the situation, playing up the “4” token as meme coin reflecting irony and humor in the market.

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CZ Zhao later posted the BNB Chain’s explanation of the hack with his 8.9 million on X, saying that after the hacker dumped all his tokens, the community “took over and bought the meme coin higher, as a mock to the hacker.

Smart Money Joins the “4” Meme Coin Rush

Nansen data showed that some “smart money” wallets were also buying the “4” hype. These portfolios are maintained by some of the top traders in the world. In the next 24 hours, “4” became the third-most purchased token on the BNB Chain, with nearly $100,000 of trades.

Small bets have frequently turned into enormous fortunes for meme coins. In March, one trader apparently transformed $2,000 into $43 million by purchasing the frog-themed Pepe coin. But by riding out a prolonged downturn, the profit dwindled to $10 million on the eventual sale.

In May 2024, another trader turned his $27 stake into $52 million . These cases are a reminder of how swiftly fortunes can be won and lost in the crypto world, where price moves are often fueled more by social buzz than real utility.

Another unidentified wallet also purchased “4” just before CZ’s post, according to blockchain visualizer Bubblemaps. It raised $1.5 million in hours. Ironically, that event kicked off following a brief hack of the official X account of BNB Chain over phishing links and fake promotions for “4”.

The ‘4’ meme coin is just another example of digital markets being driven by randomness. From it, humor bears itself out with risk and timing in a single viral story. What began as a phishing attack became one of the most discussed trading moments of the week.

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