- A toxic crypto influencer who challenged haters to “come try it” has been robbed
- X user @whxres29 posted his daily location, having boasted of his crypto success
- Following the robbery, he warned his followers not to post their wins
A toxic crypto influencer who recently goaded those who had a problem with his behaviour to “come try it” claims to have been robbed and $2 million in SOL stolen. @whxres29 (who goes by the handle ‘29’), who has over 5,000 followers on X, posted on Wednesday to say that after leaving his “usual cigar spot,” he was accosted and the coins stolen from a wallet. Critics weren’t slow to point out that 29 posted a screenshot of this exact location back in March on his “come try it” post, while others suggested that his ordeal was too far-fetched to be genuine.
“Come Try It” Boast Backfires
29 made the post in question on March 14, posting a screenshot of the Corona cigar shop where he could be found every day, with his Rolls Royce parked at the front:
— avgreplyguy (@avgcryptoguy) May 22, 2025
This post was in response to those who had called out his recent toxic posts, including that he has “never had a job in my life” and that he’d rather “rob, cheat, steal or kill before i ever stoop that low.” He also asked, “why aren’t we allowed to express support to hitler?” and persistently boasted about the watches and cars he was buying with his gains.
While most of 29’s posts shouldn’t be taken seriously, it seems that one group of people did:
I haven’t posted in six days because i got robbed. A few days ago, after leaving my usual cigar spot and heading to my parked new McLaren 720S, 4 armed men shoved me into a black SUV & it sped off. With a gun to my head, they forced me to unlock my phone and open the Phantom… pic.twitter.com/TJS2Yz3xRj
— 29 (@whxres29) May 22, 2025
29 described how he was “leaving my usual cigar spot and heading to my parked new McLaren 720S” (not the Rolls Royce, false advertising), when he was accosted and beaten until he was forced to empty $2 million in SOL tokens before being dumped on the edge of town. He ended his tale by complaining “Everything I worked for the last few months is nearly gone” and offered some rather belated advice that he could well have done with understanding himself:
Don’t post your wins. They knew exactly what to target. basically my message is, Be careful out here. especially if you’re in crypto. Don’t flaunt online. shit is wicked out here. they see the cars, they see the p&l’s & they know we got millions in our digital wallets and they’re bold enough to get it by any means necessary.
There was precious little sympathy for 29, with plenty of people suggesting that his bragging, boasting and insults were only ever going to end one way:
So a scammer got street justice?
Seems like the universe is balancing itself out on this one
I’m glad you are ok and no one should condone violence but all scamming pieces of shit like you deserve to be held accountable
— RoB (@RoB_sol_) May 22, 2025
While the message may have come a little too late for 29, it certainly remains true: keep your wins private and don’t publicly challenge people to rob you, because they just might try.
