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In December 2024, Welch released a [[cryptocurrency]] [[meme coin]] on [[Solana (blockchain platform)|Solana]]. The coin reached a market capitalization of nearly $500 million before plummeting to $25 million,<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Hawk Tuah’ Creator Haliey Welch Criticized For Memecoin Launch After Price Crashes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/12/05/hawk-tuah-creator-haliey-welch-criticized-for-chaotic-memecoin-launch-in-latest-bizarre-internet-stunt/ |website=Forbes |access-date=11 December 2024 |date=5 December 2024}}</ref> with at least one investor filing a complaint with the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sell that thang: Hawk Tuah girl faces ‘pump and dump’ allegations as crypto coin collapses hours after launch |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/hawk-tuah-crypto-coin-welch-scam-rugpull-b2659849.html |website=The Independent |access-date=14 December 2024 |date=6 December 2024}}</ref> This led to Welch and her team being accused of performing a [[pump and dump]] scheme<ref name="BBC crypto" /> and the coin being accused of being a [[rug pull]] scam, including by cryptocurrency journalist [[Coffeezilla]], who also accused Welch and her team of [[insider trading]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=McMahon |first=Liv |date=December 6, 2024 |title=Online star Hawk Tuah girl faces crypto coin criticism |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89xvjkzzyvo |access-date=December 6, 2024 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shackleton |first1=Niamh |title=People are calling for Hawk Tuah Girl to be jailed after she launches cryptocurrency that everyone lost their money on |url=https://www.unilad.com/news/money/hawk-tuah-girl-meme-coin-crashes-529996-20241205 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |work=[[UNILAD]] |date=December 5, 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="b459">{{cite web | last=Art | first=Pop Culture & | title=Coffeezilla confronts Hawk Tuah Girl over alleged $HAWK meme coin rug pull and insider trading | website=The Express Tribune | date=2024-12-05 | url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2513970/coffeezilla-confronts-hawk-tuah-girl-over-alleged-hawk-meme-coin-rug-pull-and-insider-trading | access-date=2024-12-06}}</ref> Welch's team denied the accusations.<ref>{{cite web |title='Hawk tuah girl' Haliey Welch's crypto launch draws scrutiny |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/hawk-tuah-girl-haliey-welchs-crypto-launch-scrutiny-rcna183098 |website=NBC News |access-date=11 December 2024 |date=6 December 2024}}</ref>
In December 2024, Welch released a [[cryptocurrency]] [[meme coin]] on [[Solana (blockchain platform)|Solana]]. The coin reached a market capitalization of nearly $500 million before plummeting to $25 million,<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Hawk Tuah’ Creator Haliey Welch Criticized For Memecoin Launch After Price Crashes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/12/05/hawk-tuah-creator-haliey-welch-criticized-for-chaotic-memecoin-launch-in-latest-bizarre-internet-stunt/ |website=Forbes |access-date=11 December 2024 |date=5 December 2024}}</ref> with at least one investor filing a complaint with the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sell that thang: Hawk Tuah girl faces ‘pump and dump’ allegations as crypto coin collapses hours after launch |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/hawk-tuah-crypto-coin-welch-scam-rugpull-b2659849.html |website=The Independent |access-date=14 December 2024 |date=6 December 2024}}</ref> This led to Welch and her team being accused of performing a [[pump and dump]] scheme<ref name="BBC crypto" /> and the coin being accused of being a [[rug pull]] scam, including by cryptocurrency journalist [[Coffeezilla]], who also accused Welch and her team of [[insider trading]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=McMahon |first=Liv |date=December 6, 2024 |title=Online star Hawk Tuah girl faces crypto coin criticism |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89xvjkzzyvo |access-date=December 6, 2024 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shackleton |first1=Niamh |title=People are calling for Hawk Tuah Girl to be jailed after she launches cryptocurrency that everyone lost their money on |url=https://www.unilad.com/news/money/hawk-tuah-girl-meme-coin-crashes-529996-20241205 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |work=[[UNILAD]] |date=December 5, 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="b459">{{cite web | last=Art | first=Pop Culture & | title=Coffeezilla confronts Hawk Tuah Girl over alleged $HAWK meme coin rug pull and insider trading | website=The Express Tribune | date=2024-12-05 | url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2513970/coffeezilla-confronts-hawk-tuah-girl-over-alleged-hawk-meme-coin-rug-pull-and-insider-trading | access-date=2024-12-06}}</ref> Welch's team denied the accusations.<ref>{{cite web |title='Hawk tuah girl' Haliey Welch's crypto launch draws scrutiny |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/hawk-tuah-girl-haliey-welchs-crypto-launch-scrutiny-rcna183098 |website=NBC News |access-date=11 December 2024 |date=6 December 2024}}</ref>


After the crash of her crypto coin, Welch faced tough questions during a [[Twitter#Multimedia_content|Twitter Spaces]] session held by YouTuber Voidzilla.<ref name="n709">{{cite web | last=Leib | first=Rebecca | title='Hawk Tuah Girl' Haliey Welch abrupty left a crypto Q&A to "go to bed," and a new catchphrase was born | website=The Daily Dot | date=2024-12-09 | url=https://www.dailydot.com/memes/haliey-welch-anyhoo-im-gonna-go-to-bed/ | access-date=2024-12-18}}</ref> Coffeezilla criticized her venture, saying "This is one of the most miserable, horrible launches I've ever seen in my life."<ref name="a928">{{cite web | last=Tangermann | first=Victor | title=Hawk Tuah Girl's Response to Questions About Her Alleged Crypto Scam: "Anywho, I'm Going to Go to Bed" | website=Futurism | date=2024-12-09 | url=https://futurism.com/hawk-tuah-crypto-bed | access-date=2024-12-18}}</ref> Welch later abruptly left the conversation in the middle of investor Nick O'Neal expressing concerns.<ref name="a928"/> "Hi guys! I hate to interrupt you Nick, but, hello there, but, anyhoo I’m going to go to bed and I’ll see you guys tomorrow," she quipped.<ref name="n709"/>
After the crash of her crypto coin, on December 5, Welch faced tough questions during a [[Twitter#Multimedia_content|Twitter Spaces]] session held by YouTuber Voidzilla.<ref name="n709">{{cite web | last=Leib | first=Rebecca | title='Hawk Tuah Girl' Haliey Welch abrupty left a crypto Q&A to "go to bed," and a new catchphrase was born | website=The Daily Dot | date=2024-12-09 | url=https://www.dailydot.com/memes/haliey-welch-anyhoo-im-gonna-go-to-bed/ | access-date=2024-12-18}}</ref> Coffeezilla criticized her venture, saying "This is one of the most miserable, horrible launches I've ever seen in my life."<ref name="a928">{{cite web | last=Tangermann | first=Victor | title=Hawk Tuah Girl's Response to Questions About Her Alleged Crypto Scam: "Anywho, I'm Going to Go to Bed" | website=Futurism | date=2024-12-09 | url=https://futurism.com/hawk-tuah-crypto-bed | access-date=2024-12-18}}</ref> Welch later abruptly left the conversation in the middle of investor Nick O'Neal expressing concerns.<ref name="a928"/> "Hi guys! I hate to interrupt you Nick, but, hello there, but, anyhoo I’m going to go to bed and I’ll see you guys tomorrow," she quipped.<ref name="n709"/> She has not been heard from publicly since, and is presumed to still be asleep.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Revision as of 05:47, 19 December 2024

Haliey Welch
Welch in November 2024
Born2001 or 2002 (age 22–23)
Other namesHawk Tuah Girl
OccupationInternet celebrity
Years active2024–present
Known forViral interview and catchphrase

Haliey Welch[a] (/ˈheɪli/; born 2001 or 2002) is an American Internet celebrity. She is best known for being interviewed during a viral TikTok video posted in 2024, becoming notable for a catchphrase, "hawk tuah", an onomatopoeia for spitting during oral sex. She is also known for her podcast Talk Tuah and a cryptocurrency coin which faced criticism following release.[1]

Early and personal life

Welch is from Belfast, Tennessee, and worked in a bedspring factory prior to internet fame.[2] She currently lives with her grandmother in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]

Career

On June 11, 2024, a vox populi YouTube channel, Tim & Dee TV, released a video featuring an interview with Welch. During the video, she was asked a series of not-safe-for-work questions including, "What's one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?". Welch, in a heavy Southern accent, replied by proclaiming, "You gotta give 'em that 'hawk tuah' and spit on that thang," referring to a spitting sound made during oral sex.[3][4][5] The original video went viral, earning millions of views across TikTok and Instagram, spawning remixes and remakes of the original audio, and earning Welch the nickname Hawk Tuah Girl.[6]

Initially, Welch was mortified that her clip had gone so viral. "The first week of it, I was so embarrassed," Welch said. "I wouldn't come out of my house. I went to work, but that's about it. Other than that, I didn't go anywhere. But I went from being embarrassed to living in the moment."[7] She had seen vendors hawking unofficial regalia of her viral moment and decided to capitalize on the moment herself. "If everyone else is making money off of it, I might as well, too."[7]

She quit her job at the bed spring factory on June 27,[7] and partnered with a local apparel brand to begin selling Hawk Tuah merchandise, earning over $65,000 within a couple of weeks.[8][9] On June 29, 2024, Welch joined Zach Bryan on stage during his concert in Nashville, Tennessee, to perform Bryan's song 'Revival'.[10] A few days later, Welch joined Shaquille O'Neal during his DJ set in Nashville.[11] On July 2, 2024, Welch signed for representation with The Penthouse.[12][13]

Welch premiered a podcast with Jake Paul's company Betr, Talk Tuah, in September 2024.[14] It was ranked number five in Spotify's top podcasts charts shortly after release.[15] On November 14, 2024, Welch released a dating advice app, Pookie Tools. To build said app, Welch partnered with Ben Ganz, founder of Ultimate AI Studio, an AI automation platform.[16]

In December 2024, Welch released a cryptocurrency meme coin on Solana. The coin reached a market capitalization of nearly $500 million before plummeting to $25 million,[17] with at least one investor filing a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.[18] This led to Welch and her team being accused of performing a pump and dump scheme[1] and the coin being accused of being a rug pull scam, including by cryptocurrency journalist Coffeezilla, who also accused Welch and her team of insider trading.[19][20][21] Welch's team denied the accusations.[22]

After the crash of her crypto coin, on December 5, Welch faced tough questions during a Twitter Spaces session held by YouTuber Voidzilla.[23] Coffeezilla criticized her venture, saying "This is one of the most miserable, horrible launches I've ever seen in my life."[24] Welch later abruptly left the conversation in the middle of investor Nick O'Neal expressing concerns.[24] "Hi guys! I hate to interrupt you Nick, but, hello there, but, anyhoo I’m going to go to bed and I’ll see you guys tomorrow," she quipped.[23] She has not been heard from publicly since, and is presumed to still be asleep.

Notes

  1. ^ Often misspelled as "Hailey Welch" or "Haley Welch".

References

  1. ^ a b McMahon, Liv (5 December 2024). "Online star Hawk Tuah girl faces crypto coin criticism". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Haliey Welch aka the 'Hawk Tuah' girl learns firsthand what it means to go viral". The Tennessean. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  3. ^ Craighead, Olivia (1 July 2024). "What's the Deal With 'Hawk Tuah' Girl?". The Cut. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ Murphy, Chris (3 July 2024). "The Hawk Tuah Girl: Everything You Need (and Absolutely Don't Need) to Know". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ^ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (3 July 2024). "'Hawk tuah girl' leans into craze she ignited but looks forward to moving on". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Who's the 'hawk tuah' girl Howard Stern calls 'every father's worst nightmare'?". South China Morning Post. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Hurt, Melonee (3 July 2024). "Who is 'Hawk Tuah' girl: Meet Haliey Welch and her take on going viral". The Tennessean. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  8. ^ Murray, Conor. "'Hawk Tuah' Meme Explained: How Woman In Viral Interview Made A Reported $65,000 And Prompted TikTok Craze". Forbes. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ^ Dickson, Ej (26 June 2024). "Hawk Tuah Girl Has Already Sold at Least $65,000 Worth of Merch". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  10. ^ Haring, Bruce (30 June 2024). "Country Star Zach Bryan Brings Down The House With Hawk Tuah Girl Cameo". Deadline. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  11. ^ Cowen, Trace William. "'Hawk Tuah' Star Haliey Welch Joins Shaq for DJ Set at Jon Bon Jovi's Nashville Bar". Complex. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  12. ^ Vlessing, Etan (2 July 2024). ""Hawk Tuah Girl" Hailey Welch Finds Representation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  13. ^ McCarty, Andrew (2 July 2024). "The 'Hawk Tuah Girl' Has Officially Signed With Hollywood Agent". The Spun. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Haliey Welch, "Hawk Tuah Girl," launches new podcast 'Talk Tuah' with Jake Paul's Media Company Betr". The Express Tribune. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  15. ^ "The 'Hawk Tuah' Creator's Podcast Ranks No. 5 On Spotify—Here's How She Kept The Meme Going For Months". Forbes. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  16. ^ Forristal, Lauren (14 November 2024). "'Hawk Tuah' girl launches Pookie Tools, an AI-powered dating advice app, and it's fine?". TechCrunch. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  17. ^ "'Hawk Tuah' Creator Haliey Welch Criticized For Memecoin Launch After Price Crashes". Forbes. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Sell that thang: Hawk Tuah girl faces 'pump and dump' allegations as crypto coin collapses hours after launch". The Independent. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  19. ^ McMahon, Liv (6 December 2024). "Online star Hawk Tuah girl faces crypto coin criticism". BBC News. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  20. ^ Shackleton, Niamh (5 December 2024). "People are calling for Hawk Tuah Girl to be jailed after she launches cryptocurrency that everyone lost their money on". UNILAD. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  21. ^ Art, Pop Culture & (5 December 2024). "Coffeezilla confronts Hawk Tuah Girl over alleged $HAWK meme coin rug pull and insider trading". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  22. ^ "'Hawk tuah girl' Haliey Welch's crypto launch draws scrutiny". NBC News. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  23. ^ a b Leib, Rebecca (9 December 2024). "'Hawk Tuah Girl' Haliey Welch abrupty left a crypto Q&A to "go to bed," and a new catchphrase was born". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  24. ^ a b Tangermann, Victor (9 December 2024). "Hawk Tuah Girl's Response to Questions About Her Alleged Crypto Scam: "Anywho, I'm Going to Go to Bed"". Futurism. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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