{
  "id": 4166894,
  "title": "GTA 6 leaker cashes out in $250,000 crypto rug pull just hours before Rockstar's official reveal — memecoin crashes as Cyberleek's 'anti-corporate' campaign ends in a payday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/gta-6-leaker-cashes-out-in-250-000-crypto-rug-pull-just-hours-before",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-29T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/gta-6-leaker-cyberleek-cashes-out-roughly-250000-hours-before-rockstars-official-reveal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a dramatic turn of events, the individual or group responsible for leaking Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay details cashed out of the $CYBERLEEK memecoin just before Rockstar's official reveal, according to on-chain data reported by CoinDesk. The defector amassed roughly $146,000 in wrapped SOL and 15.4 million tokens in fees, eventually selling the entire stash for approximately $125,000 in SOL in one transaction. The memecoin, which adorned every leaked clip with its logo, soared to around $0.0344 on August 23 but is now trading close to $0.002725 and continuing its decline. \"Cyberleek\" minted the $CYBERLEEK token on Solana around August 15, shortly after the first gameplay leak surfaced online. The campaign against digital-only preorders saw liquidity providers earning a cut of fees charged on every trade. As the leaks continued, 270 million reserve tokens worth about $1.79 million were burned to build trust and maintain trading volume. The leaker's scheme was meticulously planned to maximize profits, with the proceeds transferred into four new wallets after being cashed out. KuCoin, the platform where some of the funds were deposited, does verify users through Know Your Customer procedures, but due to its Seychelles-based headquarters, there's no legal avenue to force compliance. Despite the leaker claiming to hold a full working build of the game, no new leaks have been posted since the memecoin cash-out, leaving the story in a cliffhanger.",
  "summary": "The person or group behind nine days of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay leaks cashed out of the $CYBERLEEK memecoin on Thursday, hours before Rockstar's Extended Look premiered on Netflix.",
  "key_points": [
    "Leaker cashed out $250,000 in $CYBERLEEK memecoin before Rockstar's reveal",
    "$CYBERLEEK token soared to $0.0344 on August 23 before crashing",
    "KuCoin platform allows no legal avenue to force compliance with leaker"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}