Haliey Welch's $HAWK memecoin quickly rose to a $490 million market cap when launched on December 4. But its value plunged $440 million in just 20 minutes.

Haliey Welch, colloquially known as the “Hawk Tuah girl” — I just imagined that, after she lives a long and happy life and peacefully passes away in 75 years, will “Here lies Hawk Tuah” be on her headstone? — has returned to the public eye after the launch of her cryptocurrency blew up in her face in an alleged “pump-and-dump” scheme.

Haliey Welch, better known as Hawk Tuah Girl, has spoken out about the scandal surrounding the $HAWK token cryptocurrency after weeks of silence.