Suspected Axis Robotics insiders dump over $12 million in AXIS tokens, ZachXBT reports
On-chain investigator ZachXBT reported that suspected insiders at Axis Robotics received over 76 million AXIS tokens from a team multisig, offloading roughly 42 million tokens across decentralized exchanges as the token tumbled 40%.
According to on-chain investigator ZachXBT, suspected insiders at Axis Robotics received more than 76 million AXIS tokens—valued at over $12 million—from the project's team multisig wallet. The recipients allegedly began selling the tokens on decentralized exchanges and depositing funds into cryptocurrency exchange Bitget, causing the AXIS token price to crash by 40% over a 24-hour period.[1][3][4][5]
ZachXBT reported that a single insider sold roughly 42 million AXIS on the Base network, converting the tokens into more than 5.04 million USDC held across eight wallets. A flow diagram shared by ZachXBT traced transactions leaving an insider wallet and moving through intermediate addresses into DEX swaps and Bitget deposit accounts.[2][3][4][5]
The sell-off followed the token's launch on October 21, 2026, and came shortly after listings on Binance, Coinbase, and Upbit. Community members noted that Axis Robotics had unlocked 20 million AXIS for a community airdrop, an amount far smaller than the 76 million AXIS distributed to insider-linked wallets.[3][4][5]
Key facts
- On-chain investigator ZachXBT reported that Axis Robotics insiders received over 76 million AXIS tokens valued at more than $12 million from a team multisig wallet.
- A single insider sold roughly 42 million AXIS on decentralized exchanges, yielding over 5.04 million USDC stored across eight wallets.
- The price of AXIS dropped 40% within 24 hours following the token sales and transfers to Bitget.
- The AXIS token went live on October 21, 2026, about one week before the traced sales.
- Axis Robotics had unlocked 20 million AXIS tokens for its community airdrop.
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Suspected Axis Robotics insiders sold 42M AXIS tokens, ZachXBT says, as price falls 40% The incident highlights the vulnerabilities in token lock-up agreements and raises concerns about insider trading and market manipulation risks. The post Suspected Axis Robotics insiders sold 42M AXIS tokens, ZachXBT says, as price falls 40% appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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kook@KookCapitalLLCPost on X ·
axis robotics put out a blog on robots that self improve yesterday today zachxbt traced 42m base:0x5be75e3b0aff5d1a042a5363ae36acb1d6d755ea from the team multisig, sold for $5.04m usdc..... six wallets, all of it dumped on dex inside 24 hours base:0x5be75e3b0aff5d1a042a5363ae36acb1d6d755ea is down a third, barely a week after launch the robots arent the ones self improving
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wyck 📴@wyckoffwebPost on X ·
So, Axis Robotics unlocked only 20M $AXIS for its community airdrop, while insider-linked wallets reportedly received 76M $AXIS worth over $12M. According to ZachXBT: 1. Around 42M AXIS was sold through DEXs. 2. Over $5M USDC from the sales ended up across 8 wallets. 3. More AXIS was transferred to Bitget. 4. $AXIS crashed 40% in the past 24 hours. This is exactly why people keep losing trust in new token launches.
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🚨NEW: ZachXBT has flagged insider activity involving more than 76 million AXIS tokens worth over $12 million. base:0x5be75e3b0aff5d1a042a5363ae36acb1d6d755ea has dropped 40% over the past 24 hours. https://t.co/nylc9yRveS
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Wu Blockchain@WuBlockchainPost on X ·
ZachXBT: AXIS Insiders Dump ~42M Tokens From Team Multisig, Triggering 40% Crash Just Days After Binance, Coinbase & Upbit Listings According to on-chain investigator ZachXBT, suspected insiders of Axis Robotics received over 76 million AXIS tokens (valued at over $12 million) from the team multisig wallet before dumping them via decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and depositing funds into Bitget. ZachXBT highlighted that one insider offloaded approximately 42 million tokens (~5.04 million USDC) directly from the team multisig, triggering a 40% price plunge just one week after the token was listed on Coinbase, Upbit, and Binance.
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