WNBA sex toy incidents linked to crypto memecoin group

(KRON) — A series of incidents in which sex toys have been thrown onto the court during WNBA games may be part of a scheme to promote a newly launched cryptocurrency. During a livestream on X earlier this week, members of the community around a new meme coin dubbed “Green Dildo Coin,” discussed throwing the sex toy onto the court at a Los Angeles Sparks game on Tuesday.

In an interview with USA Today, a spokesperson for the group behind the memecoin took credit for the viral stunts that have now disrupted WNBA games in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and New York. The first of the seven incidents occurred on July 29 during a Golden State Valkyries road game against the Atlanta Dream at Atlanta’s Gateway Center Arena.

The memecoin was launched one day earlier on July 28.

Speaking to USA Today, a spokesperson for the group behind the coin denied that the stunts were intended to be disrespectful to women.

“We didn’t do this because like we dislike women’s sports or, like, some of the narratives that are trending right now are ridiculous,” said the spokesperson, who was only identified by his social media handle @Daldo_Raine. “Creating disruptions at games is like, it happens in every single sport, right? We’ve seen it in the NFL, we’ve seen it in hockey, you know . . . fans doing random things to more or less create attention.”

According to USA Today, the spokesperson said hurling the sex toys down onto the court is to “spread awareness about a culture they want to perpetuate, cultivated around jokes, pranks and various stunts.”

The spokesperson claimed that in addition to raising awareness around the coin, the pranks were also intended to combat what they say is a toxic environment in the cryptocurrency community.

“We knew that in order to get a voice in the space . . . we had to go out and do some viral stunts to save us from having to pay that influencer cabal, sacrifice our souls and the fate of the project.”

Memecoins are a form of cryptocurrency attached to an online meme or joke. They predominantly increase in value by going viral, rather than any actual value.

On Thursday, Donald Trump Jr. posted a meme on Instagram of President Donald Trump throwing one of the objects down from the White House roof onto a women’s basketball game.

The most recent incident saw a purple sex toy being thrown onto the court at Thursday’s WNBA game between the Atlanta Dream and the Chicago Sky at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena.

Two people have been arrested in connection to the series of incidents.