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RaveDAO's RAVE<a href="https://yellow.com/asset/rave" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">(RAVE)</a> token has <a href="https://yellow.com/news/ravedao-crash-trader-risk-analysis" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">plunged roughly 95% in 24 hours</a>, falling from $26 to near $1 and wiping out about $6 billion in market value.
<h2 id="rave-collapse-explained">RAVE Collapse Explained</h2>
The rout accelerated through Sunday after on-chain investigator <a href="https://yellow.com/news/rave-pump-and-dump-insider-manipulation" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ZachXBT called on Binance, Bitget and Gate.io</a> to probe suspected manipulation of the token.
He posted the request on Apr. 18, initially offering a $10,000 bounty for whistleblower evidence, then <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/19/ravedao-s-rave-token-collapses-90-in-a-day-as-exchange-probes-widen" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">raised</a> it to $25,000 hours later.
Bitget, Binance and Gate.io each acknowledged the request the same day. RaveDAO denied any role in the trading.
According to the investigator, RAVE launched on Binance Alpha in December 2025 with a one billion supply, and addresses tied to the initial distribution held close to 95% of that float.
He also <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/zachxbt-ravedao-misconduct-token-surge/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">flagged</a> about $52 million in 24-hour liquidations, a figure he called disproportionate to the scale of the price move.
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<h2 id="supply-concentration-concerns">Supply Concentration Concerns</h2>
ZachXBT noted similar patterns in SIREN, MYX, COAI, M, PIPPIN and RIVER. He said exchange delays leave retail traders absorbing the losses while platforms still collect volume-based fees.
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen confirmed the probe publicly. Binance co-CEO Richard Teng said the exchange was reviewing the matter.
RAVE's collapse followed a historic run-up. The token <a href="https://yellow.com/news/rave-pump-and-dump-insider-manipulation" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">climbed</a> from about $0.25 on Apr. 1 to a $27.33 peak on Apr. 17, a <a href="https://yellow.com/news/ravedao-rave-token-1194-percent-surge-real-story" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">surge of more than 10,800%</a> that triggered $44 million in liquidations, mostly from short sellers caught in a squeeze.
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RAVE Token Collapses 95% From $26 To $1, Drawing Exchange Probes

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