Daddy Tate

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Former kickboxer and controversial social media personality <a href="https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/trading/andrew-daddy-tate-crashes-50-since-u-s-arrest" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Andrew Tate</a>, who is currently jailed in a Miami federal prison, sent a harsh message on crypto in a recent social media post.
Andrew and his brother&nbsp;Tristan <a href="https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/trading/andrew-daddy-tate-crashes-50-since-u-s-arrest" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">got arrested</a>&nbsp;in Miami, Florida, on July 19 as the U.K. government seeks the brothers' extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges. On Sep. 4,&nbsp;Romanian prosecutors <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/romanian-prosecutors-indict-andrew-tate-trafficking-minors-money-laundering-2026-09-04/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">officially indicted</a> Andrew for sexual offences and money laundering. But the brothers deny the charges brought against them.
Tate is a notorious figure in the manosphere, known for repeatedly expressing extreme misogynistic views.
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<h2 id="tate-claims-to-overhear-crypto-guys-mention-railgun">Tate claims to overhear 'crypto guys' mention RAILGUN</h2>
On Sep. 4, Tate's X account <a href="https://x.com/Cobratate/status/2096290085855535383" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">posted</a> that he overheard four "crypto guys" incarcerated in the prison saying, “We should have used Railgun.”
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 There are 4 crypto guys here in Federal prison who I overheard saying “We should have used Railgun”— Andrew Tate (@Cobratate) <a href="https://x.com/Cobratate/status/2096290085855535383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 5, 2026</a>
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RAILGUN is a privacy-focused protocol that uses zero-knowledge cryptography to enable private use of smart contracts and executive anonymous cryptocurrency transactions.
Typically, onchain analytics platforms can detect transaction details such as the sender and recipient's wallet address, the cryptocurrencies, the amount, time stamps, etc. But&nbsp;RAILGUN's&nbsp;zero-knowledge cryptography obscures these details from outside observers.
Tate's post suggests the usage of such privacy protocols by bad actors. Though several individuals use these protocols only to make their transactions private, criminals also take advantage of such platforms for money laundering.
According to a report by the noted blockchain analysis platform <a href="https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/2026-crypto-money-laundering/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Chainalysis</a>, money launderers received at least $82 billion in cryptocurrencies&nbsp;in 2025.
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<h2 id="tate-s-relationship-with-crypto">Tate's relationship with crypto</h2>
Tate's crypto holdings came to light in 2023 when the Romanian authorities seized his assets, including Bitcoin wallets attributed to him, while investigating charges of sexual offences and money laundering against him.
In June 2024, he <a href="https://x.com/Cobratate/status/1800669631348453636" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announced</a> his support for Daddy Tate (DADDY), a Solana-based meme coin, to support patriarchy.
Though he is currently being held at the Miami jail, his X account remains active. As per a New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/07/27/us-news/andrew-tates-lawyer-reveals-how-hes-posting-on-social-media-while-jailed-on-sex-crime-charges/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">report</a> dated July 27,&nbsp;Tate's attorney revealed that lawyers are taking down Tate's thoughts&nbsp;during their jailhouse meetings so that his team can tweet them out.
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