The anonymous group behind a wave of alleged Grand Theft Auto VI leaks triggered rug pull accusations on Aug. 27 after a wallet tied to its CyberLeek memecoin cashed out a large token position just hours before Rockstar Games’ official GTA 6 showcase.
Onchain data showed the wallet claimed $154,683 in 1,442.43 wrapped Solana (SOL) tokens and $95,185.41 in 15.4 million CYBERLEEK tokens in creator fees before selling the tokens for roughly $125,000 in SOL.
The proceeds of the memecoin were split across four fresh wallets, with at least 91 SOL routed to KuCoin.
Independent blockchain researchers estimated total proceeds from the activity at approximately $270,000.
CYBERLEEK crashed sharply following the wallet activity. The Solana-based meme coin was trading around $0.0061, down about 40% over 24 hours, with a market capitalization of roughly $4.4 million, according to Coingecko.
It had briefly reached a market cap of about $25 million on Aug. 23 after surging more than 14-fold in a day.
The token’s rise began alongside a nine-day stream of unreleased GTA 6 footage from the anonymous CyberLeek account. The clips showed gameplay and locations not yet officially revealed, while some carried the token’s contract address and messages tying future leaks to CYBERLEEK’s market capitalization.
CyberLeek has framed the campaign as a protest against practices including digital-only releases and monetization, while threatening further leaks unless Rockstar responds to its demands. Its real identity, and whether the account represents one person or a group, remains unknown.
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Token cash-out follows scam accusations
The latest cash-out renewed accusations that the operation was a rug pull, though the tokens sold Thursday reportedly came from creator fees rather than the developer allocation.
CyberLeek had already sought to counter those allegations on Aug. 22 by burning 270 million CYBERLEEK tokens, or about 27% of the original supply. One subsequent leak carried the message:
“To prove you wrong all dev tokens were just burned, now only collecting trading fees.”
Rockstar broke its silence on the leaks on Aug. 26, calling them “heartbreaking for the team” and saying they were “not how we intended for you to see the game after all this time.”
The studio’s planned rollout remains on schedule.
