Gifto price tumbles 35% after team floods exchanges with 1.2b quietly minted tokens

Allegations surfaced against Gifto’s team for secretly minting 1.2 billion tokens, doubling the supply a day after Binance announced GFT’s delisting.

Concerns over Gifto’s transparency intensified this week as market dynamics shifted abruptly following a controversial move by the project’s team. The price of Gifto (GFT) plunged 35% on Thursday, Nov. 28, following allegations that the token’s supply was abruptly doubled, just a day after Binance announced plans to delist the asset.

In an X post, blockchain sleuth ZachXBT revealed that the Gifto team quietly minted 1.2 billion in new GFT tokens on BNB Chain (formerly Binance Smart Chain), increasing the total supply to over 2.2 billion. The newly minted tokens were subsequently deposited on multiple exchanges, including KuCoin, OKX, Gate.io, and Binance itself, as well as MEXC, HTX, and Bitget.

As of press time, Gifto had not issued a public statement, with its most recent X post dated Nov. 24, two days before Binance announced GFT’s delisting. In a press release, Binance said that GFT and four other tokens would be delisted by Dec. 10 due to concerns over development activity, liquidity, and project commitment.

Founded in 2017 by Andy Tian, Gifto is a blockchain protocol focused on digital gifting and content monetization. In January 2023, the decentralized cross-chain IDO platform Poolz invested $2.5 million in Gifto tokens to back its updated roadmap. A month later, reports emerged that Tian had passed away suddenly at the age of 47. The project’s official X account remained silent on the matter, leaving questions about leadership and the project’s future unresolved.