A Hack, a Joke, and the Birth of ‘4’

In a story that perfectly captures the chaos, humor, and thrill of the crypto world, one quick-witted trader has turned a minor blockchain hack into a multimillion-dollar payday.

What began as a joke over a hacker’s blunder became a lightning-fast gold rush, transforming $3,060 into a staggering $2 million — all within hours. And the spark that set it all off? A single tweet from Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao.

It all began on October 2, when BNB Chain’s official X account was compromised. The hacker posted several phishing links and made off with just around $4,000 — a laughably small haul for such an audacious attempt.

The crypto community, ever quick to turn chaos into comedy, responded in the most Web3 way possible: they launched a memecoin called “4” to mock the hacker’s tiny profit. The coin had no purpose, no whitepaper, and no promise — just pure irony.

But for one trader known only by the wallet 0x872, turned that meme into a life-changing opportunity. Within hours of the coin’s creation, the trader snapped up 16.86 million “4” tokens for just 3 BNB, worth just a little over $$3,000.

When the market frenzy hit, he sold a portion for $118,700 and watched the rest skyrocket in value to $1.88 million, according to on-chain data from Lookonchain.

When Humour Ignites A Jackpot

The tipping point came when CZ himself joined the fun. To his 8.9 million followers, he posted about the irony of the event: a hacker steals $4K, and the community responds by pumping a memecoin worth hundreds of times that amount.

That one tweet acted like rocket fuel. Within 24 hours, wallets labeled as “smart money” by Nansen analytics had poured nearly $100,000 into “4”, propelling it into the top three most-purchased tokens on the BNB Chain.

The momentum was unstoppable — and the anonymous trader’s modest $3K bet ballooned into a 652x profit. Lookonchain summed it up best:

“This trader turned $3,000 into $2 million — all from a meme born of a hack.”

In an ironic twist, more than 98% of the trader’s current portfolio is now concentrated in “4.” For a token that was never meant to be serious, it became one of the most profitable plays of the year — proof that in crypto, community humor and influencer reach can mint millionaires faster than any algorithm.

The Highs and Lows of Memecoin Mania

The “4” story joins a growing list of absurd yet thrilling crypto success tales. Earlier this year, a trader turned $2,000 in PEPE into $43 million before the inevitable crash wiped out most latecomers.

These aren’t investments — they’re social experiments, amplified by memes, timing, and Twitter. “4” may fade just as quickly as it rose, but it stands as a testament to how crypto’s unique blend of chaos and creativity keeps producing legends overnight.

In the end, “4” is a perfect symbol of modern crypto — half comedy, half capitalism. It’s proof that in this world, fortunes can form not from fundamentals, but from fun, irony, and perfect timing.

And while most investors chase logic, sometimes the smartest move is to understand the joke before everyone else does.