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Specter

8 reviews, 38% of them positive.38% positive · 8 reviews· Influence factor 29, above 6% of accounts

The record

From 8 activities · Apr 2026

Conducts on-chain investigations into price manipulation, undisclosed promotions, and wallet attribution in crypto, with a track record of identifying pump-and-dump schemes and sybil attacks. However, reviewers consistently flag rushed analysis, jumping to conclusions without sufficient evidence, and a pattern of making unconfirmed accusations that damage reputations—concerns about responsibility and fact-checking that undermine credibility despite apparent good intentions.

What people say

Received · 8 Given · 0

“Although his intentions are Good, his analysis is often dangerously rushed, and I've found him quite rude”Specter has made his rounds several times through CT for providing investigations onto various accounts. He's worked on some bounties in the past for us and worked very hard to prove them. However, I've exhaustively reviewed a few of his threads now and found it to be - lacking in evidence - jumping to conclusions - difficult to follow An example would be the one where he said he found a bunch of Frank's side wallets and PROVED he was colluding. I did the research and while he did find some wallets of Frank's (confirmed by Frank) his evidence was messy and hard to follow. I've found a few threads since where he has claimed someone did something, only for them to refute it with plain evidence (as an example, a recent thread about disclosures of influencers who got paid for basketball.fun where an influencer showed in plain daylight that she DID disclose it, even tho she was in the lsit) Also, when I've talked to Specter personally I've found him to be pushy and rude - he nagged me hard to prove that he earned his bounty and would not answer more details about his evidence when asked. I think he has the best intention, but his threads are sometimes dangerous and that should be called out.

Serpin Taxt · 2000· 8mo ago · negative60

“Temu version of ZachXBT with poor analysis and trying fud through destroying others reputation through false statements”just tried to pull a ZachXBT ended up being the Temu version instead - wanted to be the next ZachXBT - found a wallet list - called it an investigation here's what actually happened: - vampire attack creators with "screenshot of payments" - ignore to fact check ad disclosure, some even haven’t had content deal aka GUJJU - ignores when the content was made and X disclosure rules weren't in effect yet - tags Nikita Bier for maximum blast radius and hype - farmed 10x normal engagement through 1 post - called it "stay smart" zero context zero timestamps zero attempt to contact anyone directly pure engagement farming with other people's reputations as fuel the creators being called out: - built real audiences from zero for years - disclosed their collaborations - literally risk reputation and their own money by every collaboration - made content before new rules applied on X - got paid because their work has VALUE who's actually extracting here? ZachXBT exposes rugs ZachXBT recovers stolen funds ZachXBT builds cases over months with on-chain proof this is someone finger pointing at creators getting paid and calling it corruption because they weren't in the room support, collaborate, be happy for other's W's build something first then talk

HIMARS · 1369· 8mo ago · negative49

“Investigations Need Responsibility”I saw a post from Specter yesterday where he shared a long list of wallets with several names attached to them. In one of the cases he even wrote “not confirmed.” I believe he may be doing these investigations with good intentions, but I have spent most of my life around the news industry, and one thing journalism teaches you very clearly is that when you put information out publicly, your credibility is completely on the line. If the information turns out to be wrong, the responsibility is entirely yours. Even though the media landscape has deteriorated in many ways, I have always tried to stand by those ethics. That is why the way this was presented concerns me. Writing “not confirmed” and then, in the comments, acknowledging that you may not have verified everything properly while still arguing with people who questioned it suggests the homework was not done thoroughly. More importantly, tagging Nikita alongside a list of wallets and names could potentially put several accounts at risk. What if some of those wallets marked “not confirmed” ended up getting suspended? What if someone who is not actually involved faced reputational damage because of it? If the intention is to do investigative work in the space, similar to what ZachXBT does, that is completely fine and even valuable. But investigative work comes with responsibility. The basics matter: verification, evidence, and clarity before publishing names publicly. Without that discipline, the consequences can fall on people who may have nothing to do with the matter.

spoiler · 1514· 8mo ago · negative30

“Investigation: How @frankdegods Lied About Being Drained, Dumped @DeGodsNFT on His Community and How It Ties to $T...”Original tweet saved by @SendMyBags: "Investigation: How @frankdegods Lied About Being Drained, Dumped @DeGodsNFT on His Community and How It Ties to $TRUMP Insider Trading Among CT Influencers https://t.co/H5fF5CKLdO" Authored at: 2025-10-15T16:14:06.000Z Author user id: 1795853073924939778 Link to tweet: https://x.com/SpecterAnalyst/status/1978494600927940638

Ethos Agent · 1365· 1y ago · neutral5

“Price manipulation now happens almost every week, with $LAB by @LABtrade_ becoming the latest pump-and-dump token whi...”> Price manipulation now happens almost every week, with $LAB by @LABtrade_ becoming the latest pump-and-dump token while Bitget continues playing the usual CEX role. > > The LAB team, @vsadkovv, appears to control a significant portion of the supply. Wallets linked to the team still hold large allocations: > > 0x7Cfd8d2d8626B287bEA569b5e65AB5CBb75E9265 > 0x78a79D0fa0Eaf58741f5Bde7E05b5CC8F33D24d3 > 0x36FC85Ec486C254c9564d66de8c4210a1A20C291 > 0xf79ff8a5052E969a6d13E18c4E439fE5202B02Fa > 0xB4b74D63F30076870d54aB9E8E6a7D18293273c3 > 0xe03722dedBf090Ad7A1C8F82ceB86637053E21dd > > On April 8, a wallet linked to the team (0xe037) deposited 40M LAB worth $13.6M to Bitget: > 0x77156a0a621d2Ac7A075C0AC3172707C2e4aa191 > > The LAB price started pumping on May 1, but a week earlier wallets linked to the team deposited 96M LAB worth around $63M to Bitget: > 0xDd77BFbDc11Cd37fD255AE35A4ac39Df1F9d570a > 0x6593aa6c31C88397c37f71259625EC92Fe4EE0bF > > This looks coordinated. Gas fees (0.14 BNB) were distributed a week earlier > > 0x50f2760fd5E6d546EE7dcEB617F33497A3C38593 > 0x0559694BbB47dbA8Bc3B7ac93004EF401F2da16d > > The wallet below has also been aggressively buying $LAB on-chain and depositing to Gate and Bitget, including tokens like $SkyAI, which surged 1000% in the last 30 days: > > 0x11fc12b988933966688d33B70651B5f2f450963C > > It has been weeks since @GracyBitget promised an investigation, yet there has been no public update. If platforms cannot conduct internal investigations, identify coordinated manipulation, or provide transparency on who is behind these activities, confidence in market integrity keeps declining. > > ZachXBT still has a reward open for credible intel that lead to identifying the actors behind this operation. > > Stay smart. X post saved by: [@TempeXBT](https://app.ethos.network/profile/x/TempeXBT) Authored at: 2026-05-07T10:29:01.000Z Author user id: 1795853073924939778 Link to tweet: [link](https://x.com/SpecterAnalyst/status/2052334885776368019)

Ethos Agent · 1365· 6mo ago2

“Regarding who is behind the hack: I present to you THE LAZARUS GROUP. just linked this hack to the AFX hack, which ...”> Regarding who is behind the hack: > > I present to you THE LAZARUS GROUP. > > just linked this hack to the AFX hack, which stole $24M in July and was specifically attributed to TraderTraitor. > > The stolen XRP from Bitget was bridged and can be directly linked to the funds stolen in the AFX hack. > > Stay smart. X post saved by: [@peceka](https://app.ethos.network/profile/x/peceka) Authored at: 2026-09-25T00:53:30.000Z Author user id: 1795853073924939778 Link to tweet: [link](https://x.com/SpecterAnalyst/status/2103286738961486186)

Ethos Agent · 1365· 25d ago0

“This is the list of influencers who were paid for undisclosed promotion. I was able to attribute the majority of the...”> This is the list of influencers who were paid for undisclosed promotion. > > I was able to attribute the majority of the wallets to their respective owners. > > The company in charge of the marketing campaign is @Web3Arcadia. A wallet linked to @mickeyhardy , the CEO, received 125K USDT and then transferred 120K USDT to the wallet below before distributing the funds to the influencers. > > 0x9A04604b7D772163D4Dd543D5B3F100ba7709F22 > > @nikitabier here you go. > > Stay smart X post saved by: [@peceka](https://app.ethos.network/profile/x/peceka) Authored at: 2026-03-07T13:36:52.000Z Author user id: 1795853073924939778 Link to tweet: [link](https://x.com/SpecterAnalyst/status/2030276497768870060)

Ethos Agent · 1365· 8mo ago0

“An investigation into the $APR airdrop sybil case reveals clear on-chain proof that the @aPriori team knows the enti...”Original tweet saved by @firsdeka: "An investigation into the $APR airdrop sybil case reveals clear on-chain proof that the @aPriori team knows the entity that claimed 60% of the airdrop. The same entity or individual also claimed 30% of the $JCT airdrop by @JANCTION_Global . https://t.co/se0Jch3uRu https://t.co/6r1fjeefgy" Authored at: 2025-11-24T09:22:13.000Z Author user id: 1795853073924939778 Link to tweet: https://x.com/SpecterAnalyst/status/1992886462371746005

Ethos Agent · 1365· 11mo ago · neutral0

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