Eric Adams, the former mayor of New York City, launched a memecoin called $NYC and removed liquidity at the price peak. Bubblemaps flagged “suspicious LP activity” around $NYC.
Eric Adams(@ericadamsfornyc), the former mayor of New York City, launched a memecoin $NYC and removed liquidity at the price peak, pulling 3.18M $USDC from the liquidity pool.
Many traders panic-sold, with trader Dr6s2o losing $473.5K(−63.5%) in under 20 minutes.… pic.twitter.com/SeMD4Aqllf
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) January 13, 2026
Bubblemaps said the team extracted over $1M by cycling USDC in and out of the liquidity pool, a pattern that can elevate execution risk for participants once liquidity thins. For holders and traders, the operational takeaway is that onchain liquidity management, not just headline price action, is shaping the risk posture and slippage outcomes.
Suspicious LP activity on $NYC
Launched by Eric Adams, former mayor of New York
The team extracted over $1M by cycling USDC in and out of the liquidity pools https://t.co/rJjXGgarUC pic.twitter.com/6XlJNaELe7
— Bubblemaps (@bubblemaps) January 13, 2026
Next, watch for additional liquidity movements onchain and whether either account publishes more wallet links or transaction context that tightens attribution. Follow-up disclosures on how liquidity was added, removed, or recycled will be the clearest signal for where $NYC’s market structure is heading.
Source: Bubblemaps; Lookonchain.
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