QUANT kid’s dog stolen as kidnapper demands apology and launches new meme coin

A “hardened” QUANT owner after the token’s 13-year-old developer sold his assets retaliated by allegedly kidnapping the boy’s dog and launching a meme coin named Bari QUANT named after him.

Reports of the kidnapping first began circulating on

A screenshot also shows the boy’s mother confirming the dog was stolen in an Instagram post.

Shortly thereafter, the person opened an X account with the dog’s photo as the mascot for the BARI token launched by Pump.fun.

X account created to promote Bari token | Source: X

Through posts on this account, the person reiterated his demand for the QUANT developer to publicly apologize for this incident. The person, who claimed to have found the dog he used to babysit, apologized for the rug-pulling incident and stated that he planned to keep the dog hostage until his financial demands were met.

“As for my demands from Bari and the purpose of the project, I want everyone who lost to come back here, I demand that Quant Kid buy 5 thousand worth of Bari and make an apology video for the misdemeanor if Bari does not stay with me.” One of the messages said this.

The person also claimed to live on the same street as the 13-year-old contractor and suggested he had a personal connection to the situation, stating that he knew the cousin of the boy who reportedly helped with the QUANT project.

As news of the incident spread on

However, QUANT fell over 61% in the last 24 hours and its market cap was over $19 million. At its peak, the meme coin had a market cap of over $81 million.

The drama dates back to November 20, when the 13-year-old launched the Gen Z Quant (QUANT) token on Pump.fun during a live broadcast. Within minutes, the price of the token skyrocketed over 260%, only to encounter a sudden crash when the boy suddenly sold all his holdings, causing the price to crash.

The move earned him $30,000 in profit, but also sparked outrage among those who purchased the token.

In a brazen pursuit, the boy repeated the rug pull by using two more tokens marked LUCY and SORRY, earning an additional $24,000, according to Lookonchain. Repeated demonstrations further infuriated the community, as traders accused the boy of using the platform for personal gain.

Making matters worse, the boy taunted the affected traders online, eventually leading some traders to retaliate by exposing his family’s personal details, such as their addresses and social media accounts.

Later, several other Pump.fun tokens were released themed around the child’s family members along with their profile pictures.