What to do when a coin is being aggressively shilled to you
A practical playbook for one of the situations every memecoin trader eventually faces: when a coin is being aggressively shilled to you.
How to read the situation
Aggressive, urgent shilling — especially unsolicited — usually means the shiller holds a bag and needs your buying to exit. The louder and more "last chance" the pitch, the more skeptical you should be.
Reframe it: "what does this person gain if I buy?" Then ignore the pitch and evaluate the coin on its own on-chain merits, if at all.
What to do right now
- Assume the shiller wants exit liquidity.
- Ignore urgency and "last chance" framing.
- Evaluate the coin on-chain independently, if at all.
- Run your full safety and demand checks.
- Default to skipping aggressively-shilled coins.
What not to do
- ✗ Buying because the pitch is loud and urgent.
- ✗ Trusting "not financial advice" as reassurance.
- ✗ Skipping your own checks.
- ✗ Letting FOMO from the shill override your plan.
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Education only — not financial advice. Memecoins are extremely high risk.
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