BRETT holders should hold their breath — new data shows 80% insider accumulation at launch

A new forensic analysis from Bubblemaps has reignited concerns around BRETT’s origins.  It revealed that more than 80% of the token’s supply was accumulated by over 100 insider-linked wallets within hours of trading going live. 

Yet, despite what appears to be one of the most coordinated accumulation patterns of the cycle, BRETT went on to become a top memecoin before losing momentum in 2025.

Bubblemaps’ visualization shows that the token’s early holders were not organic retail buyers, but a network of wallets funded in batches from OKX on 23 February 2024. 

Also, these addresses were activated at four specific timestamps — 13:54, 16:15, 17:28, and 18:20 — and subsequently purchased over 80% of BRETT’s Uniswap liquidity on the first day.

The firm described the pattern as a textbook “bundled launch”, a structure that usually leads to long-term price breakdowns once insiders begin to unwind positions.

BRETT, however, defied that pattern — at least initially.

BRETT price history tells a very different story

CoinMarketCap data shows BRETT entered several strong speculative cycles after launch. It climbed from fractions of a cent to major peaks in mid-2024 and again in early 2025. 

At its peak, the token reached a market capitalization exceeding $1 billion and amassed over 889,000 holders. This made it one of the most widely held memecoin assets.

That performance stands in sharp contrast to most tokens launched under similar insider-heavy conditions, which typically fail to sustain demand beyond the first wave of hype.

“BRETT and PEPE are the exception, not the rule,” Bubblemaps warned.

But BRETT momentum has shifted — and the data shows it clearly

BRETT has spent most of 2025 in a broad downtrend, with repeated rejections around the $0.05–$0.08 range before sliding to current levels near $0.016. 

Liquidity is thinning, volumes are shrinking, and the token’s market structure now reflects a slow unwinding of early accumulation.

This decline aligns with wider sector trends.

Ki Young Ju of CryptoQuant recently noted that memecoin dominance within the altcoin market has declined. On-chain data showed a decrease in inflows and a lower speculative appetite among retail segments. 

Charts of theme-based meme indexes — including dog-themed, 4chan-themed, and Solana meme categories — show multi-month contractions.

In short, the backdrop that allowed BRETT to outperform despite structural risks no longer exists.

What the combined evidence suggests

BRETT’s origin story is undeniably insider-heavy. The bubbles don’t lie: its first buyers were coordinated entities, not early community adopters. But its rise also shows that in 2024’s meme surge, heavy concentration didn’t stop retail from piling in.

Now the environment has changed.

Retail flows have softened, memecoin dominance has declined, and insider concentration — once masked by aggressive speculation — is becoming a structural drag on prices.

Final Thoughts

• BRETT’s early accumulation pattern resembles a coordinated insider launch, but the token’s 2024 surge turned it into a rare outlier in the memecoin sector.
• With memecoin dominance falling across the market, insider-heavy supply structures are now exerting more visible pressure on price.