Zerebro founder Jeffy Yue was found alive in his parents’ home in San Francisco, confirming growing suspicions that his death had been staged.
The live-streamed “suicide” was a tribute viral cascade, the launch of a memorable memo coin and even a digital death, which was faced by a San Francisco Standard reporter on May 7th outside the family’s home.
The report said Yu was visibly surprised when he saw the reporter, and that he would be forced to move within a week. Following Sunday’s live stream at Pump.Fun, the elaborate hoax was quickly unleashed.
Shortly afterwards, a passionate obituary praised Yu online as a “visionary engineer” and encouraged her contribution to the AI Crypto culture. The commemorative page was deleted shortly after it was released, and further speculation about it being staged.
Suspicious Wallet Activities
In addition to the mysticity, Yu’s social media accounts have begun posting what was described as a pre-scheduled farewell message referring to “Deadman’s Switch.”
In one post, I declared the release of a coin called $lljeffy. This was called his “final work of art” and “the eternal tomb of cyberspace.” Despite the tragic stories, on-chain analysis showed extraordinary activity.
Blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps has tracked over $1.4 million in cryptographic movements tied to a wallet associated with Yu after his death. The activity prompted many in the community to speculate that everything had been staged, leading to the accusation of “pseudo-machine.”
Wonderland founder Daniele Sestagali shared a private message from Yu, where he explained that his actions were a escapism and threat. Yu has not publicly confirmed or denied the statement.
A vague biography
By standards, Yu’s biographies and claimed history are vague. He claimed to be affiliation with Stanford, Northeastern and Arizona, and described himself as a Santa Cruz-based software engineer.
The Legacy.com obituary also includes these details, calling him a coding genius. However, reporters were unable to verify these claims.
When approached by a reporter this week, Yu declined to comment on the hoax or whether he had benefited financially. He was thrilled to be found and reportedly accused the media of putting his safety at risk.
Yu said:
“I’ve been harassed. If you can find me, others can find me.”
He also asked reporters to maintain his privacy for safety reasons.
The report states that law enforcement has not commented publicly on the issue, so it remains unclear whether an investigation is ongoing.
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