Her story is common to all of us — getting scammed.
Ika (@ika_xbt) has been a consistent voice in the Crypto Twitter community — sharing research, market commentary, and genuine value with her followers. Then, in one moment, it was all undone. A drain link by the infamous Angelferno. Within seconds, her wallet was empty. Six figures. Gone.
"I lost everything, what's next? Six figures. Gone. A drain link by the infamous Angelferno. Didn't expect it to end like this. Youth. Relationships. Career paths I turned down. It's not pure monetary loss, it's opportunity cost measured in lifespan."
The news spread like wildfire across X. Screenshots flew. The reaction was immediate: shock, sympathy, then fury. This wasn't a naive newcomer — this was someone deeply embedded in CT who knew the risks. And they still got got.
The loss wasn't just financial. Ika described it as an opportunity cost measured in lifespan — youth, relationships, career paths turned down. That's the kind of damage no recovery fund can fully repair. But a community showing up? That matters.
"Google executives should be held criminally liable for the rampant abuse over the years. Multi 9 figs has easily been stolen due to Google Ads phishing scams."
ZachXBT — the on-chain investigator known for uncovering some of crypto's biggest scams — opened a public investigation. His findings confirmed what Ika described: a sophisticated phishing attack, professional and convincing. The kind designed to fool even the most experienced people in the space.
Meanwhile, the $IKA token's X community had its own problem. The moderators had gone silent. Scam links flooded the space with no one to stop them. The community was unguarded at its most vulnerable moment.
So the community did something rare: they didn't wait for permission. With Ika's explicit blessing and a verified donation wallet, the Community Takeover was initiated. New mods. Clean links. 100% of trading fees routed directly to Ika. No VC. No team allocation. Just a community sending something back to someone who gave everything to CT.
"Liquidated. Rugged. Drained. Still logging back in. Burned. Scarred. Down to my last dollar. Still here. Because onchain is home and nothing else comes close."
@ika_xbt"burned some"
Ika burns a portion of the token supply — putting skin in the game for a community that put skin in the game for her.
This is what crypto is supposed to be. Not just profit. A community that watches out for its own. Ika has done heaps for CT. Now it's CT's turn to pay it back.
$IKA is that payback.