Cryptocurrency backers claim responsibility for sex toys being thrown at WNBA games

A group of crypto investors is claiming responsibility for a series of incidents where green sex toys were tossed onto WNBA courts, adding a strange wrinkle to an already-charged furor that casts a shadow over the league

A group of crypto investors is claiming responsibility for a series of incidents where green sex toys were tossed onto WNBA courts, adding a strange wrinkle to an already-charged furor that casts a shadow over the league.

WNBA games in Atlanta, Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Phoenix have seen bright green, phallic-shaped objects hurled toward the hardwood during play. The incidents have spurred at least two arrests and uproar from WNBA participants and fans.

In fact, the incidents were designed to promote a so-called “meme” coin. These digital cryptocurrencies see their value increase as more buyers pile into the assets.

The creators of the Green Dildo Coin token, which has its own website, have yet to publicly reveal their identities. But in an interview with NBC News, one of the backers, who spoke only on condition of anonymity, denied the scheme had anything to do with racism or misogyny, and was instead designed to promote the memecoin community, which he said is increasingly captured by “influencer cabals” and other bad actors.

“Our group is put together to make people laugh, make memecoins fun and funny again, and try to revive a culture of crypto that’s been lost,” he said.