Gazzy Garcia, also known as Lil Pump, his professional rapper name, surprised his over 15 million followers on Instagram and X by posting pictures showing two new Solana-themed tattoos. The first featured the stylized name of the Solana blockchain on his forehead, while the second depicted the logo of one of the most popular Solana wallets, Phantom. On Instagram, he stated “Like my new tats? I sold my Sol.” Lil Pump recently launched his token on Solana, with the ticker LILPUMP.
It is unclear why the rapper got the “Solana” tattoo after selling his SOL holdings. The rapper may have booked profits and decided to unload his SOL tokens. The token took a rough beating in November 2022 when the FTX crypto exchange went bankrupt. Garcia may have sold his SOL tokens to book profits, or the rapper may be expecting a price correction. SOL has been one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies of the past two years, rising from as little as $9.77 in December 2022 to surpassing the $200 mark earlier this year.
