Max Burwick, the Managing Partner and Founder of Burwick Law, is facing scrutiny as evidence suggests he might be the one who launched DOGSHIT2, the very token at the heart of their ongoing lawsuit against Pump Fun—despite his firm’s denials of any involvement.

Crypto influencer Wirelyss has uncovered compelling research indicating that the “Bigbl” account, responsible for launching DOGSHIT2, shares the identical crypto address with the buyer of the DeGods NFT known as “y00t #6430.”

Adding another layer to the puzzle, @brandon_galang, reportedly an associate of Burwick, posted about meeting up with Burwick in 2023 for some “degen yoga,” as Burwick himself described it. Galang’s post included a photo of three individuals with NFT avatars obscuring their faces, tagging both Burwick and “@dgoldzz.”

Intriguingly, the NFT positioned on the far left in the photo is indeed the y00t #6430 NFT, the very one linked to the Bigbl Pump Fun account.

Adding to the circumstantial evidence, the individual associated with this y00t NFT appears to have a left arm tattoo that strikingly resembles the visible end of a tattoo on Burwick’s own left arm. Furthermore, a Solana artist, followed by Burwick on social media, posted a claim explicitly stating Burwick is indeed “a y00t.”

Burwick Law denies launching Dogshit2 onchain

The DOGSHIT2 token’s presence is quite conspicuous within Burwick Law’s lawsuit against Pump Fun. It emerges in a series of screenshots presented as evidence, meticulously detailing the token’s launch process, step by step. The lawsuit alleges that Pump Fun engaged in offering and selling unregistered securities, all while neglecting to provide “basic investor protections.”

However, Burwick Law maintains a firm stance, asserting it has “no affiliation, endorsement, or ownership interest in the DOGSHIT2 token or any related assets.” They state plainly, “Simply put, our firms have not launched any memecoins onchain.”

Adding to the intrigue, when legal intern “Dancing Eddie” inquired with Burwick about the creator of the token, Burwick reportedly responded curtly, “Why would it matter?” and declined to comment further on the matter.

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Previously, Wirelyss criticized Burwick Law for their denial of launching the token “on-chain.” Wirelyss argues that the firm instead launched DOGSHIT2 “off-chain” and is now attempting to deflect responsibility for the launch, placing it instead on the token’s initial buyer.

Adding weight to this perspective, Pump Fun itself states regarding DOGSHIT2 that it “was created offchain, which means that the CA deployer may appear different to the actual coin creator.”

SEC says memecoin aren’t securities

Burwick Law contends that Pump Fun possesses the technical means to remove DOGSHIT2 from its platform but is choosing not to, “despite the clear financial and legal risks posed to the public.”

However, the lawsuit against Pump Fun may encounter significant hurdles due to the recent statement from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding memecoins. The SEC asserts that memecoins, in general, “do not involve the offer and sale of securities under the federal securities laws.”

“As such, persons who participate in the offer and sale of memecoins do not need to register their transactions with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 or fall within one of the Securities Act’s exemptions from registration.”