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|3 min ReadArrest triggers TYLER memecoin on Solana within minutes
Maya Chen
Senior Analyst
Published
Jan 16, 2026
The rush
The clock started when the cuffs clicked. Minutes later a token appeared. A memecoin with the suspect’s name. It listed on Pumpswap on Friday afternoon. Traders moved first. They always do.
Price flashed 0.0004633. Up 336 percent since inception. Volume hit 3.88 million at the time of writing. That is not a typo. That is flow. According to Pumpswap and market dashboards, the pair lit up fast. If you watched it live, you saw a blueprint. If you looked away, you missed the first wave.
The backdrop
Authorities named the suspect. FBI Director Kash Patel, Utah Governor Spencer Cox, and Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith announced the arrest of Tyler Robison, a 22-year-old electrician apprentice. He is accused of gunning down Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday during Kirk’s “American Comeback Tour” stop at Utah Valley University.
Kirk was a polarizing activist. He debated students on race, religion, politics, and sexuality. Fox News reported that Robison had “become more political in recent years,” citing a family member. Governor Cox described a conversation that same family member had with Robison. “In that conversation, Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU,” Cox said. “They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints that he had.”
A nationwide manhunt followed the shooting. Family persuaded Robison to turn himself in. As his identity spread, crypto spun up a mirror. Degens minted TYLER on Solana. The ticker moved while the story was still breaking.
The blueprint
This is the playbook in 2025. News hits. Liquidity forms around the meme. The ticker arrives before most people process the headline. Pumpswap listed TYLER. Then the chart did what early memecoins do when attention is hot and supply is thin. It sprinted.
At the time of writing, TYLER traded at 0.0004633. The move since inception stood at 336 percent. Reported trading volume reached 3.88 million. That is fast money reacting to faster information. I have seen this cycle again and again. Price follows attention. Liquidity follows price. Then the crowd shows up late.
Here is the line that must be said. This report does not endorse TYLER or any token that exploits tragedy. The community should not condone the creation or trading of such coins. Those are the ethics. They matter.
But the market tells its own story. It rewards speed. It punishes hesitation. You do not need to cheer the meme to learn from it. You only need to understand what happens when headlines collide with permissionless markets. That is the lesson today. Act early or watch others write the tape.
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