ZachXBT Exposes Alleged Insider Data Abuse at Axiom Exchange

Steady attention without excessive speculation.

What ZachXBT Alleged

According to ZachXBT’s 10-post thread, the misconduct centered on internal dashboard access that allowed certain employees – primarily senior business development employee Broox Bauer (@WheresBroox) to look up detailed wallet information on users.

Internal Tool Access

Zach claimed that BD employees could:

• Search users by referral code, wallet address, or UID
• View full wallet lists with timestamps
• Access transaction histories
• See linked accounts and nicknames
• Track wallet activity over time

He described this level of access for non-technical BD roles as highly unusual, especially given the alleged lack of monitoring or access controls.

Screenshots and Evidence

Zach shared:

• Internal dashboard screenshots (dated April and August 2025)
• Examples of tracked wallets belonging to prominent traders
• A shared Google Sheet listing targeted influencer/KOL wallets

Several KOLs reportedly confirmed that the wallet data shown matched their private trading accounts.

Audio Recordings and Coordination Claims

Zach also referenced audio recordings from a February 2026 private group call.

In the recordings, Broox allegedly:

• Described gradually scaling wallet lookups “so it does not look that suspicious”
• Discussed sending full wallet lists to collaborators
• Outlined a plan with colleague “Gowno” (Seb), an Axiom moderator, to generate $200,000 quickly using the access

He further claimed other employees had used or enabled similar lookups.

Zach identified one wallet linked to Broox but noted that isolating specific insider trades from public on-chain data alone remains difficult without Axiom’s internal logs.

ZachXBT Was Retained for the Investigation

Importantly, ZachXBT confirmed that he was retained to investigate alleged misconduct at Axiom.

He stated:

• He conducted the probe independently
• The findings resulted from that retained investigation
• The work was not pro bono

However, he did not disclose who hired him or the payment terms.

He had teased the investigation days earlier, which triggered heavy speculation across crypto Twitter and prediction markets.

Axiom’s Official Response

Axiom responded publicly after the thread went live:

“We are shocked and disappointed to hear that someone on our team abused internal customer support tools to look up user wallets. We have removed access to these tools and will continue to investigate and hold the offending parties responsible.”

The company confirmed:

• Revoking access to the internal tools
• Launching an internal investigation
• No public admission of founder-level involvement

The probe remains ongoing.

Polymarket Bets and “Insider” Profits

Before the exposé dropped, Polymarket hosted a market asking which crypto company ZachXBT would expose for insider trading.

That market drew massive volume, reportedly $30–38 million.

Suspicious Winning Bets

One trader, “predictorxyz,”:

• Bet roughly $65,800 on Axiom
• Placed the bet when odds implied only a 13.8% chance
• Walked away with over $400,000 in profit

Other new wallets placed large Axiom bets shortly before the reveal and profited quickly.

Zach traced funding for “predictorxyz” to a Solana wallet linked to an active Axiom user known as “JustADegen.” That finding suggests someone inside or closely connected to Axiom may have had advance knowledge of the target.

Pump.fun Allegations: Speculation vs. Evidence

Crypto Twitter quickly escalated the story.

Some users speculated that:

• Pump.fun or affiliates may have paid for the exposé
• Pump.fun-linked wallets placed advance bets
• The investigation was a coordinated competitive attack

However, there is currently no public on-chain evidence tying the payment for Zach’s investigation or the Polymarket bets directly to Pump.fun.

Zach himself traced one major profitable bet back to an Axiom-linked wallet, not Pump.fun.

As of now, the Pump.fun angle remains unproven speculation fueled by rivalry and market dynamics.

What This Means

There are three separate layers to this story:

1. Confirmed Evidence: Screenshots, audio, and dashboard access misuse allegations, partially acknowledged by Axiom.
2. Retained Investigation: Zach was paid to conduct the investigation, but the client remains undisclosed.
3. Prediction Market Profits: Large pre-reveal bets suggest someone may have acted on early information.

Regulatory attention could follow, especially given the insider trading implications and the New York jurisdiction connection.

For now:

• Axiom faces reputational damage
• The internal investigation continues
• The Polymarket angle remains controversial
• Community debate around data access, ethics, and competitive warfare in crypto is intensifying

This is an evolving story as of February 27, 2026.