Here’s a breakdown of what is known and what is estimated regarding how much Hailey Welch (the "Catch Me Outside" girl, also known as the "Hawk Tuah" girl) made from cryptocurrency.
The Short Answer
There is no confirmed, verifiable figure for how much Hailey Welch made from crypto. The entire situation was a viral, meme-driven event, and most of the numbers circulating are estimates or unsubstantiated claims.
The Breakdown: What We Know
The crypto earnings came from a meme token named $HAWK TUAH, which was created by anonymous developers to capitalize on her viral fame. Hailey Welch herself was not involved in the creation or promotion of this token. This is a common pattern in the meme coin space.
Here are the key points:
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The Airdrop (The Most Concrete Information):
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It's widely reported that the developers of the $HAWK TUAH token sent a portion of the total token supply to Hailey Welch's public cryptocurrency wallet address as an "airdrop." This is a common tactic to get the subject of the meme to acknowledge the token.
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Estimated Value at Peak: At the peak of the token's hype and price, this airdropped stash was estimated to be worth between $100,000 and $150,000. Some reports even suggested it could have been as high as $300,000 at the absolute peak.
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Did She Sell? (The Big Unknown):
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This is the most critical question, and the answer is not publicly known. To "make" the money, she would have had to sell the tokens for a stablecoin like USDT or for traditional currency.
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Blockchain analysts noted that the wallet believed to be hers did not show any large, obvious sales immediately after the airdrop. This led to speculation that she might have held onto them.
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If she did not sell at the peak, the value would have plummeted shortly after, as is the fate of most meme coins.
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Meme Coin Volatility:
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The value of $HAWK TUAH, like all meme coins, was extremely volatile. Its price surged based on hype and then crashed dramatically. The window to cash out at the peak was very small.
Summary of Potential Earnings
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Best-Case Scenario (If she sold at the peak): She could have made anywhere from $100,000 to $300,000 from the airdropped tokens.
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Likely Scenario (If she sold later or not at all): The actual amount she realized is probably significantly less, and could even be zero if she never figured out how to sell the tokens or if they became virtually worthless before she did.
The Bigger Picture: Her Total Viral Income
It's important to note that cryptocurrency was likely only one part of her earnings from the viral moment. She has almost certainly made more money from other ventures, which are more traditional and reliable:
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Merchandise: She quickly launched a website selling "Hawk Tuah" t-shirts and hats, which reportedly sold out and earned her tens of thousands of dollars.
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Brand Deals & Appearances: She signed with a major talent agency (Brennan Smiley) and has been involved in paid promotions and appearances.
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Podcasts and Interviews: High-profile interviews also come with appearance fees.
Conclusion:
While it's impossible to give a exact number, a reasonable estimate is that the potential value of the crypto airdrop sent to her was in the low hundreds of thousands of dollars at its peak. However, without confirmation that she successfully sold the tokens for that amount, her actual profit from crypto remains a mystery and is likely far less than the headline-grabbing peak estimates.
Her more substantial and confirmed earnings have come from merchandise and brand deals, not the highly speculative crypto token created in her name.
