On April 30, 2026, @hrithikk opened a slash on Ethos against @MedusaOnchain for 250 credibility score. The stated reason was short: “promoted the clear rug $SPC for pennies.”

The case put more than one account’s score on the line. According to Ethos, 89 supporters of @MedusaOnchain stood to lose 2k credibility score in total if the slash succeeded. That makes it an example of how promoting a token can affect not just the promoter’s reputation on Ethos, but the reputation of the people who backed them.

The case against $SPC

In a post announcing the slash, @hrithikk laid out why they considered $SPC “a clear rug since day 1”:

• The raise changed: according to @hrithikk, the project changed its raise from $2.5M to $20M
• The token dumped: after launch, it fell 90% in the first hour

@hrithikk also rejected the idea that @MedusaOnchain didn’t know what they were promoting, writing: “don’t defend her like she didn’t know or i’m gonna crash out ngl.”

What was at stake for supporters

Ethos gives every account a credibility score based on what others say about it, and a slash asks the community to vote on whether a specific accusation should stand. In this case, the outcome reached beyond @MedusaOnchain.

@hrithikk described the stakes for the people who had reviewed @MedusaOnchain this way:

“over 2k credibility score is at stake. if her reviewers vote on slash, their score stays saved

otherwise everyone gets a -25 score as penalty”

Ethos’s own post put the total at 2k credibility score across 89 supporters if the slash was successful. The amount aimed at @MedusaOnchain directly was 250.

Why it matters

Reviews and vouches on Ethos are a public statement that you stand behind someone. A slash like this one tests that support against a specific accusation, here the promotion of a token that @hrithikk says showed warning signs before launch and lost most of its value within an hour.

For supporters, the choice @hrithikk described was direct: vote on the slash, or risk a score penalty if it succeeded.

The outcome

The slash was recorded on Ethos at app.ethos.network/activity/slash/433. The posts from April 30, 2026 do not record how the vote ended.

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