{"id":25016,"date":"2026-11-04T05:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T05:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/bubblemaps-denies-secret-45k-monthly-deal-with-proxima-amid-lawsuit-threat\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T05:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T05:34:00","slug":"bubblemaps-denies-secret-45k-monthly-deal-with-proxima-amid-lawsuit-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/bubblemaps-denies-secret-45k-monthly-deal-with-proxima-amid-lawsuit-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Bubblemaps denies secret $45K monthly deal with Proxima amid lawsuit threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2024\/07\/crypto-news-Plaintiffs-amend-complaint-in-Tether-lawsuit-option02.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps has rejected allegations of a secret $45,000 monthly consulting agreement with Proxima, accusing a rival project\u2019s supporters of circulating a forged contract and threatening legal action.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_d680994bfc730baea99f5d7e9ccd6355\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bubblemaps has denied allegations that it secretly received $45,000 monthly from Proxima for blockchain analytics advice.<\/li>\n<li>Rival platform Trap Map claims it served a pre-lawsuit notice demanding a response by November 16.<\/li>\n<li>French business records show that the alleged contract lists an address Bubblemaps adopted after its supposed signing date.<\/li>\n<li>Bubblemaps disputes the document\u2019s authenticity and denies that the person circulating it previously worked for the company.<\/li>\n<li>Other blockchain investigators have questioned the accuser\u2019s identity and connections to earlier promotional campaigns.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>In a November 3 response, Bubblemaps <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bubblemaps\/status\/2117633622047940944\" target=\"_blank\">denied<\/a> the claims made by an X account identifying itself as a former employee. The company pointed to discrepancies in the document\u2019s address and email details while rejecting the individual\u2019s employment claims.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute began when the account, JuJudog, published what it described as an April 11, 2025, agreement between Bubblemaps and Proxima, a provider of tools used by cryptocurrency traders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a pitiful attempt at forgery:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 You&#8217;re a larp promoting your own bubble map competitor<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 This is not our CEO&#8217;s email (anyone who&#8217;s ever been in touch with him can confirm)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 You got the headquarters address wrong. It&#8217;s our current one, but your fake contract is dated\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gQuig5U8Vy\">pic.twitter.com\/gQuig5U8Vy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bubblemaps (@bubblemaps) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bubblemaps\/status\/2117633622047940944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bubblemaps rejects allegations of secret Proxima payments<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jujudog69\/status\/2117362176268669087\" target=\"_blank\">original allegations<\/a> claimed that Proxima agreed to pay Bubblemaps $45,000 monthly, alongside additional consulting fees of $1,800 per hour.<\/p>\n<p>According to JuJudog, the supposed agreement covered private evaluations of wallet clustering parameters, transaction bundles and methods for identifying connected trading accounts.<\/p>\n<p>The accuser argued that such an arrangement would create a conflict of interest because Bubblemaps provides analytics designed to identify potentially coordinated token trading.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>JuJudog claimed to have left the company after discovering the alleged relationship. <\/p>\n<p>Bubblemaps responded by describing the document as \u201ca pitiful attempt at forgery,\u201d rejecting both the supposed contract and its alleged connection to Proxima.<\/p>\n<p>The company said the email address attributed to CEO Nicolas Vaiman did not belong to him. It further challenged the accuser\u2019s claim of being a former employee, saying its small team knew everyone previously employed there.<\/p>\n<p>Bubblemaps accused JuJudog of promoting a competing blockchain analytics platform through the allegations.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>French company records support Bubblemaps\u2019 address objection<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Among the discrepancies identified by Bubblemaps was the company\u2019s registered address appearing on the alleged April 2025 agreement.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr\/entreprise\/922810288\" target=\"_blank\">French business records<\/a>, Bubblemaps was registered at 7 Rue Pablo Neruda in Levallois-Perret when the supposed contract was signed.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s registration subsequently changed to 9 Rue des Colonnes in Paris on June 20, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>That date is more than two months after the agreement allegedly took effect.<\/p>\n<p>Bubblemaps argued that the document incorrectly used its newer address for a period when the company had not yet relocated.<\/p>\n<p>Public registration information confirms the timing of the address change, although it does not independently establish who prepared the disputed document.<\/p>\n<p>Readers on X added a Community Note to JuJudog\u2019s allegations referencing the same address discrepancy and questioning the document\u2019s authenticity.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trap Map threatens class action despite Bubblemaps denial<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Following the initial accusations, competing analytics platform Trap Map issued a public legal notice directed at Bubblemaps and Vaiman.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICE TO <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bubblemaps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bubblemaps<\/a> AND CEO @nicolasvaiman<\/p>\n<p>Today Trapmap privately served Bubblemaps SAS with formal pre-suit notice of a class action.<\/p>\n<p>The reason is an undisclosed agreement signed on 11 April 2025 with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoinProxima?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoinProxima<\/a>, a company whose CEO publicly brags about\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trap Map (@trapmapdotfun) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/trapmapdotfun\/status\/2117357820576227487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The platform claimed it had privately served the company with formal pre-lawsuit notice concerning the alleged Proxima agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Trap Map demanded a response within 14 days, setting November 16 as its deadline. It encouraged traders who believed they had suffered losses involving undetected token bundles to register potential claims.<\/p>\n<p>However, the public announcement did not establish that a court had accepted a class-action lawsuit or determined that Bubblemaps had engaged in misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>The platform linked the accusations to its competing blockchain analytics service.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, JuJudog <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jujudog69\/status\/2117685863115112687\" target=\"_blank\">compared<\/a> the two platforms\u2019 analysis of the GATO token, claiming Trap Map detected linked wallet groups and developer concentration that Bubblemaps had not flagged.<\/p>\n<p>Those comparisons were presented by the competitor and were not independently verified against a common analysis method.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Bubblemaps has investigated suspected coordinated wallet activity. In October, crypto.news <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/bubblemaps-accuses-pump-fun-influencer-ethan-of-125k-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">reported its allegations against<\/a> a Pump.fun influencer accused of benefiting from linked wallets across multiple token promotions.<\/p>\n<p>The company has separately identified wallet clusters involved in suspected insider activity and unusual token distributions.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Crypto investigators question identity behind contract claims<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Other blockchain investigators joined the dispute after Bubblemaps published its denial.<\/p>\n<p>Deebs DeFi, lead detective at Bubblemaps, supported the company\u2019s response and criticized the terminology appearing in the disputed agreement.<\/p>\n<p>In a public reply, Deebs questioned the purported author\u2019s technical knowledge and rejected the claim that JuJudog had worked for Bubblemaps.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jujudog69?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jujudog69<\/a> if you&#8217;re going to lie and forge a legal document, put some effort in<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;LIQUIDITY DISTRIBUTION TELEMETRY\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Are you fucking serious? \ud83d\ude02 We would never hire a dev this stupid.<\/p>\n<p>1) You&#8217;re a larp promoting a competitor (and not doing it subtly)<\/p>\n<p>2) Bubblemaps is a small\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wzbCJEC89M\">https:\/\/t.co\/wzbCJEC89M<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/erZafT411a\">pic.twitter.com\/erZafT411a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deebs DeFi \ud83d\udef0 (@Deebs_DeFi) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Deebs_DeFi\/status\/2117636320818577536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Another investigator, dethective, accused the account of repeating a promotional strategy previously used in connection with an unrelated cryptocurrency project.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dethective\/status\/2117657812788502559\" target=\"_blank\">November 3 thread<\/a>, the investigator alleged that JuJudog had previously promoted a project using another purported leaked contract.<\/p>\n<p>Dethective claimed the earlier campaign involved misleading promotional material and token trading activity, although the account\u2019s identity and alleged financial proceeds were not independently established.<\/p>\n<p>The investigator said the account appeared to have changed its username following the earlier promotion and called for stronger reputation tracking across cryptocurrency communities.<\/p>\n<p>JuJudog maintained its accusations after Bubblemaps\u2019 denial and continued directing readers toward Trap Map.<\/p>\n<p>The company has not publicly confirmed receiving the purported legal notice, and no court filing establishing the threatened class action was identified in the available reports.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/bubblemaps-denies-proxima-contract-lawsuit-threat\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps has rejected allegations of a secret $45,000 monthly consulting agreement with Proxima, accusing a rival project\u2019s supporters of circulating a forged contract and threatening legal action. Summary Bubblemaps has denied allegations that it secretly received $45,000 monthly from Proxima for blockchain analytics advice. 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