ZachXBT alleges Axiom employee conducted insider trading

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by Oliver Knight

February 26, 2026

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Crypto investigator ZachXBT has accused Broox Bauer, a senior business development employee at Axiom Exchange, of misusing internal tools to access sensitive user data, potentially enabling insider trading in the cryptocurrency market. According to ZachXBT’s claims, Bauer allegedly used Axiom’s internal dashboards to track private wallet activity and share this information with a group that traded memecoins based on inside knowledge. The allegations suggest that Bauer and his associates mapped trading patterns of prominent crypto influencers by compiling data from Axiom’s internal systems. Axiom, a blockchain-based trading platform founded in 2024 and part of Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 cohort, has faced significant scrutiny following these claims. ZachXBT claims Bauer shared screenshots of private wallet data tied to specific traders, including connected addresses and registration details, which were then used to track accumulation patterns and predict price movements. The alleged strategy involved identifying memecoin positions in private wallets before they were publicly promoted, potentially allowing for profitable trades based on inside information. Axiom has denied the allegations,

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Originally published on CoinDesk on 2/26/2026