PANews reported on May 6 that crypto KOL Irene Zhao wrote: "I just asked someone who knows the situation, and he said Jeff faked his death." Earlier today, according to an announcement on the obituary website Legacy, Zerebro co-founder Jeffy Yu died in May 2025 at the age of 22.

According to GMGN data, the market value of ZEREBRO DEV-related token LLJEFFY once reached US$32.17 million, and has now fallen back to US$23 million.

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