Investors who bid on the REAL (REAL) token, promoted by former UFC champion Conor McGregor, will receive full refunds after the project failed to reach its minimum fundraising goal. The developers of the Real (REAL) token, Real World Gaming, announced on April 6th via X (formerly Twitter), stating that all bids will be refunded in full. The team managed to raise only $392,315 in USDC over a 28-hour presale period on April 5 and 6th – less than half of the required minimum, and approximately 11% of the targeted $3.6 million through a sealed-bid auction. The public sale of 60 million REAL tokens (3% of the total 2 billion REAL supply) initially aimed for a fully diluted value of $120 million, with the auction starting at $0.06 per token. Only 668 participants actively participated in the launch, according to RWG’s data. While McGregor, a UFC fighter turned entrepreneur and Irish political candidate, claimed his token would be more legitimate than other celebrity-endorsed tokens, which have frequently been associated with rug pulls, the market downturn played a significant role in the project’s failure. With Bitcoin (BTC) experiencing a sharp decline, US stocks faced a record loss on April 3 and 4th, the largest two-day drop ever recorded, driven by concerns over recession fears stemming from President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. The current downturn in the memecoin market further fueled this trend, with its value now falling below $44 billion – a significant drop from its peak of $100 billion in early 2023.