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Markets

Don't Be Fooled by Trump-Family Memecoins, the Sell-Off Has Begun

Capital flowing out of existing memecoins spurred TRUMP's rise, now the money is going the other way.

Donald Trump at BTC 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Hailey Welch Goes AWOL After Failed Hawk Tuah Token Launch

The HAWK token has lost more than 95% of its value after going live last week.

Haliey Welch issues statement on HAWK memecoin (Hawk Token Page/Overhere)

Markets

GraFun Starts Labs Division to Boost Memecoin Ecosystem on BNB Chain

Partners include trading firm DWF Labs and the Floki, BNB Chain’s largest memecoin by market capitalization.

Ledn's Mauricio Di Bartolomeo argues that the crypto lending industry can rebuild trust following a disastrous 2022. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Memecoin Moodeng on Ethereum Jumps 480% After Vitalik Buterin's Mention and Donation Sales

Memecoin teams regularly send Buterin a small portion of their supply as a marketing gimmick. He usually just sells it all for donations.

(Moodeng on ETH)

Markets

Len Sassaman Gets the Memecoin Treatment Ahead of HBO Bitcoin Creator Documentary

Polymarket bettors and the broader crypto community widely consider cryptographer Sassaman to be “revealed” as Bitcoin’s creator in an anticipated HBO documentary.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Inspired by 'Moo Deng' Zooms to $100M as Hippo Meme Takes Over Internet

Holder count has zoomed to 12,400 unique wallets with over $48.5 million in volume traded over the last 24 hours, a fan page for the token said Wednesday.

Moo Deng (Youtube screenshot)

Markets

Memecoin Frenzy Reaches Tron as Justin Sun-Backed SunPump Rakes in Big Bucks

The memecoin generator launched in mid-August and has crossed $1 million in revenues in its first nine days - a large amount considering Tron’s low fees.

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Tech

The Protocol: Memecoin Trading Is Suddenly Trump.fun

Blockchain has gone even more ridiculous than usual over the past week, with headlines focused on Trump-themed memecoins and the Solana-based launchpad Pump.fun. PLUS: Ethereum developers tee up revamp of the EVM programming environment.

(History in HD / Unsplash / PhotoMosh)

Markets

Pump.Fun's Removal of $2 Issuance Charge Pushes Daily Fees to All-Time Highs, But Users are Unhappy

The viral application allows anyone to issue a token on the Solana blockchain. It recently dropped a fee it charged for doing so, attracting a spike in complaints as token creation spiked.

Pump.fun overtakes Ethereum in revenue (Fikri Rasyid/Unsplash)

Markets

Popcat Crosses $1B, Mog Rallies as Solana, Ethereum Beta Bets Gain Favor

Popcat became the first cat-themed meme coin to hit $1 billion market capitalization, a resolved Polymarket bet shows.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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