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Finance

Wolverine-Themed Meme Coins Flood Market Following RoaringKitty's Cryptic Post

The Wolverine-themed tokens are not the only ones to have been issued on pump.fun.

Wolverine (Jack O'Rourke/Unsplash)

Videos

Is Meme Coin Demand Stronger Than Ever?

The meme coin hype remains robust despite the stalled rally in bitcoin (BTC). Kaiko data reveals that meme coins continue to lead the pack when it comes to the open interest to market cap ratio for altcoins. PEPE and dogwifhat show twice the ratio relative to other altcoins. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Markets

VanEck's MarketVector Starts Index to Track the Largest Meme Coins

The index contains a variety of dog-themed coins and other popular meme tokens.

DOGE Meme shiba inu (Atsuko Sato)

Markets

Pepe Coin Spikes on Coinbase International Plan to List Perpetual Futures

The crypto exchange's off-shore arm will open perpetuals market for the popular meme coin on April 18.

PEPE moves higher (Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

Finance

Half of Solana Pre-Sales Are Scams, Blockaid Says

Around $100 million was sent to token pre-sales over the course of a weekend last month.

Pre-sale token scams on the rise (Blockaid)

Markets

Fantom Cofounder Mulls Idea for 'Safer' Meme Coins

Fantom's Cronje is the latest in a line of blockchain teams that are open to directly engaging with meme coins.

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

Tech

Coinbase's Base Chain Warns of 'Stuck' Transactions Amid Traffic Surge

Coinbase is warning users of high fees and slowdowns as traders flock to new Base meme coins.

Jesse Pollak, head of protocols at Coinbase (CoinDesk TV)

Tech

The Protocol: Bitcoin Halving in 3 Weeks, Solana's Yakovenko on Meme Coins

There's no slowdown in blockchain news, with Ethereum's Dencun upgrade in the rear view mirror and Bitcoin's halving now just over three weeks away. We spoke with Solana's Anatoly Yakovenko about the meme coin frenzy stressing the suddenly-active blockchain.

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Markets

Solana Meme Coin Slerf Clocks Higher Trading Volume Than All of Ethereum

Some professional traders have termed SLERF a "blue-chip meme” – a nod to blue-chip stocks – for reasons ranging from its fair distribution among holders to perceived future demand.

(SLERF)

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