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Tech

Solana Adds 'Blinks' and 'Actions' so Users Can Trade Crypto on Their Favorite Social Apps

The epicenter of the latest "meme coin" hype, Solana is introducing new tools designed to make crypto trading more accessible

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Videos

Meme Coin Liquidity Hits Record High

Meme coins’ liquidity has surged to record highs according to data tracked by Kaiko. The increase in liquidity, which is measured by 1% market depth, suggests ease in executing orders and stable prices. Nevertheless, the bid-ask spreads for meme coins remain elevated, indicating that the tokens are still considered relatively risky. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Markets

Meme Coin Liquidity Hits Record High Even as Bid-Ask Spread Spotlights Risk

Generally, increased liquidity leads to a tighter bid-ask spread, but that's not the case with meme coins.

Higher liquidity in meme coins isn't being reflected in risk assessments. (ataribravo99/Pixabay)

Videos

How Fed's Interest Rate Decisions Could Affect Crypto

Intuition Head of Strategy and Operations Matthew Kaye joins "Markets Daily" to discuss how the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions could impact the crypto market. Plus, the latest movements in meme coins and analysis on asset allocation.

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Opinion

In Defense of Meme Coins

The only thing worse than meme coins is complaining about the financialization of memes.

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Markets

Caitlyn Jenner Meme Coin Sows Confusion as Observers Question Its Provenance

JENNER tokens scored over $100 million in trading volume less than 24 hours after going live. But punters are unclear if it's related to the real Caitlyn Jenner.

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News Analysis

Will RFK Jr. Debate Trump or Biden? Probably Not, Prediction Market Says

Plus: Which cat-themed memecoin will hit $1 billion first?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Gage Skidmore)

Tech

The Protocol: Lido Backers vs EigenLayer

In this week's issue, we've got the scoop on a new possible rival to restaking pioneer EigenLayer. PLUS Are meme coins an investable asset class? With the latest Runes data and $70M of project fundraisings.

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Markets

Bitcoin Hovers at $62K While Pepe Hits Record High as GameStop Extends Rally

Dog-themed floki (FLOKI) zoomed 12%, the highest among the top 50 tokens by market capitalization, while pepe (PEPE) jumped 5% to a new lifetime peak.

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Finance

Degen Chain Back Online After Two-Day Hiatus

The layer-3 blockchain for meme coins was offline for over 50 hours.

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