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Markets

Meme Coin Trading Volume Surges to Two-Year High, Signals Caution for Bitcoin Bulls

Speculative mania in meme coins has historically presaged bearish reversals in bitcoin.

Volumen semanal de memecoins. (James Tolan/Dune Analytics)

Markets

Pepecoin Funding Rates Remain Negative as Bears Proliferate

Negative funding rates indicate dominance of bearish positions in the perpetual futures market.

The riot pepe became a calling card of Rook's activist investors. (Hazard/Rook)

Markets

Pepecoin Overtakes Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Trading Volumes as Early Buyers Take Profits

One trader infamously took on a 50% slippage for getting out of their pepe position.

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Markets

Jump in Shiba Inu Breed-Themed Tokens Is Unsustainable, Crypto Traders Warn

Meme coins have outperformed the broader crypto markets in recent days, but some say profit-taking could reverse the rally.

Bearish stock financial, bear market chart falling prices down turn from global economic and financial crisis. (Getty Images)

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The Meme is More Than an Internet Joke

“The economy has always run on a degree of belief. It just so happens that we have an explosion of new belief systems, of new desires that crypto is now filling”.

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Finance

AMC Theatres Will Accept DOGE and Shiba Inu via BitPay

AMC already allows bitcoin and ether, among other cryptocurrencies, to be used for payments.

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Videos

Crypto Coin Listings Exploded in 2021

In the first half of 2021, CoinMarketCap added 2,655 new crypto assets to its database to a total of 10,810 listed coins. The data aggregator and two others cited the surge to be driven by a combination of bullish price action, the influx of traditional financial institutions, influencers and celebrities to the space, a non-fungible token (NFT) boom, and the rise of meme coins. "The Hash" team digs into the data and what it reveals about the outlook for the crypto industry.

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Meme Culture Driving Rise of 'Memecoins' in Asian Markets

Asian crypto exchange OKEx is listing various memecoins, including the dogecoin alternative Shib coin (SHIB). Lennix Lai, OKEx's Director of Financial Markets, joins "First Mover" to discuss the rise of memecoins in Asia and the impact of Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin's massive memecoin donation on the markets. Plus, an update on OKEx's relationship with former CEO Star Xu.

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FOMO Valuations: Are Meme Coins Worse Than Wall Street?

New Constructs CEO David Trainer and Ernst & Young Global Blockchain Leader Paul Brody discuss the fundamentals behind valuations for cryptocurrencies versus traditional stocks.

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