Memes


Opinion

In Defense of Meme Coins

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

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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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Opinion

Memes to Millions: The Tax Implications of Sudden Crypto Wealth

Don't let meme coin season become a tax planning nightmare, TokenTax CEO Zac McClure writes.

A tax warning. (Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Meme Coins Going Legit Is the Worst Thing for Meme Coins

Institutions like Franklin Templeton are taking meme coins increasingly seriously this cycle. But will these joke-y projects run afoul of regulators?

DOGE Meme shiba inu (Atsuko Sato)

Opinion

Did President Biden Just Endorse Bitcoin?

The octogenarian politician is sporting laser eyes on Twitter, seemingly unaware it is a symbol of support for the cryptocurrency.

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Finance

Bitcoin-Focused Ordinals Project Taproot Wizards Raises $7.5M in Seed Round

Taproot Wizards, which describes itself as "magic internet JPEGs", offers a collection of Microsoft Paint images of wizards harking back to a 2013 bitcoin meme: "magic internet money."

TaprootWizards.com NFT (ordinals.com)

Web3

From Nakamigos to Magamigos: The Tricky Relationship Between the Meme Economy and NFTs

Speculative NFT project Nakamigos has recently broken into the NFT spotlight, spawning copycat projects such as Magamigos and Nakamigas that capitalize on the trend. But while meme projects may offer short-term gains, they rarely offer long-term value and ought be scrutinized.

Nakamigos (OpenSea)

Tech

Giant Bitcoin 'Taproot Wizard' NFT Minted in Collaboration With Luxor Mining Pool

Luxor Mining collaborated with independent developer Udi Wertheimer to mint the NFT advertising “Magic Internet JPEGs” in “the largest Bitcoin block ever mined.”

TaprootWizards.com NFT (ordinals.com)

Layer 2

Midwits, Wassies and HODLers: The Memes That Define Crypto Trading

In the crypto trading world, memes have become something of a universal language.

Swole doge figurine charging forward in darkness on white ground (Getty Images)

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