Solana-based meme coin launchpad Pump.fun announced that a former employee used their “privileged position” to access “withdraw authority” and misappropriated around 12,300 SOL, worth approximately $1.9 million at the time. To prevent further damage, Pump.fun halted trading and updated the contracts. Flash Loan Exploit Addressing the exploit, Pump.fun said in an X post that a...Read More
Since the beginning of April, more than a million new tokens have been created, with over 370,000 appearing on Ethereum, owing to activity on Coinbase’s Layer 2 network, Base. Solana leads with the creation of over 640,000 new tokens, primarily meme coins. Base Sees Increased User Activity According to the data shared by Coinbase director...Read More
The meme coin market has seen a strong revival due to increased buying demand in the cryptocurrency market. As Bitcoin’s price aims to rise above $65,000, Pepecoin is trending sharply toward its previous all-time high. However, with the rally slowing down, analysts are beginning to worry about the possibility of a pullback. Pepe’s Whale Interest...Read More
An anonymous trader has made headlines by making a profit of $46 Million with PEPE within one year, equivalent to a 15,718x gain. This comes as the Solana-based meme coin recently achieved a milestone that saw it hit a new all-time high on May 15. The Trader’s Strategy According to Lookonchain data, the trader acquired...Read More
Meme coins are rallying, with PEPE leading the charge to a new all-time high of $0.00001096. This rally follows GameStop stock trader Keith Gill, famously known as “Roaring Kitty,” returning to his social media platform, X, after a three-year hiatus. PEPE Hits All-Time High PEPE has skyrocketed, with its price surpassing the $0.000010 mark for...Read More
MarketVector, a subsidiary of the renowned American asset management giant VanEck, has launched the MEMECOIN Index. It has shown impressive performance, surging 195% in the past year and 137% since the start of 2024. This index aims to track the performance of six popular meme coins, such as DOGE, SHIB, and others. VanEck’s MEMECOIN Index...Read More
While meme coins have seen a massive resurgence this year, this has raised concerns for certain industry players. Chris Dixon – a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) – has expressed concern over the US regulatory system, questioning why meme coins were allowed to thrive while cryptocurrency companies and blockchain tokens with useful applications “get...Read More
The current crypto market cycle, which is undergoing a heavy pullback, has largely been driven by meme coin mania and spot Bitcoin ETF hype. On May 1, economist and trader Alex Krüger shared his thoughts on what has been a rather bizarre crypto market cycle. Meme coins have dominated the narrative, alongside bitcoin following the...Read More
A meme coin trader has reportedly cashed out over $22 million in profits from multiple positions in meme-themed tokens on the Solana blockchain. According to blockchain analysis firm Lookonchain, the actions of a trader identified as “paulo.sol” on the Solana Name Service account were flagged on April 26. Meme Coin Trader Profits Over $22 Million...Read More
Dogecoin and Shiba Inu have experienced mixed performance over the past few days, yet analysts are bullish about the upcoming trend of these memecoins, citing fundamental developments. As Bitcoin price continues to face bearish pressure around the $64K mark, Dogecoin and SHIB prices struggle in initiating a rebound above support level. Fundamental Factors Might Boost...Read More
Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally back to $70,000 has caused the value of meme coins to increase, making them the most profitable group among altcoins. According to a tweet by Santiment, the meme coin sector has experienced remarkable growth over the past week, regardless of their apparent lack of utility and the crypto community’s unfavorable stance on...Read More
Several sectors within the crypto market are seeing a resurgence. AI and Big Data, Liquid Staking, and DeFi projects managed to secure the most gains in the past week. According to their weekly returns, artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data, which comprised 100 projects, topped the chart with a strong performance and a notable increase...Read More
A new report from CoinGecko shed light on the meme coin industry, as the top ten tokens by market capitalization accounted for 1312.6% in returns in Q1 2024, turning the meme coin sector into the most profitable of all crypto narratives. Moreover, the report states that out of the ten largest memecoins by market cap,...Read More
Meme coin hype has dominated crypto social media recently as more seemingly worthless tokens were pumped over the weekend. Industry observer “L” told their 46,000 X followers on April 1 that it is “obvious” that the meme coin craze is retail-driven. “Meme coins are the clear indicator of whether retail is here. It’s obvious to...Read More
The hype for Solana meme coins is not cooling down soon after dogwifhat (WIF) hit a milestone on Friday. Meanwhile, another animal-themed token is exploding in price. A new contender in the meme coin sector is catching traders’ attention —”cats in a dogs world” (MEW). Per data from CoinGecko, MEW rallied over 120% on Friday,...Read More
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK has declared its intention to address meme-based marketing for financial products by releasing guidelines for financial services firms and social media influencers. The FCA’s latest report comes after its announcement last month that it will take action against firms engaged in illegal financial promotions. FCA Releases Guidelines...Read More
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of the Ethereum network, believes meme coins can become higher quality projects that contribute positively to the crypto ecosystem and the world around them, squashing the narrative that such tokens are useless, racist, and sexist. According to a new report titled “What Else Could Meme Coins Be?,” Buterin looks forward to...Read More
Base, Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain initiative for reducing Ethereum transaction fees, seems to be witnessing massive demands of increased network activity. As a result, its TVL also rose sharply, hitting a new milestone, surpassing $2 billion this week. One of the major reasons for the surge in activity of Base was the activation of the Dencun...Read More
Dogecoin has emerged as one of the top-performing assets amidst market recovery from significant volatility last weekend. Trading at $0.164, the eighth-largest crypto by market capitalization, has extended its monthly gains to nearly 96%. Coinciding with this surge, the number of transactions by DOGE whales has hit a new milestone. Dogecoin Whales Make a Splash...Read More
Avalanche Foundation, the non-profit organization behind the Avalanche ecosystem, has launched the first phase of a $1 million liquidity mining incentive program dubbed Meme Coin Rush. According to an announcement seen by CryptoPotato, the first phase has been kicked off with participation from liquidity management and decentralized market-making platform SteakHut and decentralized exchange Trader Joe....Read More
Crypto exchanges HTX (formerly Huobi), Bitget, and BingX have pledged to donate trading fees to support the Slerf community after the anonymous meme coin developer accidentally burned $10 million in presale funds. Despite this setback, market speculators aggressively pumped the token, increasing its value by over 5,000% and sending its price above the $1 mark....Read More
The incident involving the Solana-based Slerf (SLERF) meme coin’s $10-million bungle has sparked intense speculation. While the team said that the action was a mindless misclick, others speculate that it might have been a daring marketing stunt. Regardless of the true nature of the event, it has undeniably garnered significant attention across social media platforms...Read More
Binance has cleared its personnel from the allegations surrounding Book of Meme (BOME), a meme coin built on the Solana blockchain. The move follows widespread discussions and allegations of possible insider trading associated with the “BOME rat warehouse” incident, prompting Binance to take swift action to address the matter. Binance Responds to Allegations In an...Read More
The Solana blockchain has become the home of many new and popular meme coins that have garnered the community’s attention during this bull cycle. This has pushed not only their prices up but also SOL’s. The latest such craze is called BOOK OF MEME and was launched earlier this week. It quickly skyrocketed by triple...Read More
Lookonchain has illustrated on X the investment of 50 SOL by a user in the presale of the meme token BOOK OF MEME (BOME), resulting in a return of 767 SOL, equivalent to around $123,000. The post highlights the success of a trader known as Shatter.sol, who capitalized on the explosive growth of the BOME...Read More
As Bitcoin notched yet another milestone of $73.6k, meme coins, too, had a “big day.” With the top 100 meme coins posting massive gains over the past week, the on-chain data suggests that profits are swiftly flowing into speculative assets with limited liquidity. Meme Coin Mania Amid Bitcoin Bull Run The OG meme coin –...Read More
On March 13, Elon Musk said that Dogecoin might be accepted as a payment method for Tesla “at some point.” The comments came while Musk was addressing the public at a Tesla manufacturing plant in Berlin. Musk was asked by an audience member if the electric vehicles can be bought using DOGE in the near...Read More
The alternative cryptocurrency (altcoin) sector is still reveling in its resurgence due to persistent investor interest in such digital assets amid Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally to a new all-time high of $72,000. Analysts at the crypto exchange Bitfinex revealed in the latest weekly report that investor interest in altcoins is diversifying to meme coins and artificial...Read More
Andrew Kang, crypto trader and co-founder of crypto-focused venture capital firm Mechanism Capital, believes that meme coins will outperform every other digital asset in this bull cycle because the tokens are pure and upfront speculative vehicles. In a Sunday tweet, Kang stated that the crypto market might see Ether (ETH) soar by 50% from its...Read More
AI-related coins have demonstrated a noteworthy performance in 2024, as the combined returns of such cryptocurrencies have surged by 76% since the year’s commencement. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) coins market has experienced a 7% increase today, elevating the market cap to $19.8 billion in the past 24 hours. AI Coins Are Top Performers in 2024...Read More
