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Early Buyers of Andrew Tate’s DADDY Meme Coin Apparently Sitting on $45M in Unrealized Value
There is no evidence to show Tate sold tokens from his doxxed wallets, but some supposed “insider” buying activity before the token’s promotion on X shows too much of the toke...
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Iggy Azalea Says MOTHER Tokens Can Soon Be Used to Buy Phones
Monthly plans on the purported mobile service provider cost from $20 to $80 as of Monday.
Iggy Azalea in concert (Getty Images)

Institutional investors piled into DOGE and SHIB at the start of the year. (Atsuko Sato)
Meme Coin Institutional Holdings Surged Since January, Led by DOGE, SHIB, PEPE
Institutional investors on crypto exchange Bybit increased meme coin allocations to a high of $300 million in April from $63 million at the start of the year.
Institutional investors piled into DOGE and SHIB at the start of the year. (Atsuko Sato)

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DWF Labs to Purchase $12M FLOKI From Project Treasury, Open Market
Floki is gearing up to introduce newer products in the coming months, including the Valhalla metaverse game on its mainnet.
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As Random Celebs Like Caitlyn Jenner Embrace Solana Meme Coins, Early Hoarders Fare Best
A recent slew of tokens issued on Pump Fun by fairly well-known and local celebrities has gotten the crypto community divided on their purpose.
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Floki Developers Look to Improve Token Fundamentals With New Trading Bot
The bot charges a 1% fee on every transaction and 50% of the collected fees will be used to buy FLOKI on the open market, adding to demand for the token.
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Solana Hacker House in Miami (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Solana Meme Coin Factory Pump.Fun Compromised by 'Bonding Curve' Exploit
The exploiter may not be making any money from the attack.
Solana Hacker House in Miami (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Solana Meme Coin Generator Pump on Track for $66M Yearly Revenue
The tool has made over $5 million since going live in early March, with thousands of tokens issued daily.
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Crypto Exchange Bitget's Wallet Team Joins Meme Coin Hype, Issues Token That Rises 14,000%
The token's rise comes alongside a wave of trading volume.
MOEW chart (TradingView)

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The Protocol: Meme Coins (and Pepe's Best Friend) Swarm Coinbase Layer 2 Chain
The meme coin frenzy that drove up activity – and failed transactions – on Solana appears to have quickly migrated to Base, Coinbase's six-month-old layer-2 blockchain. Who is...
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