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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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Jesse Pollak, head of protocols at Coinbase (CoinDesk TV)
Coinbase's Base Chain Warns of 'Stuck' Transactions Amid Traffic Surge
Coinbase is warning users of high fees and slowdowns as traders flock to new Base meme coins.
Jesse Pollak, head of protocols at Coinbase (CoinDesk TV)

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The Protocol: Bitcoin Halving in 3 Weeks, Solana's Yakovenko on Meme Coins
There's no slowdown in blockchain news, with Ethereum's Dencun upgrade in the rear view mirror and Bitcoin's halving now just over three weeks away. We spoke with Solana's Ana...
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Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko (CoinDesk, modified with PhotoMosh)
Solana Strained by Meme Coin Mania, But Co-Founder Yakovenko Welcomes the Test
In an exclusive interview with CoinDesk, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko weighs in on the meme coin frenzy that has brought attention and activity to the blockchain – alon...
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko (CoinDesk, modified with PhotoMosh)

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Lure of Quick Money Sees $100M Flow to Solana Meme Coin 'Presales'
The trend was fueled by the success of Book of Meme (BOME), which turned a few hundred dollars into hundreds of thousands in paper gains for early investors.
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Bitcoin's price. (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Back Above $67K as Meme Coins Push up SOL and AVAX
Meme coins soared past $55 billion in market cap, up 11% as traders doubled down on SHIB, WIF, BONK, and newcomer CORGIAI.
Bitcoin's price. (CoinDesk)

The shiba inu dog behind the DOGE meme. (Atsuko Sato)
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?
The shiba inu dog behind the DOGE meme. (Atsuko Sato)

A shiba inu. (Atsuko Sato)
Meme Coins Strongly Correlated to Network Growth: Franklin Templeton
Meme coin markets have boomed in tandem with the growth of addresses on their underlying blockchains.
A shiba inu. (Atsuko Sato)

Dogwifhat fundraising website (dogwifcoin.org)
Dogwifhat Becomes 4th-Largest Meme Coin as Community Completes Fundraising for Las Vegas Sphere Showing
The meme coin based on a dog wearing a pink beanie became an instant hit during the ongoing crypto bull cycle, now boasting a $2.6 billion market capitalization, but its skyro...
Dogwifhat fundraising website (dogwifcoin.org)

Shiba inu dog
Meme Coin Frenzy Drives Ethereum Network Fees to Nearly 2-Year High: IntoTheBlock
The increased network activity is benefitting ether investors by burning the token's supply at a faster pace, but it has also made Ethereum "unusable" for many due to sky-high...
Shiba inu dog