Pump.fun 2.0 and Moonshot Create square off in UX-driven Solana meme arms race

Solana becomes the second-largest chain by DeFi TVL as revenue surges in Q 2024

One platform wants degens trading faster than ever; the other is courting normies with Apple Pay simplicity. The memecoin industrial complex is evolving and the stakes have never been higher. On June 27, Solana-based memecoin powerhouse Pump.fun unveiled its long-awaited 2.0 upgrade, packing a suite of hyper-optimized trading tools aimed at meme traders who live … Read more

Another Trump-linked sell-off? Melania meme team dumps $35.7M in tokens

Another Trump-linked sell-off? Melania meme team dumps $35.7M in tokens

Insider activity is picking up across Trump family-linked crypto projects, with wallets offloading tens of millions of dollars in tokens. The team behind the Melania Trump-themed meme coin $MELANIA (MELANIA)has sold 82.18 million tokens over the past four months, according to Lookonchain data. Spread across 44 wallets, the sales accounted for roughly 8.22% of the … Read more

Moonshot drops tool to create meme coins using Apple Pay

AI agents hold the keys to the memecoin renaissance

Moonshot has introduced Moonshot Create, which allows users to generate new meme coins in three easy steps using Apple Pay. The platform added Apple Pay support on June 27 and expanded beyond trading functionality to include token creation that needs only image uploads and payment processing. By uploading a meme image, selecting the Create tab, and … Read more

Central African Republic to tokenize over 1,700 hectares of land through CAR meme coin

Central African Republic to tokenize over 1,700 hectares of land through CAR meme coin

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra announced that in June, over 1,700 hectares of land in the region will be tokenized through the Solana-based meme coin CAR. The meme coin has long sparked suspicion among traders. On May 30, Touadéra posted on his X account that he has signed a presidential decree that would tokenize … Read more

Who are the mystery guests invited to Trump’s meme coin dinner party?

Crypto whale loses over $15m on TRUMP trades as bad bets stack up

The exclusive Trump dinner for the top 220 meme coin holders is scheduled to take place on May 22 at 7:00 PM. Here are some of the names reportedly attending. According to an email sent to invitees, guests are expected to arrive at the Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C. around 5:30 PM local … Read more

Pump.fun Has a Plan: Time for Solana Meme Coins And SOLUSD To Rip?

Pump.fun is introducing a new revenue-sharing model that will fuel the Solana meme coin boom. Will SOL break $295? Or is the incentive a horrible idea that will affect developers? Solana owes its success to meme coins; it’s as simple as that. The success of some of the best Solana meme coins like BONK, BOME, … Read more

Is the meme coin rally back? Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and Pepe see double-digit gains

Is the meme coin rally back? Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and Pepe see double-digit gains

Meme coins have been thrust into the spotlight once again as the controversial MELANIA token makes headlines once again. A Fortune report shows a group of traders that bought millions of dollars worth of MELANIA gained nearly $100 million in profits by selling the meme coin at its peak.  Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB) and … Read more

Ritchie Torres proposes bill to ban meme coins using politicians’ likenesses

Ritchie Torres proposes bill to ban meme coins using politicians’ likenesses

Ritchie Torres is preparing to introduce new legislation that would prohibit the creation and sale of meme coins and stablecoins that exploit the likenesses of U.S. political figures. The bill, titled the “Stop Presidential Profiteering from Digital Assets Act,” aims to curb what Torres calls a growing trend of “digital asset profiteering” by leveraging the … Read more