Memes

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)

(President Joseph Biden, on Twitter/X)
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.
(President Joseph Biden, on Twitter/X)

TaprootWizards.com NFT (ordinals.com)
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 interne...
TaprootWizards.com NFT (ordinals.com)

Nakamigos (OpenSea)
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...
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TaprootWizards.com NFT (ordinals.com)
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)

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

North Korea's leader is casting a shadow over crypto. (Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images)
Crypto Hacks Fuel Memes of North Korea: Blockchain’s Biggest Baddie
"Funding secured for next missile launch."
North Korea's leader is casting a shadow over crypto. (Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images)

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Crypto News Roundup for Aug. 30, 2022
With markets for risk assets bouncing back strongly after last week’s central bank scare, plus a look at companies embracing meme stocks as a way to survive, CoinDesk’s “Marke...
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Meme stocks and day trading have turned asset markets into a form of entertainment - and made them much more risky. (Ian Showell/Keystone/Getty Images)
AMC and Wall Street Are Learning All the Wrong Lessons From Crypto
Meme stocks are here to stay. That may not be great.
Meme stocks and day trading have turned asset markets into a form of entertainment - and made them much more risky. (Ian Showell/Keystone/Getty Images)

DOGE rally is news-driven and doesn't represent speculative frenzy. (Thorsten/Pixabay)
Crypto Analysts Reject Latest DOGE, SHIB Rally as Contrarian Signal
Historically, meme token rallies have been predictors of market tops analogous to record-setting art auction prices in traditional finance. This time it may be different.
DOGE rally is news-driven and doesn't represent speculative frenzy. (Thorsten/Pixabay)