Memes

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 meme projects may offer short-term gains, they rarely offer long-term value and ought be scrutinized.
Nakamigos (OpenSea)

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)

Markets Daily Podcast Cover
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 “Markets Daily” is back with its latest news roundup.
Markets Daily Podcast Cover

8th July 1971:  Bongo, a west African lowland gorilla, watches the BBC test-card on a colour television in his new luxury enclosure at Twycross Zoo in Warwickshire. Bongo shares the accomodation with another gorilla called Joe.  (Photo by 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.
8th July 1971:  Bongo, a west African lowland gorilla, watches the BBC test-card on a colour television in his new luxury enclosure at Twycross Zoo in Warwickshire. Bongo shares the accomodation with another gorilla called Joe.  (Photo by 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)

Memes are 'Big Driver' for Crypto Space: CoinShares Chief Strategy Officer
Memes are ‘Big Driver’ for Crypto Space: CoinShares Chief Strategy Officer
CoinShares Chief Strategy Officer Meltem Demirors discusses how meme culture fits into the world of cryptocurrency and also previews the MetaGala at Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Memes are 'Big Driver' for Crypto Space: CoinShares Chief Strategy Officer

Doge (Shiba Inu) depicted as an Eastern god with six arms
The Meme Economy
Those who grasp the memetic nature of not only crypto, but all value, can gain immense power from understanding natural flows of meaning. This piece is a preview of a talk to be given on the Big Ideas stage at Consensus 2022.
Doge (Shiba Inu) depicted as an Eastern god with six arms