Mar 20, 2024

Canary Labs and Rekt Brands co-founder Ovie Faruq, aka OSF, answers five rapid-fire questions from CoinDesk including his meme coin genesis story, the rising popularity of the Solana ecosystem, and why he participated in the fundraiser to get dogwifhat on the Las Vegas Sphere.

Video transcript

Why did you participate in the fundraiser to get dog with hat on the Las Vegas sphere? Just simply because I thought it would be funny if we got it there. What's the next big meme coin, in your opinion? Why do you think the Solana ecosystem is so popular right now? It's cheap and easy to use. How did you get into meme coins? I just saw a bunch of people making money on meme coins and I just, I thought I just had to get involved. I think the first thing I bought was probably Pepe last year. I think it was the first meme I ever bought. And what do you do when you're not me? When I'm not me? I'm probably, probably playing golf.

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