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Memecoin News
Memecoins, also known as meme cryptocurrencies or meme crypto, are digital currencies inspired by popular internet memes. Several meme tokens with large market caps boast active communities, such as Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), which are based on the Doge meme, and PEPE, which was inspired by Pepe the Frog.
So, what is a memecoin? Memecoins are a type of cryptocurrency featuring an internet meme character for its logo. Memecoins may serve a variety of purposes — or none at all — as they are not always the same, but they can still be bought and sold like other digital assets on most centralized and decentralized exchanges.
If you are looking to buy memecoins, do so at your own risk, as they are widely seen as speculative and volatile assets, and trading them is seen as risky.
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“I am not a fixer,” Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao said in an X post, denying a WSJ report that he introduced tech entrepreneur Bilal bin Saqib to the World Liberty Financial team.
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Images from within Donald Trump’s dinner for the top holders of his memecoin show attendees were treated to a three-course meal and given gift bags.
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Donald Trump is preparing to host up to 220 people at his golf club, with access tied to his memecoin purchases.
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Bitcoin’s breakout is reviving memecoin mania, with FARTCOIN, POPCAT, and others flashing technicals with massive upside potential for the current bull cycle.
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The rise of native onchain assets, a renewed memecoin season including Trump-themed tokens and the growth of Hyperliquid is fueling a surge in DEX volume and adoption.
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Singapore’s crypto awareness reached 94%, but ownership dropped to 29% in 2025 from 40% a year earlier as investors shift strategies.
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Democratic members of Congress and organizations have announced two rallies and two press events ahead of a May 22 memecoin event at the US president's golf club.
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Viral internet personality Haliey Welch says the FBI and SEC went through her phone after the disastrous launch of her memecoin, before ultimately clearing her of wrongdoing.
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With his reported TRUMP memecoin purchases, Tron founder Justin Sun will have spent more than $90 million on crypto ventures tied to the US president and his family.
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A potential attendee of the May 22 event told Coinpectra his purchase of TRUMP's memecoin was "not political."
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A new Eric Trump token on Solana surged 6,200%, raising rug-pull concerns as blockchain sleuths trace insider wallet activity and repeated scam attempts.
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Guthrie says there is still a “lot of innovation to do,” and it’s still “very early days,” but the market has matured and has greater sustainability than previous cycles.
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The probe is asking for any suspicious activity reports mentioning Trump, World Liberty Financial, WLF, TRUMP, MELANIA and Justin Sun, among others.
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Dogecoin price continues to gain strength after the SEC acknowledged 21Shares’ spot DOGE ETF filing, and the altcoin’s active addresses increased by 528%.
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