Whales can’t get enough meme coins as FLOKI explodes 950%

Whale transactions above $100,000 rose in meme coins as social volume confirmed retailers are making a comeback. Meme coins have regained the market’s attention after improving market conditions. New data even points to synchronized whale purchasing and social hype between the tokens. Activity remains concentrated around FLOKI, PEPE and SHIB. Whale activity and social hype […]

Suspected Manipulation on Binance Sends Meme Coin Wild, Trader Wins Big

A suspected manipulation attempt in BROCCOLI(714) caused extreme volatility that an experienced trader exploited for huge profits. Unusual trading activity in the low liquidity meme coin BROCCOLI(714) on Binance was flagged on January 1 after the asset experienced an abrupt price increase followed by a sharp reversal. The volatility allowed the pseudonymous trader “Vida” to […]

Report: Meme Coin Mania Hits Wall After Record High of $150 Billion

CoinGecko reports that meme coins soared above $150 billion after the US election and then fell nearly 70% within a year. The collective value of meme-inspired cryptocurrencies soared above $150 billion in December 2024, driven by a wave of politically themed tokens following the US elections. This record-breaking peak, documented in CoinGecko’s recently released 2025 […]

Pump.fun co-founder denies cashing out ICO funds, calling allegations ‘misinformation’

Lookonchain flagged the move of $436.5 million USDC via Kraken, but the Pump.fun co-founder said it’s a simple reshuffling of the PUMP ICO’s treasury. Pump.fun’s pseudonymous co-founder Sapijiju has dismissed allegations that the platform paid out $436.5 million USDC, in a direct response to claims made by on-chain analytics account Lookonchain. In a post, Sapijiju […]

Meteora co-founder filed with new lawsuit over token fraud linked to Trump, Milei

Revised lawsuit alleges Chow’s group used popular names to lure investors into Solana-based pump-and-dump schemes. Benjamin Chow, a well-known crypto developer and co-founder of the decentralized Meteora exchange on Solana, is believed to be the driving force behind a scheme to defraud investors through 15 different token schemes. A revised version of a class action […]