Martin Shkrel2026-08-25 19:03:27Martin Shkreli-linked memecoins plunge more than 94% within a day of Pump Fun debutTwo memecoins most closely tied to Martin Shkreli, CITRINI and MARTIN, fell at least 94% from their highs in less than 24 hours after he joined Solana launchpad Pump Fun, according to Protos. Shkreli had announced on Monday that he would start livestreaming his trades on the platform, drawing more than 700,000 views, while Pump Fun’s official account said he had posted a 6,263% gain and held $1.6 million in his wallet within a day. The rally did not last. MARTIN fell from $0.0031 on launch day to $0.00016 by Tuesday morning, leaving its market capitalization at roughly $150,000. CITRINI slid from $0.0031 to $0.000087, a 97% drop. Protos also tied the latest losses to earlier Shkreli-linked tokens, including Ethereum-based MSI and Solana-based DJT, both of which previously suffered collapses of more than 90% from their peaks. The report also noted renewed attention on Shkreli after his recent comments about shorting Moderna at $80, before the stock later rose 100% from that level following positive FDA Phase 3 results.3340
memecoins2026-08-25 06:26:29Crypto rally spreads to dog and cat memecoins as smaller tokens post sharp weekly gainsA broader crypto market rally has started to lift animal-themed memecoins, according to CoinDesk. Cash Cat, a token built on Robinhood Chain, rose more than 50% in a single day. At the same time, several smaller dog- and cat-themed tokens climbed between 50% and 130% over the past week. The move points to buying interest shifting beyond larger cryptocurrencies and into smaller, more speculative corners of the market. CoinDesk’s summary did not name the other tokens involved, but it said gains among these smaller animal-themed assets reached as high as 130% on a weekly basis. The report was published on Aug. 25, 2026.340
Bitcoin2026-08-24 13:30:00Bitget CEO Gracy Chen says she is waiting for $50K before buying more BitcoinBitget CEO Gracy Chen said she is not convinced Bitcoin’s move to $79,000 signals the end of the bear market, and she is watching the $50,000 level as a personal buyback zone. Speaking on the Trade Secrets show, Chen said a sizable share of her portfolio remains in stablecoins while she waits for a deeper pullback, though she also said Bitcoin could still finish the year $20,000 higher. She stressed that she has no special edge on price direction and described herself as an exchange executive rather than a market forecaster. The report also noted that other market voices have warned of more downside, including Transform Ventures founder Michael Terpin, who said Bitcoin could eventually fall 66% from its October 2025 all-time high of $126,100, and veteran trader Peter Brandt, who had pointed to Oct. 4 as a potential bottom date. Beyond price, Chen discussed her background from Phoenix TV to Bitget, her limited interest in altcoins, her favorable view on Hyperliquid, her criticism of memecoins, and her skepticism that Bitcoin can reach $1 million by 2030.1130
Pump.fun2026-08-18 12:37:02PUMP posts first golden cross as Pump.fun revenue climbs to a seven-month highDecrypt’s Morning Minute said Pump.fun’s PUMP token is showing its first golden cross since launch, with the 50-day EMA moving above the 200-day EMA after a prolonged downturn. The token fell to $0.001491 in July, traded as high as $0.003 intraday on Monday, and later changed hands near $0.002733. The report tied the move to improving business performance rather than price action alone. According to DefiLlama data cited in the piece, Pump.fun generated $11.52 million in revenue over the past seven days, ranking fourth among all crypto protocols behind Tether, Circle, and Canton. The newsletter also said annualized revenue stands at $458 million against a $1.09 billion market cap, while August 10 to 16 fees reached $10.74 million, up 7% week over week. Pump said Tuesday’s $1.73 million marked its strongest single revenue day since January 30. The article also highlighted Pump.fun’s buyback-and-burn structure, recent product changes including Callout Rewards and lower trading fees, plus broader market, macro, ETF, memecoin, token, and NFT developments covered in the daily roundup.1600
Pump.fun2026-08-12 19:31:54Pump.fun Reclaims More Than Half of Weekly Launchpad Fees After Robinhood Chain Rivals Cut Its July SharePump.fun lost a large slice of the token-launch market in early July as a wave of launchpads on Robinhood Chain, led by NOXA and later Pons, pulled its weekly share down to 26.7%. Four weeks later, that share had climbed back above 50%, with pump.fun posting a 90-day high of $9.21 million in weekly fees for the week ended Aug. 11. The broader launchpad market expanded even faster than pump.fun lost ground, with total fees across 125 launchpads rising 77% to $75.39 million in the 30 days through Aug. 11, according to The Defiant’s calculations using DefiLlama data. Much of that growth came from Robinhood Chain, whose launchpad fees nearly matched Solana over the same 30-day window before cooling on a weekly basis. Pons became the largest new challenger, generating $19.80 million in 30-day fees across two versions, while Uniswap Labs entered the chain with pools.trade and a zero launchpad-fee model. Even so, the surge in launchpad activity has not translated into a broad recovery in memecoin prices: CoinGecko data cited by The Defiant shows the sector remains 83% below its December 2024 peak.5780
Robinhood Cha2026-07-29 03:56:07Robinhood Chain posts $29.7 million in average daily tokenized-stock DEX volume over past weekData from a Dune dashboard maintained by the OKX Web3 Wallet team shows Robinhood Chain averaged $29.7 million in daily decentralized exchange volume for tokenized stocks over the past seven days. That figure was higher than the combined totals of xStocks on Solana, which recorded $11.1 million, and Backpack Sunrise, which posted $13.4 million. The increase was mainly tied to launch platforms including Bankr and long.xyz, which since mid-July have let users issue memecoins paired with tokenized stocks for liquidity. The setup spans more than 90 stock tickers, and memecoin trading also generates volume in stock tokens while locking those stock tokens into liquidity pools. Nvidia led tokenized stock trading on-chain with $13.9 million in daily volume, followed by SpaceX at $6.2 million and Apple at $4.5 million. Weekly peak daily active tokenized-stock traders topped 20,000 in the week of July 20, the highest among stock-token platforms. Even so, Binance’s bStocks on BNB Chain averaged $676.8 million in daily volume, more than 20 times Robinhood’s level.2080
CoinDesk2026-07-24 11:35:48Institutional money keeps flowing into crypto, and memecoins are losing ground to bitcoinCoinDesk’s July 24 Daybook excerpt argues that the maturing crypto market is leaving less room for the memecoin trade that dominated parts of the 2021 cycle. The combined market capitalization of dogecoin and shiba inu, still the two largest memecoins by value, has dropped to $13.27 billion, a three-year low, after slipping about 2% this month even as bitcoin has climbed 10%. The comparison looks even starker against bitcoin’s $1.30 trillion market capitalization. DOGE and SHIB together now equal just 1.02% of bitcoin’s market value, the lowest ratio on record. CoinDesk contrasts that with 2021, when the pair reached 7% of bitcoin’s market cap at the height of memecoin enthusiasm. The report links the shift to a broader change in how capital moves through crypto. It says the launch of U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs in 2024 accelerated institutional participation, drawing in investors far more interested in bitcoin as a macro asset than in meme tokens. At the same time, capital has also been pulled toward other sectors tied more closely to traditional finance, including real-world assets. CoinDesk adds that options positioning still reflects a constructive near-term outlook for BTC, with traders looking for a move to at least $72,000.670
Solana2026-07-24 08:45:19Top 10 Solana Memecoins in 2025: PENGU, BONK, and WIF Lead the ListThe source article highlights 10 Solana memecoins drawing strong attention in 2025, focusing on market cap, trading activity, listings, community traction, and launchpad relevance across the sector.540
