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A meme coin tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup turned a $341 investment into $48,000 via Pump.fun on Solana. Summary A single trader bought $341 worth of World Cup Coin via five transactions shortly after its May 11 launch and sold $35,700 as the token hit a $6 million market cap in its first two days. The token hit an all-time high market cap of $12.2 million on May 21, representing more than 30,000% from the trader’s entry, with a total of $48,000 realised across three separate rallies. World Cup Coin is not affiliated with FIFA and launched on…

Blockstream CEO Adam Back has renewed his long-running criticism of altcoins and memecoins, saying market efficiency may finally be catching up with assets he views as weak. Summary Adam Back said efficient markets may eventually price many altcoins and memecoins near zero. Bitcoin dominance near 59%, keeping pressure on broader altcoin market rotation this month. Nearly 40% of altcoins traded near all-time lows, showing weak risk appetite outside Bitcoin. Back wrote on X that he had expected the efficient market hypothesis to push altcoins toward “$0.” He added that he made a similar call about a decade ago and was…

Pi Network is trying to link token design with real product use as PI continues to trade near the lower end of its recent range. Summary Pi Network price holds near $0.153 after losing about 10% over the last seven days. Chengdiao Fan said token design should support user growth, engagement, feedback, and long-term utility. Pi’s utility push follows Protocol 23, but PI still faces weak momentum near key support. Pi Network said founder Chengdiao Fan’s Consensus 2026 talk focused on a common problem in crypto: the gap between token design and real product innovation. The project said her session,…

Convergence: A Chainlink Hackathon brought together developers from around the world to build advanced applications leveraging the Chainlink platform. This year’s Convergence hackathon saw a record-breaking 554 submissions leveraging the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) across key categories, including DeFi & Tokenization, CRE & AI, Prediction Markets, Risk & Compliance, Privacy, and Autonomous Agents. We would…

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz pushed back against XRP community claims around meme coins after users urged him to support the FUZZY project.  Summary David Schwartz said treating XRP meme coins as investment products was “distasteful” amid FUZZY speculation. The FUZZY debate grew after Schwartz opened a trust line that some users misread. crypto.news reported rising XRP scams, fake airdrops and wider security warnings for XRPL users. Schwartz said the idea of treating meme coins as serious investments felt “distasteful.” Meanwhile, the comment came during an X discussion about FUZZY and broader meme coin speculation.  Schwartz did not reject community…

London-based Elliptic has raised $120 million in a Series D round led by One Peak, bringing its valuation to $670 million. Deutsche Bank, Nasdaq Ventures, and the British Business Bank also took part. The company, founded 13 years ago, screens over one billion transactions each week for more than 700 customers in 30 countries. With this funding round, two major traditional finance institutions join Elliptic’s investors as more institutions adopt digital assets. Elliptic raised $120 million in a Series D round led by One Peak, which values the London-based blockchain analytics company at $670 million. Deutsche Bank, Nasdaq Ventures, and…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Wadoozie reimagines memecoins with narrative-driven token model ahead of May 27 launch. Summary Wadoozie reimagines memecoins with a narrative-driven model blending real-world events and on-chain activity. With fair launch, audits, and DAO liquidity, Wadoozie emphasizes transparency over hype. Wadoozie stands out by turning storytelling into the core driver of community and token value. The memecoin space has largely been a game of tickers, trending hashtags, and fleeting attention. Wadoozie wants to change that narrative. The Ethereum-based project is building…

South Korea’s Upbit has added Dogwifhat to its spot markets, giving the Solana-based memecoin access to Korean won, Bitcoin, and USDT trading pairs. Summary Upbit added WIF pairs in KRW, BTC and USDT, giving Dogwifhat Korean market access now. WIF jumped after the listing, but memecoin volatility keeps short-term traders exposed to sharp pullbacks. The listing adds liquidity for Dogwifhat as Solana memecoins continue attracting speculative retail interest globally. The exchange notice, published on May 6, said WIF trading support would cover KRW, BTC, and USDT markets. The listing gives Dogwifhat wider access to one of Asia’s most active retail…

Pi Network co-founder Dr. Chengdiao Fan is set to speak at Consensus 2026 in Miami on May 6, delivering a session titled “Aligning Web3, AI, and Blockchain for Utility” at the Convergence Stage, six days before Protocol 23 brings full smart contracts to the Pi blockchain on May 11. Summary Fan’s session argues that verified human identity is the competitive advantage that AI cannot replicate, directly connecting Pi’s 18 million verified users to the AI era’s core governance problem. Pi Network has completed over 526 million human KYC validation tasks and runs 421,000 active Mainnet nodes entering Consensus week. Protocol…

Vitalik Buterin is programmatically dumping unsolicited memecoins again, turning airdropped “spam” into ETH while leaving thinly traded meme markets on edge. Summary Arkham data shows Vitalik’s wallet auto‑selling low‑cap memecoins airdropped to him, with minute‑by‑minute swaps into ETH. The pattern echoes past dumps of SHIB‑era memes, CAT and others, reinforcing his stance that unsolicited tokens are spam, not endorsements. Combined with his ongoing ETH disposals to fund public goods, the activity turns his address into structural sell pressure for illiquid meme bets. On‑chain analytics from Arkham Intelligence indicate that an address attributed to Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin (0xAb5…) has entered a new…