Are Meme Coins ”Over?” Libra Rug Pull Fiasco Exposes Risks—But One ICO Aims To Fix Them
Concerns are rising that meme coins are “over” after the Libra rug pull left investors reeling. The Solana-based LIBRA, endorsed briefly by Argentine President Javier Milei, soared to a $4.5 billion market cap before plummeting 80% within hours, resulting in massive losses for many. Milei has denied direct involvement, while Kelsier CEO Hayden Davis told Coffeezilla that he was behind both the LIBRA and MELANIA meme coins, and sniped both tokens when they went live. Meme Coins ”Cooked” After Series Of Unfair Launches Following the collapse of the LIBRA token, and the implosions of the Official Trump and MELANIA meme tokens, the meme coin sector’s credibility has taken a heavy blow. The sector is ”cooked,” said Nic Carter, a partner at Castle Island Ventures, in a Feb. 19 post on X. “A sense of gloom and cynicism pervades crypto, because memecoins in a sense were considered the last ‘fair’ terrain where anyone could make ...