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- Meme coins continue to grow in popularity
- Dogecoin welcomes new release
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently surprised the X community with a meme post that read, “I’m just living the meme,” accompanied by an image. This playful post attracted attention and reflected Musk’s well-known penchant for memes and his ability to interact with the internet community.
Dogecoin founder Billy Markus, known on X by the nickname “Shibetoshi Nakamoto,” couldn’t resist joining in on the fun, responding, “Memes are life.”
The Tesla CEO’s tweet coupled with the Dogecoin Foundation’s statement that “memes are life” illustrates how humor and internet culture collide in the cryptocurrency world. Meme culture continues to be a driving force behind the popularity of various meme coins, including Dogecoin itself.
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Meme coins inspired by internet memes have gained tremendous attention and market value, largely due to community enthusiasm and the viral nature of memes. What started as a joke with Dogecoin has evolved into a serious player in the crypto space.
Meme coins continue to grow in popularity
According to a recent Q2 report from CoinGecko, meme coins were the most popular narrative in Q2 2024, accounting for 14.3% of the market share. Meme tokens were also among the top performers this year.
One possible explanation for the continued popularity of meme coins is their accessibility and ability to adapt to market trends, generating a lot of interest in the community. However, it is important to note that meme coins tend to have higher leverage compared to most altcoins and are mainly driven by speculative appetite.
Dogecoin welcomes new release
Dogecoin has released a new core version, Dogecoin Core 1.14.8. This is a new minor release that includes important bug fixes for the network component.
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As noted in a GitHub document, the release includes important bug fixes, including a reduction in the number of peer inv objects, improved transaction request tracking and orphaned transaction handling, and improved difficulty adjustment error reporting.
