Visa will end a loophole that allowed certain memecoin purchases by card to generate loyalty points. The network has asked its payment processors to stop using the concerned merchant code starting next week. Purchases will still be possible by card, but without the associated rewards.
The crypto market is recovering, and a simple message raises questions again. Billy Markus, cofounder of Dogecoin, posted a short phrase on X without providing further explanations. However, Markus did not mention any specific asset. The link to Dogecoin remains uncertain, even though his message occurs during a general price recovery. His message comes as several major cryptocurrencies show significant gains over twenty-four hours. In this context, the publication quickly attracted the community's attention.
3.56 million dollars worth of LAPTOP have just gone up in smoke. Two mentions, those of Eric Trump and Beeple, were enough to validate the first two political bets of Hunter Biden's anti-Trump memecoin, burning 10 million tokens while the crypto token already collapses 99.8% since its launch.
Hunter Biden, son of former American president Joe Biden, is set to launch a memecoin called LAPTOP on Base this Wednesday, featuring an airdrop especially aimed at investors who lost money on Donald Trump’s TRUMP memecoin. But even before its first trade, the project is already facing strong criticism. Several figures mentioned around the launch have distanced themselves.
California takes a new crucial step in regulating memecoins and digital assets linked to Californian elected officials. Bill AB 2409, led by Avelino Valencia, distinguishes rules applicable to public officials and digital providers. After its adoption by the Senate on August 26, the Assembly unanimously validated the amendments. The bill still has to go through final formalities before being reviewed by Governor Gavin Newsom. It notably targets the issuance of tokens by certain individuals exercising public authority in California. A targeted ban for public officials
The memecoin launched by the author of the GTA 6 leaks has just lost 46% in 24 hours. CYBERLEEK had reached 25 million dollars in market cap thanks to nine days of unreleased game videos. Its creator finally sold 15.4 million tokens and recovered several hundred thousand dollars. A few hours later, Rockstar was to officially present new footage of GTA 6.
Trump reportedly earned $1.4 billion from crypto in 2025, while Public Citizen estimates investor losses at $4.7 billion. Analysis.
Donald Trump's memecoin has just gained more than 80% in a few hours. TRUMP crossed the $3 mark before settling around $2.94. The move caught short sellers off guard: over $30 million worth of positions were liquidated within 24 hours. A rumor about a new crypto project from the Trump family was enough to start the momentum.
Changpeng Zhao ended up abandoning the public wallet he was using. Too many memecoins, dust, and unwanted tokens were arriving directly at the address without him being able to stop them. The episode also moved Trust Wallet. CZ now requests that its feature allowing to ignore certain tokens becomes much easier to use.
The TRUMP memecoin becomes a major political obstacle for American crypto regulation. Two senators demand an SEC investigation at the very moment the Senate is trying to save the CLARITY Act before its August break. The debate no longer only concerns the nature of the token. It directly touches on White House conflicts of interest.
Federal funding dried up, so researchers got creative — OnlyFans and a memecoin. Marmots, sex work and Solana. Welcome to 2026, folks.
On the occasion of its sixth anniversary, Shiba Inu once again draws the attention of its community. Launched in August 2020, the project celebrates an important milestone as several announcements already direct attention toward its future. Messages of support multiply, while exchange platforms participate in the celebrations. Meanwhile, ecosystem leaders discuss a new development phase focused on rebuilding the main projects and consolidating technological foundations.
Robinhood Chain surpassed Base in daily active users on July 21, just four weeks after its launch. Coinbase's network responds by highlighting its 187.8 million agentic payments and an upcoming launch of tokenized stocks. The battle for onchain distribution has only just begun.
Are Shiba Inu investors losing interest? Data indicates a possible change. SHIB movements on trading platforms show a long-term decline in activity on the memecoin. Thus, routine trading patterns lead to capital shifts and can affect the memecoin's price.
The Shiba Inu ecosystem could soon reach a new milestone after several months of discretion around some of its most anticipated projects. Recent exchanges within the community revive speculation about the return of Shiba Eternity and the metaverse associated with the SHIB universe. Without an official schedule, several clues nonetheless show that the teams continue their work behind the scenes. These statements come as developers reaffirm their desire to refocus their efforts on sustainable products for the coming years.
The Shiba Inu community burns tokens like there's no tomorrow, but the price keeps tanking. The memecoin market, meanwhile, is melting like snow in the sun.
BonkDAO lost about 20 million dollars on Monday following a governance attack that the team describes as malicious. An adopted proposal allowed transferring 4.4 trillion BONK tokens to the address of a suspected attacker. Will investigators be able to recover the funds?
Nearly one million TRUMP wallets show cumulative losses of $3.81 billion by the end of June, according to Nansen. However, President Trump received $636 million thanks to this same token, reveals his annual financial statement. The distribution of gains nevertheless clearly leans to one side.
The income generated by cryptocurrencies continues to fuel political debates in the United States. After the publication of information reporting gains exceeding $1.4 billion from activities related to digital assets, Trump finds himself once again at the center of discussions. This time, Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand proposes to ban politicians and their spouses from issuing or promoting memecoins. This initiative revives the debate on conflicts of interest, digital asset regulation, and the ethical rules applicable to American elected officials.
The digital asset market is attracting new attention following the publication of a US financial disclosure linked to Donald Trump's interests. The document reveals the scale of revenues from crypto, with a significant focus on cryptocurrencies, token sales, and blockchain-related projects. Among the declared assets are Bitcoin and Ethereum, two major sector references. This publication comes as the links between politics, regulation, and the crypto industry are gaining increasing importance in the United States.
Shiba Inu (SHIB), the second largest memecoin in terms of market capitalization, is currently experiencing very strong turbulence that call into question its technical structure and shake traders during this first half of the year. While the asset has just recorded its worst monthly underperformance since January, this situation draws the industry's attention as it embodies an intense tug of war between an apparent graphical capitulation and discreet accumulation signals.
The spectacular collapse of memecoins, which have just erased nearly all the gains made by individuals in a few weeks, brutally confirms that pure speculation hits a wall of macroeconomic reality. Long considered a symbol of financial democratization driven by internet culture, these parodic assets are undergoing an unprecedentedly violent purge, calling into question the very structure of the crypto market. Such a situation could mark the end of a cycle of irrational euphoria and forces actors in the sector to reassess the viability of protocols lacking technological fundamentals.
Dogecoin jumped nearly 6% after SpaceX's spectacular debut on the Nasdaq. In a crypto market always sensitive to narratives, Elon Musk's return to the spotlight was enough to awaken demand around DOGE.
More than 207 billion SHIB have left the exchange platforms in 24 hours, according to CryptoQuant data. This movement comes as the token price remains stuck below $0.0000054, in a market under strong selling pressure. Does this decoupling between on-chain activity and price evolution signal a reversal?
Bitcoin takes the lead again in the crypto market, and Adam Back sees it as a clear signal. The CEO of Blockstream believes that altcoins and memecoins are gradually being brought back to their "real value": zero. A statement that revives the maximalist discourse at a time when BTC outperforms a large part of the market. For Adam Back, this divergence mainly reflects one reality: few cryptos would be able to sustainably retain their value in the face of speculative cycles.
Millions of SHIB disappear from the market again. Within 24 hours, more than 6 million tokens have been sent to burn addresses, immediately reigniting speculation about the deflationary potential of the memecoin. While activity picks up on several major platforms, the Shiba Inu community continues to bet on scarcity to support investor interest. A strategy that is central to discussions in a crypto market always seeking new catalysts.
The prop trading sector has just endured one of the most brutal consolidations in its recent history. Between 2023 and 2024, more than 70 platforms shut down or were forced to cease operations under regulatory pressure, among them My Forex Funds, shut down by the CFTC in 2023, and The Funded Trader, liquidated the following year. Against this backdrop of widespread collapse, a handful of players not only survived but accelerated. Forex Capital3 is one of them, and its next bet is both logical and ambitious: integrating blockchain where traditional finance has shown its limits.
Dogecoin storms back, bites Bitcoin, nudges XRP, and winks at the market. Whales pile in quietly, traders hesitate loudly, and crypto prepares another twist nobody fully trusts yet.
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump repainted crypto with the stars and stripes while his token was sinking. The guests smiled, the chart, meanwhile, was flushing.
The White House has just lifted the veil: Donald Trump will indeed speak Saturday at the gala organized for holders of the TRUMP memecoin. An event as fascinating as it is controversial, mixing presidential power, crypto, and suspicions of conflicts of interest.