Memecoins have long traded in crypto markets, with Dogecoin perhaps the best-known example. Launched as a joke, the crypto has exploded in popularity over the years, with its price often riding on the whims of its backers — the best known of which is Elon Musk.

The crypto industry has high hopes that United States President-elect Donald Trump will bolster crypto adoption both in the US and globally. However, only time will tell if his newly launched Solana-based memecoin is a step in the right direction.

The SEC’s statement regarding the commission doesn’t really provide much insight into what it will seek to do, other than “provide clarity” on the rules regulating the crypto industry. It will likely achieve that by just stripping back those rules altogether,

The crypto community is split over Donald Trump’s launch of the $TRUMP memecoin and First Lady Melania Trump’s $MELANIA token. Now, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the

Two days after Donald Trump launched a memecoin that soared to $6.5 billion overnight, Melania Trump announced her own memecoin, adding to concerns the pro-crypto president is crossing ethical boundaries in an industry his administration will regulate.

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