Coinbase listed Pepe, a meme token created from a frog internet meme that gained popularity in the early 2000s. The long-awaited listing followed the recent bull market that drove most cryptocurrencies to unprecedented levels.
The crypto rally also pushed the valuation of PEPE to more
than $9 billion, making it the fifteenth largest digital asset. According to CoinMarketCap, the meme token was up 20% in the past day and 118% on the weekly chart at the time of writing. Currently, PEPE trades at
$0.00002275.
Coinbase Embraces Meme Tokens
On Wednesday, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal informed
the crypto community that the exchange was soon listing the token.
“You have long wanted the frog. Well, soon you’ll get the
frog. @coinbase is adding PEPE to our listing roadmap with the goal of listing
later today. Thanks for your patience,”
he wrote. Interestingly, Pepe’s description on CoinMarketCap states that it
aims to capitalize on the popularity of other meme tokens like Shiba Inu and
Dogecoin.
You’ve long wanted the frog. Well, soon you’ll get the frog. @coinbase is adding PEPE to our listing roadmap with the goal of listing later today. Thanks for your patience.
— paulgrewal.eth (@iampaulgrewal) November 13, 2024
Interestingly, Coinbase faced criticism from the
crypto community on Twitter after it published a newsletter article criticizing
the meme token. In the publication, the author described an Ethereum-based meme
coin as a coin “that has been co-opted as a hate symbol by alt-right groups,”
citing the Anti-Defamation League for the description.
Past Criticism
The tussle came after PEPE reportedly became the fastest Ethereum token to hit $1 billion amid a rise in the popularity of meme tokens. “For a few, speculation on meme coins has led to
massive profits, but that doesn’t come without risks too, sometimes meme coin
frenzies even precede broad declines in Bitcoin and Ethereum,” the article added.
Like most meme tokens, PEPE founders are anonymous. The
token is described as a deflationary meme coin based on Ethereum. The meme
project reportedly has three phases in its roadmap, including listing on
CoinMarketCap and making the token trend on X. The project’s team also seeks to
list on centralized exchanges.
This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.
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