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Meme Launch Platform Battle

Pump.fun's dominance is challenged by new platforms, the MEME coin Glonk traffic battle is ignited, and the founders step in to support.

On May 14, the MEME market witnessed a striking showdown, with the MEME coin named Glonk launching simultaneously on the two major Launchpad platforms Pump.fun and Letsbonk.fun, with the founders of both platforms personally rallying support. This battle for traffic not only quickly ignited market enthusiasm but also revealed the increasingly fierce competition among MEME issuance platforms.

Believe facing a traffic backlash? The platform coin LAUNCHCOIN's explosive rise can't hide the ecological concerns, community sentiment has taken a sharp turn.

Believe is facing a backlash of traffic. With the aggressive rise of the platform coin LAUNCHCOIN, the rapid appearance of multi-million dollar quick access plans, and the appeal of many Web2 entrepreneurs, Believe briefly seized the topic spotlight in the recent Launchpad melee, becoming the focus of traffic. However, behind the excitement, issues such as high platform fees, frequent 'knife scraping' phenomena, and a lack of sustainable narratives have gradually surfaced, leading to a rapid rise in community FUD sentiment.

Meme issuance enters the Warring States era: LaunchLab graduates 198 tokens, forcing Pump.fun to offer profits to creators.

The number of tokens graduated from Pump.fun has been surpassed by LaunchLab; can the Meme issuance track usher in a reshuffle?

The traffic battle has begun, taking you deep into the analysis of 5 explosive Memecoin launch trenches.

Nowadays, there are so many Meme coin launch platforms and such complex models. Let's break down their pros and cons one by one for a quick start.

Data platform ecosystem transformation: CoinMarketCap launches Launch function, what is the significance of debuting Aster?

The first project Aster (AST) is a decentralized perpetual contract trading protocol, which has received investment from YZi Labs.

Macroscopic Perspective

Strong rebound in ETH drives the Ethereum staking sector to heat up, top protocols accelerate market recovery

In recent days, Ethereum has made a strong bullish move, boosting the morale of 'E Guardians,' and market bullish sentiment has rapidly increased. This strong surge not only brought a comprehensive warming of the Ethereum ecosystem but also further heightened market expectations for Ethereum's spot ETF staking function, especially related staking projects becoming the focus of capital pursuit.

Latest dynamics in the stablecoin track: USDT market value exceeds $150 billion for the first time, fierce competition among financial and technology giants, Tether and Circle consolidate their 'moat.'

On May 13, the market value of stablecoins reached $242.821 billion, with Tether's USDT market value exceeding $150 billion for the first time, accounting for 62% of the market. In recent months, there have been continuous dynamics regarding stablecoins in the crypto market. In this article, PANews organizes the development dynamics of major technology and financial companies in the stablecoin field for a panoramic observation of the track.

The competition for on-chain in Hong Kong is heating up, with giants like JD.com and Ant Group accelerating the landing of RWA in Hong Kong.

In the midst of the global asset tokenization wave, Hong Kong is becoming a key experimental field for on-chain asset layout. PANews understands that many domestic companies holding physical assets are also seeking to put their assets on-chain for tokenized financing. The most common compliant solution is to confirm domestic assets on a consortium chain and then establish a holding entity in Hong Kong to issue tokens for financing. Currently, Hong Kong's RWA industry is still feeling its way forward.

Coinbase's latest monthly outlook: Global monetary system shifts, Bitcoin begins to take the stage

Against the backdrop of accelerating de-dollarization trends, Bitcoin is gradually becoming a global alternative asset with sovereign neutrality and store of value functions.

SEC Chairman's latest statement on crypto asset regulation: commits to ending 'enforcement regulation' and consolidating the U.S.'s Crypto leadership.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins calls for a comprehensive modernization of U.S. Crypto asset policies and outlines a three-part strategy for regulating issuance, custody, and trading.

From Meme coins to CSGO skins: Speculation never sleeps

A hyped market is fragile. How did these skin NFTs, which plummet like Meme coins, attract their followers, and what will it bring?

22 kidnappings in 5 months; crypto wealth attracts 'murderous intent.'

The wave of violence involving kidnapping, coercion, and extortion may be more severe than we imagine.

AI and Meme

Virtuals leads, CreatorBid stealthily advances, showcasing the latest dynamics in the AI Agent track.

Virtuals excels in speed and heat maintenance; CreatorBid, though slow in execution, has a clear vision focusing on the Bittensor intelligent agent ecosystem, with promising long-term potential.

Wealth effect is significant; how to participate in Virtuals for a 30-fold return?

The Virtual Geneses point system is an over-raising model that determines the input proportion based on the proportion of points, where the token ratio obtained is calculated based on the input points/total points ratio, with a single wallet's input limit set at 566 Virtual tokens.

"Marketplace" surpasses "Cathedral": How does cryptocurrency become the cornerstone of trust in the AI agency economy?

From a practical perspective, cryptocurrency enables us to achieve payment atomicity through service proof, meaning all work must be verified before AI agents can be compensated.

Is L2 doomed? Looking at the future development from Metis's AI strategy.

Recently, Metis released the strategic roadmap for All in AI. Can this alternative choice break the current layer2 dilemma?

PANews's account 【MEME Daily】 will select daily hot Memes for readers to understand the situation of the track, click here to view.

Seize the opportunity

Is SOL one of the most suitable tokens for long-term investment? Decoding the multiple engines of value explosion in the Solana ecosystem.

Most people are still underestimating Solana; isn't that a good thing?

Alpha opportunities still exist; sorting out the investment logic of DePIN from scratch.

This article attempts to sort out the investment logic of DePIN from scratch, including why DePIN is an investment track worth our attention, and proposes a simple analysis framework.

Opinion: Why is FRAX the best investment target for stablecoin narratives?

Frax has evolved into a full-stack monetary system built around regulatory clarity, institutional collaboration, and vertical integration.

Web3 Matters

Binance Alpha points competition intensifies, but the truth is not as appealing as it seems.

Beneath this seemingly winner-takes-all feast, one perspective suggests that its huge traffic is 'overflowing' into other ecosystems like Sui and Solana, injecting vitality into them. However, what is the real situation of this spillover effect? What profound impact will this 'fleece' carnival ignited by Binance Alpha ultimately bring to the industry?

Adventure Island chain game NXPC launches strongly; can it drive the revival of GameFi?

The grand undertaking of chain games is reviving, led by South Koreans?

The Bitcoin ecosystem is gradually warming up, a new round of 'protocol wars' is about to begin.

The Bitcoin ecosystem has officially transitioned from 1.0 to 2.0, with protocols moving from Token issuance to the DeFi era. The three major narratives of the Bitcoin 2.0 ecosystem: OP_CAT, BRC2.0, and Runes2.0 are all eager to try, and have all entered the infrastructure phase, marking the grand opening of the Bitcoin ecosystem's spectacular drama.

From hard-to-find to no one cares, recounting the hardware scam of Depin 'resurrecting the dead'

In this round, the DePIN concept has emerged, reigniting the narrative climax in the Web3 circle, but as we delve into the actual implementation and economic models of these projects, we find that over 60% of equipment suppliers in the current DePIN market come from Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei, and these devices are often priced 30-50 times their wholesale price in Huaqiangbei, leaving almost all hardware investors at a loss.

Ten truths under the RWA storm: Who is wielding the sickle, and who is harvesting the leeks?

From the blockchain circle to the financial circle, from self-media to investment groups, it seems that overnight, RWA has become synonymous with wealth freedom.

The Trump family project's stablecoin USD1 collaborative landscape is taking shape: deployed to 3 public chains and integrated with over 10 protocols.

"Those with connections in the government can get things done" is particularly applicable to the Trump family's crypto project. According to incomplete statistics, the stablecoin USD1 has rapidly expanded and integrated over 10 protocols or applications. Binance's acquisition of $2 billion financing from MGX was also made through USD1 payments.

Key Information

China will suspend the imposition of a 24% tariff on U.S. goods for 90 days, retaining the remaining 10% tariff

U.S. April unadjusted CPI year-on-year 2.3%, seasonally adjusted CPI month-on-month 0.2%

JPMorgan settles tokenized U.S. Treasury transactions through public blockchain for the first time

Ministry of National Security warning case: Virtual currency becomes bait for overseas anti-China organizations, a salesperson was scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars.

Arthur Hayes: Bitcoin is expected to rise to $1 million by 2028, but there may be tactical shorting opportunities in the short term.

Coinbase: We will not pay the $20 million ransom demand, instead offering a $20 million bounty to track down the attackers.

Guangzhou Nansha will create a blockchain and digital asset integration application platform.

DeepSeek has trended on hot search; internal personnel respond: We are handling it, please try again later.

Truth Social denies rumors about launching a new Meme coin.

Dell has rejected shareholders' proposals to 'include Bitcoin in the company's treasury.'