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$500m in meme coins...now what?

How a bizarre $500m donation of meme coins turned into a successful coordination game between two massive internet communities

Ryan Sean Adams · Jul 21, 2021 · 12 min read
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$500m in meme coins...now what?

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In May headlines like this were hitting mainstream:

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