# Derisking the Dip

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Feb 27, 2025*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/read/derisking-the-dip*

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Derisking the Dip
  

  
  Published on Feb 27, 2025

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The MEME Act
  

  

 

- **🚫 House Dems Move to Ban Presidential Memecoins.** House Democrats propose the [MEME Act](https://www.bankless.com/read/house-dems-move-to-ban-presidential-memecoins-with-meme-act), aiming to ban public officials from launching tokens like TRUMP.
- 📉** Pump Fun Activity Plummets Amid Memecoin Fatigue. **Pump.fun tokens see [a swift drop](https://www.bankless.com/read/pump-fun-activity-plummets-amidst-memecoin-fatigue) in daily launches and DEX graduations, hinting at broader market fatigue.
- 🤝 **The SEC Drops Its Case Against Consensys.** Consensys and the SEC finalized [an agreement to dismiss](https://www.bankless.com/read/sec-drops-case-against-consensys) the MetaMask securities enforcement case.
📸**Daily Market Snapshot: **Bitcoin may be down 14% on the week, but it's up 1% on the day and is holding ground just above $84,000. Altcoins have followed suit, with most top projects trading in the green over the past 24 hours. 

Prices as of 5pm ET
24hr
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  **Crypto**
   
          $2.81T
       

  
    
    ↗ 1.3%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 12.2%
  

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  **BTC**
   
          $84,318
       

  
    
    ↗ 0.9%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 14.1%
    
  

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  **ETH**
   
          $2,317
       

  
    
    ↗ 1.2%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 15.4%  

 

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