2024 Cryptocurrency Circle Review: 69 Ridiculous and Funny Events
2024 is coming to an end! This year the cryptocurrency market has gone from trough to all-time highs, with great progress in terms of institutional adoption and political changes. However, the advent of the meme currency super cycle and the birth of rapid currency issuance tools such as Pump.fum have given rise to the most ridiculous events in history. year.
The currency circle foreign media (Decrypt) recently compiled 69 absurd events in the currency circle in 2024, most of which are related to meme coins. Let’s take a look at the absurd and funny events in the currency circle this year!
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Meme coin mother shakes milk live broadcast farce
A boy performed on the Kick live streaming platform with a woman claiming to be his mother and promoted the meme coin Livemom in an extremely explicit way.
The mother not only described how she raised her son, but also asked the audience if they would like to see her pour milk on herself to attract people to invest in the coin project. As long as the market value reaches a certain level, the two will make Some surprising behaviors, such as the boy eating dog food and the mother doing some sexy moves.
The live broadcast quickly caused a stir in the community, but also attracted a lot of criticism, saying that this behavior was inappropriate. In the end, the live broadcast successfully attracted the attention of many viewers, but it did not make the meme coin a long-term success, because the person involved deleted his account during the live broadcast.
Picture source: Kick Live Broadcast 69 Ridiculous Events in the Coin Circle in 2024: Meme Coin Mother Shaking Breast Live Broadcast Farce
Medical Miracle in the Currency Circle: The currency recovered after it rose.
In order to push up the currency price, several meme currency developers launched a series of extremely absurd live broadcast behaviors.
Some people claimed that their hands were tied and could not sell when the currency price was high; someone pretended that he had lost his arm, but a "medical miracle" occurred after the currency price soared. His hand miraculously recovered and he quickly cashed out ; Another developer even claimed to have kidnapped a person in a live broadcast to attract traffic and stimulate currency prices.
However, these short-term eye-catching behaviors did not bring real value to investors, but instead made the currency circle notorious for absurd behaviors.
Economist who calls himself Satoshi Nakamoto
Stephen Mollah, a general economist, claimed to be Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto and used this as a selling point to hold a £500 event.
At the event, he claimed that he not only founded Bitcoin, but also designed the Twitter LOGO, ChatGPT and Eurobonds.
However, when he was asked to prove his identity, he refused to transfer the Bitcoins from the genesis block, citing the need to prepare. After the event, he continued to issue statements on Twitter, but the currency circle generally dismissed his statement and only believed that another "fake Satoshi Nakamoto" had appeared.
Invisible cat $KIETH incident
A developer launching a cryptocurrency called $KIETH on Solana features a photo of an empty room claiming an invisible cat is in the photo.
This absurd concept attracted a large number of speculators to participate, causing the currency price to skyrocket. However, as more people realized that this was another act of speculation, the price of the currency quickly collapsed.
This incident has become one of the most absurd representatives of the meme currency ecosystem, and once again reminds investors to remain rational.
$SLERF currency slide and destruction accident
The "meme coin pre-sale" has been popular in the currency circle for a while this year. The $SLERF meme coin developer accidentally destroyed $10 million worth of tokens permanently when sending tokens to pre-sale participants.
However, instead of killing $SLERF, this incident triggered crazy speculation in the market, causing its market value to quickly soar to more than $700 million.
Although the Slerf destruction incident was an accident, it highlighted the irrational speculation in the meme currency market and became one of the craziest moments in the currency circle in 2024.
Further reading:
All the tens of millions of magnesium funds raised are gone! The founder of meme currency SLERF "swiped to destroy", but the token surged 50 times?
Florida man sets himself on fire
In order to promote the token, a meme coin issuer in Florida, USA, set himself on fire during a live broadcast to attract attention, hoping to arouse market interest in his token through extreme behavior.
After the incident, the price of the relevant token surged 2,000% in just a few hours, reaching a market value of $2 million.
However, he was unable to sell his coins at the high point as he was burned during the incident and had to undergo emergency medical treatment. Later, he claimed that due to medical treatment, he could not even use his mobile phone for facial recognition, further missing out on the arbitrage opportunity.
Further reading:
In order to pull the ban, he set himself on fire! Taking stock of the chaos of meme currency live broadcasts, is the attention economy everything?
Wrong contract address tattoo
An enthusiastic supporter in the Solana community decided to tattoo the address of the memecoin contract in which he invested on his body to show his loyalty to the project.
Although his enthusiasm is commendable, the contract address he stabbed was misspelled. This quickly spread among the cryptocurrency community and became a laughing stock in the community.
To make matters worse, the price of the meme coin he bought collapsed rapidly, so not only did he suffer heavy losses on his investment, but his wrong tattoo also became a humiliating topic in the community and could not be easily erased.
girlfriend hair commemorative coin
A currency player picked up bits of his girlfriend's hair every day and fixed them on a plastic head model.
He filmed the collection process and shared it on social platforms, claiming that it was a "memorial of love." This abnormal behavior quickly aroused heated discussions among netizens and attracted the attention of mainstream media. Even the airline Ryanair also humored It was suggested that the man should travel to Turkey for a hair transplant.
Eventually, the cryptocurrency player launched a related meme coin, and the price of the coin increased by more than 470% as the exposure increased.
The fake mansion of the currency circle reality show
A cryptocurrency reality show related to Solana (Solana Villa) has attracted a large number of viewers because of its exaggerated content and extravagant displays.
In the show, the host took the audience to visit a scene billed as the mansion of a successful person in the currency circle, and even claimed that "if you don't have a private helicopter pad, you are poor."
However, this "mansion" is actually a house rented on Airbnb and does not belong to any currency circle person. This incident sparked heated discussions in the currency circle and became one of the representatives of excessive boasting and exaggeration in the currency circle in 2024.
Joe Exotic joins the NFT community
Joe Exotic, who loves raising tigers, announced that he has joined Retardio’s NFT community and accepted an NFT named DeGod as an airdrop gift.
His sudden involvement surprised the cryptocurrency community, but also raised questions about whether there was any other purpose behind the move. Although this cooperation attracted short-term attention, Joe Exotic did not have a significant impact on the currency circle, and its related tokens failed to continue to rise.
Caitlyn Jenner Celebrity Coin Scam
Former Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner launched two meme coins this year, issued on Solana and Ethereum respectively.
She claimed that the second meme coin was issued to raise funds for the Trump campaign, while criticizing the developers of the first coin for deceiving her, leading to confusion between the two projects.
In the end, both meme coins collapsed quickly, with their market value falling below $1 million, becoming one of the typical cases of the collapse of celebrity coins in the currency circle. This incident also showed the risks and controversies when celebrities participate in the currency circle.
Pre-sale scam known as Iggy Azalea platform
Well-known rapper Iggy Azalea has been caught in a meme coin scam run by developer Sahil Arora.
Arora launched a token claimed to be powered by Azalea and attracted a large number of investors to participate in the pre-sale, raising $380,000. However, Azalea later denied any connection to the project and accused it of being a scam.
This incident caused Arora's reputation to be tarnished and many investors suffered heavy losses.
Further reading:
Just finished shouting "Cryptocurrency is sexy"! Iggy’s meme coin $MOTHER led to an insider trading scandal?
Andrew Tate and his DADDY
American Internet celebrity Andrew Tate has been restricted from leaving the country due to suspicion of human trafficking and other criminal charges. While awaiting trial, he launched a token called $DADDY with the goal of defeating Iggy Azalea's $MOTHER coin.
He plans to launch a global tour to promote the token, but due to legal restrictions, he can only stay within the European Union and cannot travel to Tokyo, Dubai, Miami and other places he claims. This incident exposed some of the absurdities in the cryptocurrency community, and how even controversial celebrities can influence the market.
Further reading:
Don’t let mom be the prettiest! A foreign misogynistic Internet celebrity issued "Dad Coin", but it shocked the insider trading?
Iggy Azalea questions Buterin
In a tweet interaction, Iggy Azalea misunderstood Ethereum’s gas fee mechanism and publicly asked Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin (often called Buterin) whether he was profiting from it.
This statement was ridiculed by netizens in the currency circle because gas fees are used for the entire Ethereum ecosystem and will not enter personal wallets. This incident has also become a negative teaching material for investors in the currency circle, reminding people of the importance of understanding technical details.
Coin Circle Singapore Strip Party
A currency circle party held in Singapore became the focus of attention because of its extremely absurd scenes.
There were not only a large number of strippers at the party, but also many well-known figures in the currency circle. For example, Su Zhu, the founder of bankrupt Three Arrows Capital, also attended and threw money at the dancers. There was also a scene where Sunny, the president of DeGods, fell to the floor while holding a dancer.
These absurd behaviors further deepened the exaggerated image of the currency circle and became another topical incident in 2024.
Buterin sings live with sparkling singing voice
At the Token2049 conference in Singapore in 2024, Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, sang a song about blockchain technology on stage (the melody was the Sky City theme song). The lyrics involved the mathematical theory and innovation of blockchain. .
Further reading
TOKEN2049 had a blast on site! V God suddenly started singing "City in the Sky". What were the key points in his speech?
Insane Labz Fake Celebrity Promotion Coins
A supplement company called Insane Labz hired a group of trolls to impersonate celebrities, such as UFC president Dana White and MMA legend Nate Diaz, to promote its token $LABZ.
This strategy successfully attracted investors in the early stage, but later completely collapsed when the false identity was exposed. This incident reminded investors to beware of projects that use celebrity effect as a guise.
Live broadcast beauty currency speculation scam
In 2024, a new fraud model of live broadcasting of beauties speculating on coins became popular in the currency circle.
Some developers use scantily clad images of young women to conduct live broadcasts to promote their own meme coins and use words to incite viewers to buy the tokens.
However, when the currency price surged in the short term due to the influx of viewers, developers quickly cashed out, causing the currency price to collapse and investors to suffer heavy losses, becoming a typical pump & dump scam.
Further reading:
What is Pump&Dump? How to detect and escape early?
Really crazy, live streaming drug use to speculate on meme coins
Several meme coin issuers use drugs during live broadcasts to attract attention from viewers.
Not only did they perform extremely absurd behaviors in live broadcasts, such as smoking methamphetamine (Meth) and overdosing on fentanyl (synthetic opioid), some even faked their own deaths to speculate on tokens.
However, these operations ultimately only caused the token to collapse, and the developers successfully exploited the trust of speculators and ran away (Rug Pull). This incident shows that some issuers in the currency circle are unscrupulous in order to make profits.
Encrypted City reminds: Once you take drugs, you will be filled with eternal hatred, and you will look back on your body as a dead body. Taking drugs is harmful to your health, and it is everyone's responsibility to refuse drugs.
CURRY coin fake fundraising event that really makes money
A netizen in the cryptocurrency community launched the meme coin $CURRY and claimed that the proceeds from the coin will be used directly to support a curry vendor in Pakistan.
However, it soon emerged that the curry stall owners had not benefited at all, a claim used by the issuers to attract investors. The price of $CURRY coin plummeted 92% in a few hours, which revealed the problem of false promotion of some projects in the currency circle.
$FLOG coin misunderstood internal selling
When a meme coin called $FLOG was released, its price collapsed due to communication errors from the internal team.
The team leader instructed the members to dump it. The original intention was to sell a small part of the tokens, but another member misunderstood that he wanted to sell out all the tokens, causing the currency price to drop by 91% in an instant.
Later, the $FLOG coin was renamed $FWOG and unexpectedly successfully gained support from the community, becoming one of the few meme coins to be reborn from failure.
Squirrel internet celebrity Peanut incident
A squirrel named Peanut was killed because he was suspected of carrying rabies, and his related meme coin $PNUT quickly became popular in the community.
However, it was later proven that the squirrel was not infected with rabies, and the incident sparked a lot of controversy. Although the price of the $PNUT coin soared due to the hype, as the incident gradually cooled down, the coin price also fell sharply, becoming the epitome of the absurdity of the meme coin market.
Further reading:
The story of Peanut, a squirrel internet celebrity, is too crazy! From Internet legend to meme currency, netizens earn 30 times using it
Internet celebrity squirrel owner angrily accuses Binance of infringement! Netizens counterattack: Repeatedly cutting leeks to make money, Rug is a habitual offender
The birth of JUSTICE coin
In the Peanut squirrel internet celebrity incident, a person claiming to be the squirrel owner launched a token called $JUSTICE in an attempt to seek justice for the squirrel.
However, this coin project did not gain market recognition and eventually collapsed quickly, with its market value almost returning to zero. The birth and death of $JUSTICE coin took only one month, becoming another typical case of absurd behavior in the currency circle.
Chicken Fish Cult and Meme Coin
In 2024, an absurd religious organization suddenly appeared: the Chicken Fish Cult, which centered on worshiping the image of a smoking chicken head and fish body, and launched a meme coin called "Lord Fishnu".
They also designed a set of "Ten Chicken Rings" as a code of faith and hosted religious ceremonies on X Spaces. The organization even planned to establish a physical church in Texas, USA, but ultimately the plan was aborted due to internal divisions.
The disintegration of the Chicken-Fish Cult
Pastor Kelby, the leader of the Chicken and Fish Cult, later used his religious influence to promote smaller meme coins and collected a large amount of fundraising money, which triggered internal divisions and was eventually expelled from the church. The whole incident of the Chicken and Fish Cult was quite ridiculous, but it won Many melon-eating people are paying attention.
God asked me to distribute coins
A pastor and his wife in Colorado, USA, promoted an almost worthless token and raised US$3.2 million in funds, but they used it for personal squandering.
U.S. authorities accused them of fraud, and the pastor claimed that the issuance of coins was "God's will" and said the plan would continue, attracting greater criticism.
Further reading:
"God" asked me to distribute coins! An American pastor made an illegal profit of NT$100 million and deceived believers using two tricks
Former pastor used "Solanafi" to spread direct sales fraud
A former pastor launched the "Solanofi Platform" and planned a direct marketing scam, claiming that investors could earn monthly returns of up to 34.9%.
After the case came to light, he was sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the platform collapsed.
CABAL coin and KOL selling incident
CABAL meme coins were promoted through airdrops, but the KOLs in the currency circle who received the coins sold them in large quantities in a short period of time, causing the currency price to collapse rapidly, with the market value remaining at only US$15,000, making it a failed case of meme coin airdrops in 2024.
What about dog hat coins and the agreed-upon advertising fund-raising?
Dogwifhat ($WIF), which was only released this year, once became a trend and became a so-called blue-chip meme coin. A group of investors raised US$700,000 to put the advertisement of the dog hat coin on the giant sphere screen in Las Vegas.
However, the plan still has not come to fruition, $WIF continues to decline, and the pressure on the original fundraiser is increasing.
Dog hat meme trend
The pink hat look of the dog hat coin Dogwifhat ($WIF) sparked a craze, and the community began to wear pink hats on pets, celebrities and even cars, driving up the value of $WIF and demonstrating how the meme coin market can be seen through visuals. Symbols create "hype value."
Polymarket intern controversy
The decentralized prediction market Polymarket fired an intern because the intern promoted the NFT project "Retardio" on the company's Twitter account, causing dissatisfaction from the outside world.
However, amid criticism from the community, the company rehired the intern. This not only damaged Polymarket's image, but also highlighted the influence of pressure from the currency community.
Trump eats pet coins with Haitian immigrants
During the US election debate between Trump and Kamala Harris, Trump claimed that immigrants would eat pets, causing a lot of controversy and even spawning related meme coins. However, when the debate moderator immediately refuted this statement, the relevant tokens quickly depreciated in value.
The impact of rumors about He Jinli’s deputy on the currency circle
Harris Harris's deputy selection once sparked heated speculation. When it was confirmed that Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, was the vice presidential candidate, the prices of meme coins for other candidates fell one after another.
Among them, the Shapero coin related to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro plunged 94% in just a few minutes. This incident shows that the currency circle is extremely sensitive to political news.
Rumors in currency circles about Biden’s death
Rumors have circulated in the currency circle that "Biden has passed away", and a series of meme coins have been launched as a result. One token even predicted Biden's death date, with a market capitalization of $660,000.
However, when the rumors were proven false, the prices of these tokens quickly went to zero, highlighting the absurdity of speculation in the cryptocurrency community.
Trump shootings and meme coins
After Trump suffered an assassination attempt, many meme coins related to the suspect appeared in the currency circle, and many of the speculations were proven wrong. For example, one meme coin pointed the finger at an Italian journalist, but it turned out that he was sleeping at home at the time, reflecting the phenomenon of blind speculation in the currency circle.
The British election does not involve the currency circle
Although surveys show that 10% of adults in the UK own cryptocurrencies, no political party will mention cryptocurrencies in their political opinions in the 2024 British general election.
This omission is considered to be a missed opportunity for the currency circle's votes, and it also disappointed the British currency circle, especially compared with the US election. Trump has listed cryptocurrency as one of the important issues and is actively seeking votes from the cryptocurrency community.
Cryptocurrency trader promotes meme coins at grandma’s bedside
When his grandmother was dying, a trader was still focused on observing the currency price on DEX Screener, and even tweeted "RIP Grandma" to promote a meme coin.
This behavior was regarded as a lack of respect for the family, which triggered widespread criticism from the community and became a challenge to the moral bottom line of the currency circle.
Picture source: X currency circle traders promote meme coins next to grandma’s hospital bed
Dr. Disrespect’s underage misconduct controversy
Well-known game anchor Dr. Disrespect is the co-founder of the battle royale blockchain shooting game (Deadrop) studio. This year, news broke that he was suspected of inappropriate interactions with minors. He later claimed that he only deliberately lured reporters to report the incident. thing.
His actions and excuses confused the cryptocurrency community, further exposing the absurd side of celebrities’ operations in the cryptocurrency community.
Children are given coins to cut leeks
An elementary school student issued a meme coin and cashed out about $30,000 after the coin reached a market value of $1 million. After discovering his Rug Pull, he recorded a video to mock investors. As a result, the currency community counterattacked, dug up his personal information, and hyped the coin to a market value of US$85 million.
Further reading:
Making money from the coins given by children! He bought "this coin" and it multiplied a thousand times in 3 hours, making a cool profit of NT$30 million
Dogecoin owners’ new favorite Neiro meme coin
After the original Doge coin passed away this year, its owner adopted a new Shiba Inu named Neiro. The currency community took advantage of the popularity and launched the related meme currency $NEIRO, which quickly attracted a large number of investors, and even a dispute between the big and small Neiros emerged. .
Further reading:
The battle between the big and small kings is over! Neiro and NEIRO are the same as Binance. Is the meme track turning point?
Fake Bitcoin ETF Approval Tweet
In January 2024, the official Twitter account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suddenly posted news of the approval of 13 Bitcoin spot ETFs, causing Bitcoin to rise rapidly from $47,680.
However, the tweet was confirmed to be a hacker attack, and SEC Chairman Gary Gensler also clarified that the tweet was false, causing Bitcoin to fall to $45,500 again. The incident triggered huge market fluctuations and made the currency community question the official government agency. Security issues of group accounts.
Further reading:
Bitcoin plunges after hitting 48,000! Is it all because the SEC’s official account was stolen and “this false news” was posted?
Satoshi Nakamoto entrusts dreams to NBA stars
NBA legend Scottie Pippen claimed in 2024 that he had dreamed of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto many times.
Pippen said that Satoshi Nakamoto recognized him in his dream and even gave a future prediction for the price of Bitcoin, which would rise to US$85,650 on November 5. In the end, although Bitcoin rose, the highest price that day was US$70,577. .
Although his dream has become a hot topic in the community, these remarks have no impact on the actual market trend, but instead add to the absurd interest of the currency circle.
Further reading
NBA star breaks into the currency circle! Pippin: Choose Ethereum or Solana? The founder of Dogecoin recommends himself
He promoted Bitcoin in graduation speech
A cryptocurrency enthusiast publicly promoted Bitcoin during a graduation ceremony at The Ohio State University in the United States. His speech mentioned the advantages of cryptocurrencies and even performed an adapted song to encourage graduates to invest in Bitcoin.
While the move drew boos from the crowd, the speaker insisted he was sharing the truth.
Malaysian mining machine sweeps
In an operation to crack down on electricity theft, the Malaysian government directly sent out steamrollers to crush all 985 Bitcoin mining machines into scrap metal. This behavior caused controversy in the currency circle. Many people criticized this drastic method for wasting resources, while others Support government power management measures.
Further reading:
All turned into scrap metal! Malaysia cracks down on electricity theft and mining, using “steamroller” to destroy 985 mining machines
Crypto.com refund error
Crypto.com accidentally refunded $6.8 million for a transaction that should have been refunded for $65. After receiving this huge sum of money, an Australian woman quickly used it to buy luxury homes and art, but was eventually arrested and sentenced to repay the money. This incident became a typical case of negligence in the operation of centralized exchanges.
Further reading:
The exchange mistakenly refunded "hundreds of millions of Taiwan dollars"! The recipient actually used it to buy a house and land, and the result was tragic.
"BUY BITCOIN" slogan auction
In 2017, a Cato Institute intern broke into U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen's live broadcast with a sign that read "BUY BITCOIN." This incident once triggered a rise in the price of Bitcoin.
This slogan was auctioned for over $1 million in 2024, becoming an interesting fact in Bitcoin history.
Bryan Johnson's erection bet
Polymarket biohacker Bryan Johnson is the focus of a Polymarket bet on whether he can achieve a physiological health goal of maintaining a two-hour nocturnal erection while sleeping.
Although this bet seems absurd, it has triggered discussions in the currency circle on the future of biotechnology and health.
The market is so boring that you even have to bet on the heads and tails of a coin toss.
In June of this year, the cryptocurrency market was dead, and investors became bored enough to bet on the outcome of coin flips on Polymarket.
This kind of bet with no basis in technical analysis highlights the irrationality of the market and makes the outside world once again question the behavioral patterns of investors in the currency circle.
Hamster Cart Gambling Experiment
Netizens in the currency circle launched a hamster car racing game on Telegram, allowing real hamsters to drive toy cars. The game attracted a large number of participants to place bets, but investors in the currency circle believe that this further shows that entertainment in the market outweighs investment. sex.
Raydium token issuance failed
Solana’s decentralized exchange Raydium tried to launch a new token on Lauchpad, but due to an operational error, two identical tokens were accidentally generated.
The price of the first token plummeted 92% in ten minutes, sparking a flood of criticism and a crisis of confidence.
Celebrity coin issuance failed
A meme coin purportedly backed by Neymar Jr. and Pink Floyd member Roger Waters was launched, but it turned out the celebrities' social accounts were hacked.
In the end, the coin only had 24 holders, with a market value of only $19,000, becoming a typical case of fake celebrity support in the currency circle.
Binance’s racially controversial tweets
The well-known exchange Binance posted a meme involving racial prejudice on Twitter, triggering strong backlash from the community.
Binance has blamed a culturally illiterate social intern and pledged to improve its internal review process, becoming an example of mismanagement of social media at the world's largest exchange.
Source: X Binance’s racially controversial tweets
He wore a mask and tried to impersonate an exchange user
A scammer attempted to impersonate a user of the Kraken exchange, but his method was to create a mask that resembled the user's face, making it look like he was wearing a cheap Halloween mask.
The customer service staff immediately saw through the scam and shared this ridiculous incident with the community, showing the clumsiness of the scam.
Source: X Wearing a mask and trying to impersonate a Kraken user
The dead wake up after Trump meme coin crash
TrumpCoin, a Trump meme coin, plunged 92% after its launch due to massive selling by the largest holder. But as Trump was elected president, the price of the currency doubled for a time, but soon fell to the bottom again.
HAWK Token Collapse and Disputes
The $HAWK token launched by foreign internet celebrity Haliey Welch quickly collapsed after soaring to a market value of US$490 million.
The internet celebrity withdrew from the community when faced with questions from investors and said after a long period of silence that he would cooperate with a legal team in an attempt to restore his reputation.
The magical use of massage stick
Hamster Kombat is a popular Telegram game this year. In order to earn airdrop points, some players even use massage sticks to quickly click on the screen to increase profits.
However, the airdrop rewards in the later stages of (Hamster Kombat) are negligible, and the money and time invested by players far exceed the returns.
Further reading
Who says meme coins don’t help the economy? Sales of massage equipment in Russia have surged, all thanks to the "Hamster Kombat"!
An Long comes out of fake news
There were rumors on the Internet that Enron, the Texas energy giant in the United States that had been bankrupt for more than 20 years, would return to the market and enter the encryption industry. However, some netizens immediately commented that this was a scam.
After multiple media investigations, it was revealed that this was all just a well-planned prank. After buying the trademark rights of Anlong, a company deliberately released false news in order to sell T-shirts, hoodies, hats, water bottles and other products with the Anlong logo.
Further reading:
An Long makes a comeback? There are crazy rumors that chain media will enter the currency circle, foreign media verified: everything is a joke!
Justin Sun’s confusing behavior: eating bananas at auction
Justin Sun, a well-known entrepreneur in the currency circle, bought a banana artwork at an auction for $6.2 million and ate it.
He claimed to buy 100,000 bananas and distribute them around the world, but logistical problems prevented this promise from being realized, once again triggering criticism of his exaggeration.
Further reading:
Buy the most expensive banana in the world! What is Justin Sun thinking? Brother Sun was interviewed and revealed his bidding experience
Source: X Sun Yuchen bought a banana artwork at an auction and performed eating it live.
Bitfinex hack suspect releases rap song in prison
Razzlekhan, who is suspected of being involved in the Bitfinex hacking case, wrote a rap song about his husband while in prison and released a related video. Her absurd behavior surprised the cryptocurrency community, but also thought she was trying to regain attention.
US lawmakers support worthless meme coins
U.S. Congressman Mike Collins announced the purchase of a meme coin, saying it represented innovation in cryptography. Although the currency has no actual value, he said he bought it because he really liked it, and said that Wall Street has been stigmatizing the emerging technology of cryptocurrency and it is time to start respecting this industry.
CULT coin pre-sale controversy
The CULT community raised US$20 million in pre-sale, but there was no follow-up for 6 months, causing dissatisfaction among investors. However, officials only responded "don't worry" and the token was not officially launched until the end of this year.
Trump and He Jinli game character skins
Blockchain game (Off the Grid) has launched character skin packs for Trump and Kamala Harris, and includes voiceovers that imitate their words and deeds.
These skins use realistic voices, with Trump saying "I feel like a Democrat" when he is injured, and Harris saying "tax that bastard" when shooting at an enemy.
Rug.fun: Simulation Rug Pull game
Rug.fun is a game that simulates the meme currency Rug Pull. Players compete in simulated transactions to see who can escape the Rug Pull. This game that takes pleasure in fraud has triggered ethical discussions.
A cat-loving game that makes money by scratching your itch
A game called (Tapos) allows players to click on the screen to tickle cats in order to earn $HEART tokens. In August this year, the project claimed that transaction volume exceeded $500 million, but it is no longer updating.
(X Empire) Players Complain to Musk
Some players believed that the Telegram mini-game (X Empire) was related to Musk and asked him for an explanation due to the disappointing airdrop results. However, Musk never participated in the project and the protest became a farce.
Posting just for the investors who airdropped
This summer, after Fantasy Top, a social viral currency game, became popular, a netizen named Franklin (@franklinisbored) decided to post every five minutes in order to increase his airdrop points.
If you were involved in the NFT bull market a few years ago, you may know Franklin, who lost $150,000 on a "prank" NFT bid that he admitted was the Bag Fumble of the Century.
He Jinli doesn't care about the currency circle. The currency circle has a hot face but a cold butt.
During the U.S. election, a non-governmental organization in the currency circle claimed to let Harris promote cryptocurrency policy, and some crypto supporters including Mark Cuban joined. There were also rumors that He Jinli's team was interested in the currency circle and might even reconsider the cryptocurrency policy.
However, Harris neither changed the policies of the Biden administration nor attended the Permissionless encryption conference, and ultimately lost the support of voters.
Trump supports cryptocurrency but seems unfamiliar with it
Trump revealed his limited knowledge of cryptocurrencies in a lengthy speech at Bitcoin 2024, but his connection to cryptocurrencies hardly stopped there.
In a previous interview, Trump also said that World Liberty Financial (WLF), a project supported by his family, is developing towards some kind of stable currency project. (Decrypt) joked that this is very consistent with the overall spirit of cryptocurrency.
Further reading:
Trump’s DeFi currency WLFI is not selling well! Plan to launch stablecoin again, is there any progress?
Litecoin transforms into memecoin
In 2024, the meme currency trend has become one of the biggest narratives in the currency circle. The Twitter account of the well-known cryptocurrency "Litecoin" announced its transformation into a meme currency and launched a mascot named Lester, which also made what was previously known as the opponent of Bitcoin. "Value coins" have become the clown. Although the official operation of Litecoin is ridiculous, the price of the currency still rose by 79% in a short period of time.
Further reading:
In fact, I am also a meme coin! Litecoin’s market value soared by 114 million Mg after posting funny mascot memes in two days
"2024 year-end collection of ghost stories in the currency circle!" A compilation of 69 super blind events. After reading this, I guarantee you will say it’s too ridiculous.” This article was first published in “CryptoCity”
