Meme Coins

Analysis

James Wynn: From UK Poverty to $87 Million — and Back to $914

He turned $7,600 into $25 million on PEPE. He built an $87 million account on Hyperliquid. He opened a perpetual futures position with $1.25 billion in notional exposure — on roughly $31 million of actual margin. On April 6, 2026, his account had $914 in it. This is the full story of how that happened — and what it reveals about leverage trading in crypto.

By Ramy Morton
Analysis

Trump's 4 Crypto Ventures Ranked by Performance: WLFI, TRUMP, MELANIA and ABTC

WLFI dropped 19% this week to an all-time low while its stablecoin USD1 grew 476% to $4.2 billion. TRUMP is down 96% from its peak, MELANIA down 99%, and American Bitcoin Corp.'s stock has shed 84-93% from its Nasdaq debut highs. The Trump family's crypto portfolio spans every major sector — and most of it is deeply underwater for retail buyers.

By Ramy Morton
Analysis

NEIRO Surges 70% in a Week as Meme Coin Sector Catches a Bid

First Neiro on Ethereum rallies from $0.000055 to $0.000096 on the weekly chart, outpacing most meme tokens in the recovery. The Dogecoin-linked token is still down 97% from its all-time high, but a broader altcoin rotation and returning volume are fueling the bounce.

By Jan Whitfield

Meme Coins Overview

Meme coins are no longer a sideshow. They drive a meaningful share of total crypto trading volume, account for some of the largest single-day moves in the entire market, and increasingly serve as the on-ramp for retail traders who never bought BTC or ETH first. The coverage here tracks what actually drives the action: concentrated holder analysis showing when insiders dominate the supply, liquidity depth across DEXs and the centralized venues that list new tokens, volume manipulation patterns and the wash trading that inflates apparent demand, celebrity and political launches from TRUMP to whatever celebrity drops next, and the recovery of stolen funds when rug pulls inevitably hit. The category covers Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Pepe, Bonk, Wif, the entire Solana memecoin ecosystem, the Ethereum-based contenders, and the constant churn of tokens that moon and crash within days. Coinliva follows the wallets, the on-chain forensics, and the regulatory response. Three senators opened a probe into the TRUMP memecoin event after retail losses crossed $4.3 billion. The SEC is watching. Exchanges are quietly tightening listing standards. Meme coins are not going away, but the rules around them are changing. We cover what is actually happening, not what the launch tweets claim.