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 <p class="paragraph">Justin Bons, the Founder and CIO of Cyber Capital, Europe’s <a rel="dofollow" title="oldest" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/oldest.html">oldest</a> <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a>currency fund, is known for challenging comments on X. The full-time <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> researcher dropped another controversy on January 29, describing Bitcoin (BTC) as a meme coin.</p> 
 <p class="paragraph">However, Bons’ claims are not empty. He justifies his take by Bitcoin’s lack of “purpose and serious utility” beyond price speculation – similar to meme coins.</p> 
 <p class="paragraph">Moreover, Cyber Capital’s founder blamed BTC’s low scalability, mentioning no “capacity” in allusion to its maximum capacity of 7 transactions per second (TPS). Additionally, Just Bons mentioned no “programmability” or “long-term security” for the leading <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a>currency, concluding BTC has “no utility.”</p> 
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">BTC is a meme coin<br><br>Without capacity, programmability, or long-term security; BTC has no utility!<br><br>Purely speculative, without purpose or reason<br><br>BTC is now the opposite of what Bitcoin was supposed to become<br><br>Betraying Satoshi's original vision laid out in the Bitcoin whitepaper</p>— Justin Bons (@Justin_Bons) January 29, 2024
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 <p class="paragraph">These bold claims are backed by the researcher’s thesis, which can be met in previous posts. In particular, other cryptocurrency researchers share some of Bons’ controversial criticisms against Bitcoin. For example, Ari Paul, Founder and CIO of BlockTower Capital, recently mentioned the “security budget” concern and low “usage.”&nbsp;</p> 
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 <p class="paragraph">Interestingly, the ‘memecoin’ concept surged with Dogecoin (DOGE), a derivative of the “Doge” meme, popular on internet forums in 2013. Wikipedia describes memecoins as follows, based on multiple sources:</p> 
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  <p class="paragraph">“A meme coin (also spelled memecoin) is a <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a>currency that originated from an Internet meme or has some other humorous characteristic. It may be used in the broadest sense as a critique of the <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a>currency market in its entirety—those based on particular memes such as “doge coins,” celebrities like Coinye, and pump-and-dump schemes such as BitConnect—or it may be used to make <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a>currency more accessible. The term is often dismissive, comparing the value or performances of those <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a>currencies to that of mainstream ones. Supporters, on the other hand, observe that some memecoins have acquired social currency and high market capitalizations.”</p> <cite>– Wikipedia on “Meme coin”</cite>
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 <p class="paragraph">Following Dogecoin’s success, dozens of meme coins gained popularity through price speculation and social acceptance. Notably, these coins are known for having strong and passionate communities with high engagement, attracting fresh capital through the “Fear of Missing Out” (FOMO).</p> 
 <p class="paragraph">All in all, <a rel="dofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a>currencies are still in their infancy. Therefore, concepts and definitions are gradually being carved through new understandings and discoveries. Investors must remain cautious when trading highly speculative assets, do their own research, and take their conclusions from a subjective perception of the value of their understanding of each project.</p> 
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<p>Source: <a rel="dofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/bitcoin-is-a-meme-coin-slams-founder-of-europe-s-oldest-crypto-fund-tbt78272.html">https://thebittimes.com/bitcoin-is-a-meme-coin-slams-founder-of-europe-s-oldest-crypto-fund-tbt78272.html</a></p>

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