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<p class="is-style-lead">Crypto exchanges rush to list meme coins to capitalize on the craze, prompting prominent figures in the crypto community to caution against irrational investor behavior.</p> 
<p>Ki Young Ju, the head of analytical blockchain startup <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/cryptoquant/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CryptoQuant</a>, has emerged as a vocal critic of the meme coin hype, saying that <a href="https://crypto.news/tag/memecoin/">meme coins</a> “harm the crypto industry,” as the capitalization of the sector neared $47 billion, according to CoinGecko data.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Meme coins harm the crypto industry.<br><br>It's frustrating to see billion-dollar-cap memecoins overshadow hardworking teams building legit products to advance this industry.<br><br>Easy money can't drive industry-wide progress, as shown by the 2018 ICO burst. <a href="https://t.co/YWkRA39v9Z" target="_blank">https://t.co/YWkRA39v9Z</a></p>— Ki Young Ju (@ki_young_ju) <a href="https://twitter.com/ki_young_ju/status/1769759121903927446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March 18, 2024</a>
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<p>In <a href="https://x.com/ki_young_ju/status/1769759121903927446?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">an X thread</a> on Mar. 18, the CryptoQuant CEO addressed the rapid growth of meme coins, saying it’s “frustrating to see billion-dollar-cap memecoins overshadow hardworking teams building legit products to advance this industry.” Ju particularly drew parallels between meme coins and “shitcoins” from the 2018 ICO boom, suggesting that the practice of raising investments through tokens lacked social value and resembled gambling in a casino.</p> 
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 <p>“ICOs attracted new investors in 2018, but they at least pretended to build products. Now, crypto developers just start meme coins rather than building something. It’s a lot worse than shitcoin ICOs.”</p> 
 <p>Ki Young Ju</p> 
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<p>The crypto community seems divided on Ju’s remarks, with some arguing that meme coins have brought new investors and excitement to the crypto space, potentially benefiting the industry by attracting more capital and attention. While Ju acknowledges this perspective, he also highlighted that the craze “might be bad experience for newbies.”</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Crypto n its coins have always been giant ponzis. 99% of coins still do nothing and it’s been a decade.<br><br>The I find the annoying but the only difference between meme coins and other coins is they are being honest n giving everyone a shot.</p>— Alex Becker 🍊🏆🥇 (@ZssBecker) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZssBecker/status/1769781611166306396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March 18, 2024</a>
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<p>Ki Young Ju’s comments follow the news about another meme coin called Slerf, whose developer accidentally burned $10 million of investors’ funds, became the eighth meme coin by market capitalization, propelling its market valuation to $600 million.</p> 
<p> Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/htx-bitget-to-donate-trading-fees-to-slerf-community-after-10m-incident/"> HTX, Bitget to donate trading fees to Slerf community after $10m incident </a> </p>

CryptoQuant CEO says meme coins are ‘worse than shitcoin ICOs,’ sparks heated debates

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