The dog was cute, he thought, but more important, its name evoked something every crypto trader covets — billionaire status.
“I started hearing people say ‘Billy’ to a billy,” Mr. Bailey said.
“Kind of has that ring to it.”Mr. Bailey bought about $900 of $BILLY on Pump.fun, a leading vendor for memecoins, volatile cryptocurrencies based on the fluctuating popularity of internet memes.
Many of the tokens have names like Bread (yes, the meme is a loaf of bread) or Baby Trump (the former president in a diaper).
One of the most popular memecoins is based on Pepe the Frog, an alt-right mascot that is sometimes used as a hate symbol.
Persons:
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Locations:
Austin , Texas