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Dogecoin millionaire count soars as Musk to step back from D.O.G.E

A March 31 Finbold report found that Elon Musk’s tenure with the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) coincided with a 40% decline in the number of Dogecoin (DOGE) millionaire addresses, with the billionaire’s historical influence on the meme coin hinting at causation rather than mere correlation. However, on April 8, a process was initiated that culminated in the businessman announcing the winding down of D.O.G.E. involvement, due to a tariff spat with Pete Navarro, President Donald Trump’s trade advisor. By April 25, Finbold Research had found that Musk’s anticipated exit led to the emergence of 183 new DOGE millionaires – a 14.33% increase compared to April 8, the starting date of mounting tensions between Elon Musk, the Trump administration, and their joint government efforts via D.O.G.E. Specifically, the number of addresses holding between $1 million and $9.99 million worth of Dogecoin increased from 1,082 to 1,223 since the initial reported disput...

Coinbase claims the token Base just launched isn't actually a token at all

Base, the Coinbase-sponsored second layer blockchain for Ethereum that prided itself on not having a proprietary token, has launched a proprietary token. After a brief rally of two hours on its surprise announcement, the newly minted BASEISFOREVERYONE memecoin crashed 88% within two minutes . Then, at 4:30pm, someone decided to pull the rug out from under buyers, and within seven minutes, its price crashed 94%. It has since rebounded to just shy of $10.4 million. Despite the token’s crash, Base didn’t delete its announcement tweet. Instead, it tried to renew enthusiasm for the disastrous launch. Founder Jesse Pollak made no apologies and carried on with his podcast tour while retweeting blame-the-victim style admonitions about “teaching a valuable lesson” to crypto speculators. Coinbase, meanwhile, has claimed that “Base did not launch a token.” A spokesperson told Cointelegraph, “This is not an official Base token, and Base did not...