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GameStop Stock And Wolverine Memecoins Explode As Roaring Kitty Returns To The Spotlight

GameStop, the video game retailer that took Wall Street by storm in 2021, has once again become the talk of the town as its share price surges 100%. 

Fueling this rally is the return of the influential social media figure Keith Gill’s “Roaring Kitty.” After a long hiatus, Roaring Kitty’s recent activity on social platforms, including an image and video, has ignited excitement among investors and triggered a renewed frenzy for GameStop’s meme stock and the emerging world of memecoins. 

GameStop Memestock Frenzy

The meme-stock phenomenon gained widespread attention in 2021 when cash-rich investors pumped up the stock market and bet against short-selling hedge funds. 

Keith Gill’s “TheRoaringKitty” account and the subreddit “WallStreetBets” played a pivotal role in the meme stock frenzy, driving stocks like GameStop and AMC Entertainment to surge over 1,000% by the end of the same year. 

While some early investors reaped rich returns, hedge funds such as Gabe Plotkin’s Melvin Capital Management suffered significant losses, leading to closures.

According to Bloomberg, short sellers betting against GameStop initially enjoyed gains in the year’s first four months. Still, the volatile nature of meme stocks quickly erased those paper gains. Per the report, “skeptics” were up an estimated $400 million from January to April before slipping into the red by Monday morning.

The percentage of GameStop shares sold short relative to those available for trading has remained at approximately 24%, a relatively high level for a typical company but significantly lower than the 140% levels witnessed during the 2021 mania. 

As GameStop’s shares gained momentum, the cost to bet against the company increased. Recent data from S3 indicates borrowing costs exceeding a 10% annual financing fee range.

Roaring Kitty’s Ripple Effect

Roaring Kitty’s influence extended beyond GameStop, as Wolverine-themed memecoins flooded various blockchains. In response to a social media post featuring a video of Marvel superhero Wolverine, more than 30 new tokens were launched on platforms like Ethereum and Solana, as data by Dextools shows. 

Notably, the newly minted “Roaring Wolverine” token on the Ethereum blockchain experienced an astonishing 80% surge within hours of its release.

Furthermore, the memecoin market has witnessed a notable resurgence, with tokens such as Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Pepe (PEPE), Dogwifhat (WIF), Floki Inu (FLOKI), and Bonk Inu (BONK) recording significant gains, according to CoinGecko data. 

For instance, PEPE, the market leader, surged by 15% in the past 24 hours, complementing its 20% uptrend over the previous week. It reached a new high of $0.00001077 during early Monday trading.

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Ultimately, GameStop’s meme stock resurgence, fueled by the return of Roaring Kitty, inflicted substantial losses on short sellers of the meme stock on Monday. 

The impact of Roaring Kitty’s social media presence has extended to the memecoin market, with several Wolverine-themed tokens experiencing significant surges. 

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Hedge Funds Fall For The Memecoin Frenzy: “Mind-Boggling” Returns Tempt Financial Giants

In a recent Bloomberg report, it has come to light that the hedge fund industry is increasingly drawn to the allure of the memecoin sector, given the recent price increases and substantial profits that surpass those of Bitcoin (BTC) or the largest altcoins in the market.

Memecoin Mania

One example of the appeal of memecoins to traditional finance institutions is Newport Beach-based Stratos, which launched a liquid fund with the Dogwifhat token in December. 

The Solana-based memecoin Dogwifhat, known for its mascot – a beanie-wearing dog – became a major player in the crypto world, with its price increasing more than 300 times. 

This substantial spike reportedly helped Stratos achieve a staggering 137% return in the first quarter of 2024, outperforming gains in the broader crypto market. However, Dogwifhat has since retraced more than 35% from its March 31 all-time high (ATH) of $4.83 and is currently trading at $3.09.

Interestingly, Stratos is not alone in venturing into memecoins; other hedge funds are also doing so. 

Asset manager Brevan Howard, for instance, has reportedly made a “tiny” investment in memecoins. Pantera Capital, a crypto fund, recently emphasized the staying power of memecoins and the “enormous” trading opportunities they present. 

Is It Just Gambling?

Despite the enthusiasm from some hedge funds, the report notes that many crypto participants remain skeptical of memecoins. 

Quinn Thompson, the founder of Lekker Capital, a hedge fund experimenting with trading memecoins, likened the current frenzy to the speculative fervor seen in traditional markets with stocks like GameStop. 

In addition, Thompson described memecoins as the “tip of the spear for speculation” and emphasized the “gambling-like” nature of their trading.

Still, Cosmo Jiang, a portfolio manager at Pantera Capital, noted the evolution of memecoins beyond mere jokes, calling some “culture coins” that symbolize membership in a particular group or belief system. 

The report notes that the ease of creating and launching memecoins has increased with the availability of apps like Pump.fun, which allow users to mint coins in minutes. Blockchains like Solana and Coinbase’s Base, which offer low trading fees, have been flooded with these tokens. 

In light of these developments, Josh de Vos, research lead at CCData, highlighted the improved infrastructure supporting memecoins, including increased liquidity and the development of advanced futures markets on centralized exchanges (CEX). 

As more hedge funds take memecoins seriously, Rennick Palley of Stratos anticipates a growing focus on these crypto assets. 

Drawing parallels to the initial skepticism surrounding cryptocurrencies, Palley suggests that meme-only funds may emerge, mirroring the creation of non-fungible token (NFT) funds.

To further demonstrate the interest and adoption of these emerging tokens, in the first quarter of 2024, memecoins emerged as the most profitable crypto narrative, delivering massive average returns of 1312.6% across its top tokens, according to a recent study conducted by CoinGecko.

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Currently, the largest memecoin on the market, Dogecoin (DOGE), is trading at $0.1616, up 5% in the last seven days. It has a market cap of $23 billion. 

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Memecoins Reign Supreme: CoinGecko Reveals Most Profitable Crypto Narrative Of Q1

In the first quarter of 2024 (Q1), memecoins emerged as the most profitable crypto narrative, delivering massive average returns of 1312.6% across its top tokens, according to a recent study and report conducted by CoinGecko.

This figure far surpassed the returns of other narratives, highlighting the growing popularity and frenzy surrounding memecoins in the cryptocurrency market.

RWA Vs Memecoins

Three newly launched tokens were among the top 10 memecoins by market cap at the end of the quarter: Brett (BRETT), BOOK OF MEME (BOME) and Cat in a dogs world (MEW). 

BRETT generated the highest returns since its launch with a gain of 7727.6%, closely followed by dogwifhat (WIF) with a gain of 2721.2% during the quarter. Notably, the memecoin narrative outperformed other crypto narratives by a significant margin.

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Compared to the second most profitable narrative, RWA, memecoins were 4.6 times more profitable, and their returns were 33.3 times higher than those of the Layer 2 narrative, which experienced the lowest gains in Q1.

The RWA narrative, which stands for “Real-World Assets“, returned 285.6% in Q1. Although it briefly held the title of the most profitable narrative in early February, memecoins and artificial intelligence-based (AI) tokens outperformed RWA in terms of returns. However, RWA managed to regain its position ahead of the AI narrative by the end of March. 

Notable winners in the RWA category included MANTRA (OM) and TokenFi (TOKEN), which posted quarter-to-date (QTD) returns of 1074.4% and 419.7% respectively. XDC Network (XDC) was the only RWA token to decline, falling 15.6% for the quarter.

Artificial intelligence closely followed RWA as the only other narrative to deliver three-digit returns, reaching 222.0% in Q1. All large-cap AI tokens experienced gains, with AIOZ Network (AIOZ) leading the pack at 480.2% and Fetch.ai (FET) following closely at 378.3%. 

Even the lowest gainer in the AI category, OriginTrail (TRAC), returned a respectable 74.9% during the quarter, indicating the overall interest in AI-related tokens.

Layer 1 Tokens Trail Behind

The decentralized finance (DeFi) narrative delivered moderate returns of 98.9% in the first quarter. In late February, DeFi returns were boosted by the Uniswap (UNI) fee switch proposal. DeFi tokens that performed well included Jupiter (JUP) with gains of 125.7%, Maker (MKR) with 121.2%, and The Graph (GRT) with 111.0% QTD.

In contrast, the Layer 1 (L1) narrative delivered relatively lower profitability with 70.0% returns in Q1 2024. While Solana (SOL) garnered attention as a popular memecoin chain, the top-performing large L1 cryptocurrencies were Toncoin (TON) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) with gains of 131.2% and 130.5%, respectively. 

Bitcoin (BTC) achieved a 65.1% gain, reaching new all-time highs, while Ethereum (ETH) posted a more modest 53.9% increase, despite the anticipation surrounding US spot Ethereum ETF applications.

Layer 2 (L2) emerged as the least profitable crypto narrative in Q1, with a relatively lower gain of 39.5%. Established Ethereum L2 solutions underperformed, with Arbitrum (ARB) returning 5.6%, Polygon (MATIC) seeing a 1.2% gain, and Optimism (OP) closing the quarter with a slight decline of 1.2%. However, Stacks (STX) and Mantle (MNT) recorded relatively strong returns of 142.5% and 95.8% QTD, respectively.

Memecoins

As of this writing, Dogecoin (DOGE), the largest memecoin by market capitalization, is trading at $0.1745. Over the past 24 hours, it has experienced a price correction of nearly 7%. In the last month, Dogecoin has shown limited bullish momentum, with a marginal gain of only 0.7% during this time period.

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Dogwifhat (WIF) Flips PEPE As The 3rd Largest Memecoin After Hitting $4

Memecoins are again in the spotlight as some of the most popular dog-themed tokens performed remarkably during this bull cycle. Dogwifhat (WIF), Floki Inu (FLOKI), and Dogecoin (DOGE) have done impressive numbers this month.

WIF’s market capitalization skyrocketed to almost $4 billion, surpassing PEPE and taking third place as the largest memecoin in the market by this metric.

Hats On, Is WIF Going To The Moon?

Yesterday, WIF’s price increased 32% in half a day, setting a new all-time high (ATH) of $4. Simultaneously, its market capitalization jumped from $3.04 billion to $3.98 billion, according to CoinMarketCap data, which represents a 30% increase in the same timeframe.

This remarkable performance saw dogwifhat flipping PEPE as the third largest memecoin by market cap, now ranking just below Dogecoin and Shiba Inu (SHIB) in this category.

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As reported by EmberCN, this performance gave wifto100billy.sol, the largest WIF holder, $134 million in unrealized profits. This whale bought 37 million WIF for approximately $9.33 million at an average of $0,248. When it reached its ATH price of $4, the wallet saw a 1440% gain on the inversion.

Since then, WIF’s market cap has decreased to $3.65 billion, which still represents a 15.25% increase from 24 hours ago and remains above PEPE’s $3.82 market cap.

Similarly, WIF saw an 8.5% correction from its ATH price. At the time of writing, the token changes hands at $3.66, a 20% increase in 24 hours. Moreover, WIF’s market activity skyrocketed by 70%, with its daily trading volume reaching $808.4 million.

Dogwifhat Shows “Organic” Growth, But What’s Going On With Memecoins

Dogwifhat is one of the newest players in the market, and it has accomplished incredible achievements since its launch in November 2023. The token has amassed a loyal community that seems to be focused on bringing the project “to the moon.”

After putting on their hats, WIF investors raised over $700,000 in a few days as part of its Las Vegas Sphere project, displaying the community’s extent. Furthermore, Cryptonary’s CTO, Asad Saddique, revealed in an X post that Dogwifhat has recently reached 100,000 “organic” holders.

Nonetheless, the divisive memecoin presale frenzy has created a fear of fatigue from overexposure to these tokens, with some investors arguing that memecoins are taking a turn for the worse. Despite this, interest has not faded away.

Ethereum’s founder, Vitalik Buterin, recently published a blog post titled “What Else Could Memecoins Be?” In the post, Buterin discussed the current state of the memecoins landscape and expressed his “disappointment” that innovation is not driving these projects to the market.

Just this month, many controversies have surrounded the crypto community regarding memecoins, including the appalling launch of racist and antisemitic tokens.

Undoubtedly, the memecoin market is broad, diverse, and full of enough potential that projects can develop and grow a strong community. Still, it appears efforts from projects working to be more than a meme are overshadowed by the controversial actors in the market.

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Floki Inu Roadmap Reveals Plans For Regulated Bank Accounts, FLOKI Faces 17% Downtrend

The development team behind the dog-themed meme coin Floki Inu has unveiled its highly anticipated roadmap for 2024, revealing several upcoming features and utility-focused initiatives. 

Notable highlights include the launch of regulated digital banking accounts, integration with the Venus decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, the Floki debit card’s introduction, and the Valhalla mainnet’s upcoming release.

Floki Inu Aims To ‘Bank The Unbanked’

Floki Inu plans to introduce regulated digital banking accounts, enabling users to create and fund bank accounts using FLOKI tokens. 

In partnership with an unnamed licensed fintech company operating in key jurisdictions such as Canada, Spain, Dominica, Australia, and the UAE, these accounts will support SWIFT payments and SEPA IBANs. 

In addition, the upcoming launch of Floki Debit Cards will allow users to link their digital bank accounts to debit cards, providing a convenient and secure way to spend their FLOKI tokens in traditional currencies such as Euro (EUR) and US dollars (USD). 

According to the proposal, the initiative aims to “bank the unbanked” by enabling a broader user base to access traditional banking services using their FLOKI tokens while increasing the utility and adoption of cryptocurrency.

Pending governance approval, Floki Inu also seeks to list its native token, FLOKI, on the Venus Core Pool. This integration aims to unlock deeper liquidity, comparable to established blue-chip cryptocurrencies and allow FLOKI holders to use their tokens as collateral to borrow various assets such as Maker (DAI), Circle’s USDC stablecoin, Binance Coin (BNB) and Ethereum (ETH). 

By integrating Venus Markets directly into Floki’s user interface (UI), the protocol states that users will have frictionless access to the liquidity provided by the platform, further integrating Floki into the decentralized finance ecosystem.

FLOKI-Powered Trading Bot And Valhalla Mainnet Launch

Floki Inu plans to introduce a cross-chain Telegram and Discord trading bot powered by the FLOKI token. This bot will allow users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies on leading blockchain networks. Specifically, 50% of the fees generated will be used to buy and burn FLOKI tokens, increasing their utility and contributing to a deflationary mechanism. 

Finally, the highly anticipated mainnet release of Valhalla, Floki Inu’s flagship utility and metaverse game, will occur. Valhalla on the Mainnet will feature on-chain game mechanics, a PlayToEarn economy, upgradeable NFTs, and an open-world experience. 

Floki Inu

As of this writing, the FLOKI token has experienced a correction of over 17% in the past seven days, aligning with the overall market trend. This correction has resulted in the current trading price of $0.0002295 for the FLOKI token.

Despite the recent downtrend, it is worth noting that FLOKI has still achieved a remarkable year-to-date gain of 440%. This substantial increase in value has propelled the token’s market capitalization to $2 billion, solidifying its position at the 59th spot among the top 100 cryptocurrencies in the market.

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FLOKI Skyrockets 32% Higher Following DWF Labs’ $10 Million Acquisition Plan

In a significant development for the Floki Inu memecoin, digital asset market maker investment firm DWF Labs has revealed its plans to purchase $10 million worth of FLOKI tokens. The announcement has triggered a remarkable surge in the token’s price, propelling it to a new 9-month high at $0.00005097.

DWF Labs Strengthens Partnership With Floki Inu

According to the official statement, DWF Labs will acquire the tokens directly from the Floki treasury over two years, reflecting DWF Labs’ commitment to support the protocol’s ecosystem. 

As announced, the firm recognizes the potential for an “explosive” bull run in the cryptocurrency industry and aims to leverage FLOKI’s utility and marketing strength to capitalize on this opportunity.

The partnership between Floki and DWF Labs was initially established in May 2023, when DWF Labs purchased $5 million worth of FLOKI tokens. Since then, DWF Labs has played a pivotal role in boosting FLOKI adoption. 

Through the partnership, DFW Labs reportedly facilitated key exchange listings, introduced Floki to influential industry projects, and publicly championed the token’s progress and achievements. DFW Labs concluded in the announcement:

This massive FLOKI token purchase will further deepen our relationship with DWF Labs while strategically positioning FLOKI for dominance in an increasingly competitive landscape during this bull run

Price Soars, TVL Rises, And Chinese TV Exposure

Exciting developments continue for FLOKI as it gains significant exposure on China’s national sports TV channels, CCTV5 and CCTV5+. This exposure results from a strategic market partnership announced in 2023, which took place during the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Busan 2024.

According to the memecoin development team, this opportunity to be featured on mainstream Chinese television has introduced Floki and its sister asset, TokenFi (TOKEN), to an extensive audience of over 340 million people and solidified their presence in the Chinese market.

The Floki Inu team expressed their excitement about this milestone, emphasizing that being featured on mainstream Chinese television is remarkable, making them among the very few cryptocurrencies to receive such recognition.

Another achievement for Floki Inu is the success of their FlokiFi Locker, a decentralized finance (DeFi) crypto locker protocol. The team announced that the Total Value Locked (TVL) in the FlokiFi Locker had reached an all-time high of $111 million, setting a new record and highlighting the widespread adoption of the token’s utility products.

In addition, the team announced that the total value locked for staked FLOKI tokens has reached an all-time high of $105 million. This represents 25% of the token’s supply, with $105,313,899 worth of tokens locked and staked for up to 4 years.

This position of dominance in staking distinguishes the dog-themed token from other major “memecoins” such as DogeCoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), BONK, and PEPE, as FLOKI has the largest share of its supply staked among them.

FLOKI

The memcoin token is trading at $0.00004080, maintaining its gains with a surge of over 32% in the last 24 hours. As a result, the market capitalization has jumped to nearly $500 million, reaching $475 million, according to the latest update.

Additionally, the trading volume for FLOKI has significantly increased, reaching $204 million in the past 24 hours.

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Top Memecoins Face Pullback Amid Recent Market Rally

The recent market rally has shown positive signals for many cryptocurrencies and has filled investors with optimistic expectations for the near future.

Ignited by the ongoing Bitcoin Exchange-traded Fund (ETF) frenzy, whale accumulation, and meaningful updates from different projects, the market has shown significant growth during the first two months of 2024.

Memecoins Face Pullback Despite Growing Market

In the last week, Bitcoin and Ether, the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, have met important milestones that have set the tone for the general market.

BTC surpassed the $50,000 resistance zone 9 days ago and has shown strong support above this level ever since. Similarly, this Tuesday, Ether momentarily surpassed the $3,000 support zone for the first time in almost two years. Both milestones have fueled investor’s excitement for the crypto market.

Nonetheless, the market showed signals of a momentary slowdown this Wednesday after many cryptocurrencies started seeing a red light decelerating their numbers.

According to CoinGecko data, meme coins are not an exception. The sector’s market capitalization has declined 7.0% in the last 24 hours, currently at $21.9 billion and a total daily trading volume of $1.35 billion.

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Top Memecoins Among The Biggest Losers

As the chart above illustrates, eight of the top ten memecoins face a price downtrend in the 1-hour, one-day, and seven-day timeframes. Pepe (PEPE), dogwifhat (WIF), and FLOKI were among the biggest losers since yesterday. However, CorgiAI (CORGIAI) and PepeFork (PORK) prices show green numbers simultaneously.

The top 3 memecoins by market capitalization follow the same trend as the memecoin market. At the time of writing, the prices of Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Bonk (BONK) are displaying negative numbers.

Bonk

BONK is leading the red path as the biggest loser in the memecoin top 10. Recently, the cryptocurrency saw a revival by its meteoric 25% on-day rally that propelled it back to the top 100 cryptocurrencies.

The memecoin sits at the 114th spot of all cryptocurrencies, with a market capitalization of $692.3 million, representing a 5.8% decrease in the last 24 hours.

BONK is trading at $0,00001148, indicating a 9.3% and 17.6% price drop in the last 24-hour and seven-day timeframes, respectively.  However, the token’s daily trading volume shows a 10,9% increase compared to yesterday, signaling a recent rise in market activity.

Dogecoin

As previously reported, DOGE has shown signs of embarking on a bullish recovery after whale activity fueled the rise in trading volume. The ecosystem’s activity increased in the last month, with more than 1 million transactions being processed daily since January 30.

DOGE’s trading activity on the last day revealed a 39.3% decline in market activity for the token, with $597.9 million worth of trading volume.

According to CoinGecko, its market capitalization sits at $11.88 billion. This indicates a 25% one-day decrease in performance that leaves the token out of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by this metric. Likewise, DOGE’s price shows a 3.5% pullback during the last day, currently trading at $0.083.

Shiba Inu

SHIB, like DOGE and BONK, has seen a considerable price reduction since yesterday and is currently trading at $0,09399, a 3.8% decrease in this time frame. While its market capitalization has also reduced in the last day (a 2.71% decrease), the daily trading volume for the 19th largest cryptocurrency has increased 15% in the previous 24 hours, at $300.8 million.

Despite the recent data signaling a momentary loss of momentum for the memecoin market, it’s worth noting that the top 3 memecoins by market capitalization saw positive performance in the 14-day time frame. In the last two weeks, BONK has seen a 12.7% price upsurge, while DOGE and SHIB have increased a notable 5.6% and 5.9%, respectively.

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BONK Goes Bonkers With Over 200% Increase In Last 24 Hours – Will This Save Solana?

Solana’s ecosystem found itself in knee-deep trouble caused by fear, uncertainty and doubt over its connections with disgraced crypto exchange FTX.

Since after the collapse of the exchange, the ecosystem has been trying to distance itself from FTX former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, with Messari even releasing a detailed overview of the ecosystem and how it was impacted by the implosion back in December 15. 

But a new project called Bonk has been making headlines these past days, shooting up in price and giving Solana some welcome respite from the troubles it had to endure.

 

What Is BONK And What It Can Bring To The Solana Ecosystem

According to Bonk’s official website, Bonk stands for the Solana community who made the Solana ecosystem great in the first place. It is the first Solana dog coin “for the people, by the people.”

“The Bonk contributors are tired of toxic ‘Alameda’ tokenomics and wanted to make a fun memecoin where everyone gets a fair shot,” the official website says.

This certainly hit a spot on the Solana community and the crypto world as a whole as the token is now up 214% in the past 24 hours.

A recent tweet made by Solana Legend, co-founder of Frictionless Capital shows that the memecoin is driving the usage of Solana up with the blockchain registering 3,300 transactions per second.

The metric proves that Solana, the “Ethereum killer”, is not dead and has a bullish community supporting it. 

With the token having an impressive burn rate and major exchanges listing it for open trading, Bonk is now making a name for itself. The expectations are high for the dog meme coin.  For instance, many are asking: Will it save Solana from extinction?

Vague Whitepaper & Extreme Yields

Although the hot new memecoin is leading the charge for Solana in 2023, it isn’t without confusion. Their whitepaper itself is very vague, only detailing the distribution of the 100 trillion tokens to different parties. 

According to data from Orca, a Solana on-chain liquidity automated market maker (AMM), Bonk has a very unsustainable rate of over 1% per hour just for providing liquidity.

Although this might only be in the short-term for it to attract additional capital from investors in the community. 

Although 50% of the total BONK token supply has been airdropped, investors might be wary of the remaining half being held by the early contributors.

To counter this fear, early contributors to the project have a vesting period of three years, meaning that the tokens allocated to them are locked until the three-year period is done. 

It is important to acknowledge the contributors’ drive to give the power back to the community of Solana.

However, how they will do that has not been clearly stated in the whitepaper. Although Bonk certainly has a positive effect on the price of SOL, it remains to be seen whether this project would actually live up to the hype surrounding it. 

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