One article counts 69 outrageous moments in the cryptosphere in 2024

Original title: "The 69 Dumbest Moments of the Year: 2024 Crypto Edition"

Author: Ryan S. Gladwin

Compiled by: Shenchao TechFlow

The encryption industry in 2024 will reach new heights. This year’s Meme super cycle has given birth to many bizarre characters, setting new limits for the industry. Meanwhile, crypto conferences are a weekly embarrassment, while politicians grovel to curry favor with the crypto community—whether for votes or funding.

This year, we have witnessed many “stupid things” being engraved on the immutable “life blockchain”. From Meme developers setting themselves on fire to promote their projects (see #6 below), to “FARTCOIN” surpassing $1 billion in market value (although not included in the list, Stephen Colbert has mentioned it ), these absurd moments are enough to make us “ “Proudly” to future generations—after all, they may enjoy the generational wealth we create in 2024 and beyond.

To commemorate the year's absurdities and brilliance, we've compiled an unranked list of 69 of the year's silliest moments.

1.Meme live broadcast: "Breast" is ridiculous

LIVEMOM may be the pinnacle of crypto depravity. Image source: Kick Livestream

A woman claiming to be a mother took part in a livestream with her "son," imploring viewers to invest in her son's meme by shaking her breasts.

"Want to see him pour milk on these 36DDs?" she asked, adding that - if that wasn't outrageous enough - her son "did suck on these before and now he's pouring milk on them" ”

2. Become more cheeky

The popularity of LIVEMOM triggered a trend of live streaming, and Meme developers started various ridiculous performances in order to promote their tokens - some people even called it "performance art".

For example, some people tied their hands to show that they would not sell their tokens; others claimed that they had no hands, but then suddenly showed their hands and sold out their tokens; even more outrageously, some people even claimed that they had kidnapped someone.

One of the developers created a Token called $Hands and held up a piece of paper during the live broadcast that said: "I have no hands, so I can't run away." However, when the Token price reached its peak, he But suddenly he showed his hands and sold all the tokens, like a magician doing tricks. — @Hirizzy , May 6, 2024.

3. Stephen Mollah, who calls himself “Satoshi Nakamoto”

The true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto has remained a mystery since the release of the Bitcoin white paper in 2008. In October of this year, a man named Stephen Mollah came forward and claimed that he was the mysterious figure.

Stephen Mollah, a British-Asian macroeconomist, said he had long wanted to reveal his true identity but had always been prevented. In an event where tickets cost up to £500, he not only claimed to be the creator of Bitcoin, but also claimed to have designed the Twitter logo, developed ChatGPT and invented a debt instrument called Eurobond.

Mollah spoke for more than an hour at the event, concluding by saying that he would be moving Bitcoin from the Genesis block "soon" but would need time to prepare. (As of now, this has still not happened.) While scrolling through his Twitter account, we discovered that he had made a series of posts back in 2018, accusing those Faketoshis (people pretending to be Satoshi), and included some strange pictures.

(See tweet for details )

4. Saw the cat? Touch it. Oh, not that cat…

Solana Meme coin platform Pump.fun has always been known for its ridiculous crypto happenings. One of them was that speculators started trading a token called Kieth, an “invisible cat” that was actually just a picture of an empty room. And, the name is indeed spelled "Kieth" on purpose.

5. The unexpected rise of Slerf

Image source: Slerfsol on Twitter

A developer accidentally burned $10 million worth of tokens originally raised for the upcoming meme coin Slerf while distributing pre-sale tokens. However, unexpected events pushed Slerf's market value to soar to $700 million.

“Solana Meme Coin Slerf’s trading volume surges to $2 billion after developer burns pre-sale funds.” — NewsCoins , by Reza Jafery, March 19, 2024

6. Florida developer’s crazy move: Self-immolation drives up token prices

A Florida meme coin developer set himself on fire in an attempt to boost the value of his token. The crazy move worked, with the token’s price soaring 2,000% in a matter of hours, reaching a market value of $2 million. However, he was hospitalized with third-degree burns and was unable to sell the tokens. After recovering, he found that he couldn't use his hands normally and even his phone's facial recognition couldn't recognize him.

A few months later, he announced he was quitting the project, claiming he had been taken advantage of. His biggest regret? Failed to sell tokens in time.

“Solana developer hospitalized with third-degree burns after trying to drive up Meme coin value.” — NewsCoins , by Ryan S. Gladwin, May 23, 2024

7. Does this tattoo make me look fat?

Image source: Twitter @Hop_Duneski

A Gigachad investor showed his love for the Solana Meme coin by getting the token’s contract address tattooed on his chest… but the address was misspelled.

“A man has a Meme coin address tattooed on his body — but it’s misspelled.” — NewsCoins , by Ryan S. Gladwin, July 21, 2024

8. Does this hairstyle make my head look bigger?

A cryptocurrency speculator started collecting one of his girlfriend's hairs every day and placed them on a Styrofoam dummy head. The next day, low-cost airline Ryanair retweeted his tweet, teasing that he should fly to Türkiye, which is famous for hair transplants, to have the surgery. As a result, the token’s price surged 470% as it attracted more mainstream attention.

9. The encrypted version of “reality show” is embarrassing

A cryptocurrency reality video showcasing “Villa Solana” went viral this year, but not because of how flashy and embarrassing it was.

"Look at this helipad. If you don't have this, you're poor. Haha, pop-up tour!" says the influencer in the video, showing off an Airbnb property.

10.Remilia King

Remember Joe Exotic, the protagonist of "Tiger King"? He suddenly joined an NFT community called "Retardio" and accidentally obtained a DeGod NFT. Although there was no follow-up to this incident, it made people laugh.

11. The Waterloo of Celebrity Meme

Caitlyn Jenner once launched a meme coin based on Olympic medals, setting off a craze for celebrity meme coins. However, the same week she launched the Solana token, she released a new token on Ethereum claiming to support Donald Trump's presidential campaign. A few months later, the market cap of both tokens fell to less than $1 million.

12. Exploited Star Tokens

Caitlyn Jenner claims her JENNER project was exploited by developer Sahil Arora, known for orchestrating short-lived celebrity projects and scams. This year, he defrauded US$380,000 through a pre-sale of Iggy Azalea tokens , and Iggy himself has long denied being associated with this project.

13. The farce of Andrew Tate’s “global tour”

Remember Andrew Tate’s “touching story”? He was allowed to leave Romania in July while awaiting trial, despite facing charges including alleged human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. (He denied all accusations, of course.)

As soon as the news came out, Tate immediately announced a high-profile "global tour" for Solana token DADDY, with the goal of defeating the MOTHER token launched by Iggy Azalea. However, while he claimed the tour would take him to "Tokyo, Dubai and Miami", the reality is that he was not allowed to leave the EU at all.

Tate is currently awaiting trial and continues to deny all charges. This so-called "global tour" turned out to be nothing more than a joke.

14.Iggy’s handling fee misunderstanding

We love Iggy Azalea, who was named our “SCENE Person of the Year” because not only did she launch her own token, MOTHER, but she was probably the only celebrity to fully support the project months after the token was launched. However, her path to encryption has not been smooth sailing.

The incident started due to criticism from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Azalea immediately asked: "Then what did you do with ETH's gas fees?" This sentence caused a stir on crypto Twitter, and netizens laughed at her because these fees were not It will not go into Buterin's personal wallet, but will be used to support the Ethereum ecosystem. Of course, Azalea may not know enough about encryption mechanisms at that time. We believe that now she has become more experienced and knows better!

15. “Carnival Night” in the encryption circle

Iggy Azalea is making waves again at a party in Singapore that was filled with strippers and became one of the most "depraved" scenes of the year. Here are some jaw-dropping moments:

• Su Zhu, the founder of bankrupt hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, enjoyed the luxurious atmosphere while throwing money to the dancing girls.

• DeGods community leader Sunny accidentally dropped the girl she was holding in the air while dancing.

• A man sprinkled cash all over a stripper and interacted too intimately with her while his friends booed and cheered.

16. Ethereum’s “Music Talent”

Usually, cryptocurrency conferences are places for serious technical discussions, but at this year's Token 2049 conference in Singapore, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin ignited the audience with a live performance.

He sang: "It's mathematical, no more double-spends, it's crypto. A new form of wealth begins."

“Today, the TOKEN2049 conference opens in Singapore! Vitalik Buterin sang a song on the stage, check out the video!” — kukat ⭐️ (@kukat23) September 18, 2024

17. “Crazy” Token Scam

Insane Labz, an Arkansas-based supplement company, is well-known in MMA and Barstool Sports circles. However, recently it has been in the spotlight due to a ridiculous farce. The company allegedly hired a group of trolls to impersonate well-known figures to deceive investors and drive up the value of its token, LABZ.

This group of trolls impersonated UFC President Dana White, MMA legend Nate Diaz, and social media celebrity Hasbulla in the company's Telegram group to create crazy momentum for LABZ tokens. At first, the plan seemed to work, attracting a lot of attention—but it ultimately fell apart.

“We were just trying to make a joke, but we took it a little too far,” one impersonator explained to Decrypt.

This farce not only made people laugh and cry, but also sounded the alarm to investors of LABZ tokens.

18. Temptation and deception

This year, a new pull-and-run strategy has emerged in the crypto community: by attracting “otaku” investors, some women use live broadcasts and sexy images to push up token prices, and then quickly sell them for profit.

19. Drug addiction and crypto scams

For those addicts who combine blockchain with drugs, this year is definitely the "highlight". First up was Meth'd Up Dev, who smoked methamphetamine during live streams to build momentum for his token. Then there’s Crack Head Dev, whose story is even more bizarre—the developer fell into a coma due to a fentanyl overdose during a live broadcast, then faked his own death, and eventually transformed into a far-right racist influencer on Twitter. It seems that someone has proved that life can indeed have a "second act".

Finally, we have the appearance of Meth Girl. Although she tried hard to attract attention, she never gained much popularity because her Twitter account was frequently blocked.

20. The Curry Token Farce

An entrepreneur launched the CURRY token to support a curry stall in Lahore, Pakistan. However, Decrypt's investigation found that the stall owner did not receive any proceeds. Eventually, the livestream was shut down and the price of the CURRY token plummeted 92% within hours.

21. The Oolong Incident of “Frog Coin”

One of the most anticipated Meme coins this year, Flog the Frog (FLOG), has attracted a lot of attention with its exquisite artistic design and support from internet celebrities. However, an internal communication error caused investors to encounter "Waterloo".

As one of the most high-profile Meme tokens this year, Flog the Frog ( FLOG ) attracted great attention when it was launched with its exquisite artistic design and the support of a number of Internet celebrities. However, the project almost died due to an embarrassing internal communication error.

The cause of the incident was a leaked team chat record. Project manager Breezy posted "DUMP IT" in the group. His original intention was for the team to sell only a small portion of the tokens. However, when he saw the token price plummeting 91% in one minute, he immediately asked: "Brother, did you sell them all?" Pyro, who was responsible for managing the team's funds, replied: "Yes, you said liquidation, my brother (YES YOU SAID DUMP MY BRO).”

"You're such an idiot," Breezy responded helplessly.

Although this mistake caused heavy losses to investors, fortunately, the project did not completely fail. The team quickly adjusted its strategy and repackaged Flog into Fwog, successfully regaining market favor and eventually becoming one of the most successful Meme tokens this year.

This incident not only showed the absurd side of encryption projects, but also allowed people to see the possibility of counterattack in a crisis.

22. The tragic story of Squirrel Coin

PNUT is a Meme coin based on social media celebrity Peanut the Squirrel.

In November this year, the daily trading volume of this token reached US$150 million, making it one of the Meme coins with the highest market value. Sadly, however, it was later discovered that the little squirrel did not have rabies, but was innocently killed. I hope its tokens will continue its legend and its memory will become a blessing.

23. The “justice” farce of Squirrel Coin

Less than a month after the story of Peanut, a “dead but not rabid” squirrel, captured global attention, the rodent’s owner has joined the cryptocurrency frenzy. Apparently angry at the “speculators” who were profiting from his personal tragedy, he decided to launch his own coin. However, this all happened after the "PNUT community" allegedly donated $50,000 to him.

"It's absolutely disgusting that people are trying to make money off of this!" the grieving owner fumed in a video on Twitter. However, before he finished speaking, he turned to launch a token called JUSTICE. Unfortunately, the fate of the JUSTICE token did not live up to its name, and its ending was even worse than that of the dead squirrel.

This incident not only makes people lament the absurdity of the cryptocurrency world, but also reminds us once again that perhaps "justice" is not so easy to achieve.

24. The absurd baptism of “Holy Chicken Religion”

This year, a new religion emerged. Its followers worship a raw chicken with a fish head and a cigarette in its mouth, calling it "Lord Fishnu". However, this is far from the most absurd part of this religion.

This religion, called "Church of the Smoking Chicken Fish," is based on Meme tokens, and the "baptism ceremony" of believers is called "brothism." Typically, this ritual simply involves reading the so-called "10 chicken commandments" on Twitter Spaces. However, one believer decided to take a different approach: He read these "teachings" while fully clothed and sitting in a bathtub with a raw chicken above his head.

But the absurdity of the story doesn’t end there—the church actually plans to open a physical location in Marfa, Texas.

This incident not only makes people sigh at human creativity and absurdity, but also allows us to see how Meme culture breaks through the dimensional wall and enters the real world.

25. “Betrayal” by church leaders

A few months later, church leader Pastor Kelby began using his religious influence to promote small-cap Meme coins and even accept payments. Eventually, he was expelled from the church and the church program was thrown into disarray.

26. Pastor’s “divine token” scam

A Colorado pastor was recently indicted on suspicion of fraud. According to local law enforcement, he and his wife co-created an "extremely illiquid and nearly worthless" crypto token and sold it to investors to fund their lavish lifestyle. Faced with the accusation, the pastor admitted that he had made $1.3 million through token trading, but insisted that it was all "God's will."

“God is not done with this project yet; God is not done with the INDX token yet,” he vowed in a statement.

27. Scam in the name of faith

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against the former pastor, alleging that he illegally obtained more than $5.9 million in cash and digital assets through a false multi-level marketing scheme called the "Solanofi Platform." According to the indictment, the former pastor used a so-called "leverage staking platform" to attract investors, claiming that they could earn monthly returns of up to 34.9%, targeting ordinary people who "lacked investment experience."

This incident not only revealed the absurdity of the combination of religion and cryptocurrency, but also allowed people to see once again how some people with ulterior motives take advantage of the dual trust of faith and investment for personal gain.

28. “Social experiment” turns into “smashing plate experiment”

In August this year, the developers of Meme coin CABAL claimed to conduct the “largest social experiment in history” on Solana. They airdropped tokens worth US$10,000 to 10 crypto Twitter celebrities, hoping to trigger a market craze. . However, within just a few days, most influencers sold their tokens, causing the price to plummet, with the market value now remaining at less than $15,000.

“I don’t understand why they think that after giving someone $10,000 , they won’t sell it,” one internet celebrity said frankly. It is worth mentioning that these internet celebrities also include Beaver, who once paid Crack Head Dev to fake his death.

29.WIF’s “Advertising Dream”

Dogwifhat (WIF) is regarded as the representative of "blue chip Meme". A group of investors, including CABAL influencer Ansem, raised $700,000 with plans to put its ads on the Sphere giant screen in Las Vegas . However, eight months later, this plan has still not been realized, and even Bitcoin has rushed to the Sphere. Over time, investors have become increasingly skeptical of money managers.

30. Everything can wear a “pink hat”

The popularity of Dogwifhat has sparked a "pink hat craze" among meme coin enthusiasts. Pets, celebrities, meme coins, and even cars have all been donned with symbolic pink hats.

31. The fired intern is back!

One of the most successful crypto projects of the year, Polymarket gained a reputation as a “source of truth” during the U.S. election. However, it caused controversy when an intern promoted an NFT project called "Retardio" on its official Twitter and fired the intern.

As public backlash gradually turned against Polymarket , the intern was eventually rehired.

Incidentally, the UK Financial Conduct Authority later issued a fraud warning on the coin, which makes people wonder: why only this one?

32. Hype about rumors

When Trump claimed during a debate with Kamala Harris that Haitian immigrants eat pets, speculators (degens) in the cryptocurrency community were eager to rub their hands and prepare to make a fortune. After all, memes surrounding this ridiculous rumor have already appeared on the market.

However, their excitement did not last long. When the ABC debate host refuted this baseless claim in real time, the price of these garbage coins quickly plummeted.

33. As soon as the news came out, the currency price plummeted

When rumors surfaced that Kamala Harris would choose Tim Walz as her running mate, speculators in the cryptocurrency community couldn’t sit still. Meme token communities built around other potential vice presidential candidates collapsed, and the scene was bleak.

Take SHAPERO, for example, a meme token that intentionally misspells Josh Shapiro's name. When news of Walz started spreading on social media, the price of the token plummeted by 94%. Despite this, the anonymous leader of the project still appealed to supporters to maintain confidence in the Telegram group, claiming that someone is creating FUD (here refers to "fear, uncertainty and doubt", not the coin of the same name) to deliberately suppress price.

However, just four minutes later, CNN officially confirmed Walz as Harris' vice presidential running mate .

"Oh my God, who is destroying the market?" A SHAPERO investor wailed in despair in the group.

34. The president didn’t die, he just fell asleep

Source: Shutterstock

Before Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, rumors were rife in cryptocurrency circles that he had died, a rumor that quickly spawned a meme coin craze. A token called Biden Dead (BIDEAD) even predicted Biden's "death date", and its market value once soared to $660,000. Another token called Biden Done (BIDONE) uses the cartoon image of the president’s skeleton as its logo, and its market value has also reached $567,000.

However, when the rumors of Biden’s “death” were disproven, the prices of these tokens collapsed across the board. As of this writing, Biden is still "reportedly alive."

35. Who “assassinated” Trump?

Remember when Trump was almost assassinated ? No, not the second time, but the first time. At that time, users of the crypto trading platform Pump.fun actually accurately deduced the suspect before the FBI announced the identity of the assassin. This feat is amazing, but there are also many meme coins that have guessed wrong, such as one that claimed that the assassin was an Italian journalist, who turned out to be sleeping at home at the time.

What’s even more ridiculous is that the popular Telegram game Hamster Kombat at the time also made Trump’s fist-pumping action into a strange tribute animation, which became another “mysterious operation” in the encryption world.

36. The ‘encryption void’ of UK elections

Cryptocurrencies are not only a hot topic during the U.S. presidential election, but also an important source of funding. Trump has proposed a series of pro-cryptocurrency policies, attracting support from a large number of crypto communities. However, in the UK general election, no major political party mentioned cryptocurrency or blockchain technology in their manifestos.

A British lobbying firm criticized this as a "missed opportunity" because 10% of adults in the UK hold cryptocurrencies. What’s even more regrettable is that Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak publicly supported cryptocurrencies but failed to make it a policy priority in the election, ultimately leading to a crushing defeat.

37. “I helped my grandma invest in her inheritance.”

The volatility of Meme coins made it impossible for investors to look away. Even one trader was staring at the real-time data of DEX Screener while accompanying his dying grandmother at the hospital bedside.

“RIP Grandma,” he wrote on Twitter, “but I’m taking over her legacy investments, which is what she would have wanted me to do.”

38.Dr. Disrespect’s “Fishing Operation”

Well-known anchor Dr. Disrespect, who is also the co-founder of the development team of the crypto-shooting game Deadrop, once admitted on Twitter to engaging in inappropriate chats with minors, but later claimed that it was all false.

He explained that he deliberately posted this tweet in order to "hook" reporters. Well, Doc, we did take the bait. If you want to draw attention to yourself in this way, so be it.

39.Degens’ revenge on the runaway boy

A teenage developer chose rug-pull after the market value of his Solana Meme coin exceeded $1 million. He made $30,000 from this operation and excitedly recorded a video in which he raised his middle finger to investors and shouted: "Thank you for the 20 big tickets!" and danced in his room. .

However, these humiliated investors (commonly known as degens, referring to cryptocurrency players who are keen on high-risk investments) did not give up. Through a large number of transactions, they pushed the market value of the coin to a peak of $85 million. If the teenager hadn't run away and instead respected these investors, his little coin might have been worth more than $4 million. See, this is the price of despising your elders!

40. A new chapter for DOGE

In May of this year, Doge, the mascot of Dogecoin, unfortunately passed away. To honor his memory, his owner adopted a new Shiba Inu rescue dog, named Neiro. Soon, tokens related to Neiro were springing up like mushrooms, but they were also accompanied by fierce infighting, accusations of fraud, and various conspiracy theories. The confusion continues despite Doge's owners making it clear that they do not support any Neiro-related tokens. Is there nothing sacred?

A few months later, in December, the Own the Doge DAO announced that it would hold a vote to determine which meme coin would receive Neiro's intellectual property (IP). In response, one tweet commented: "This is not sweet at all."

“I see a lot of tokens related to Kabosu and Neiro. To clarify, I do not support any crypto projects except @ownthedoge’s $dog, as they own the original Doge photos and intellectual property (which I have granted to them), And committed to promoting philanthropy and Doge culture.” — @kabosumama , July 28, 2024.

41. Interesting facts about Bitcoin ETF

In an AI-generated image, a figure resembling SEC Chairman Gary Gensler rides a Wall Street bull, announcing the arrival of a new era of cryptocurrency.

In January this year, the SEC’s official Twitter account posted a tweet claiming that all 13 spot Bitcoin ETFs had been approved. However, the fact is that the SEC’s account was hacked and the ETFs were not actually approved.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler later clarified that the tweet was fake, and the price of Bitcoin plummeted from $47,680 to just over $45,500. This is a good opportunity for some investors to "buy the dip", such as MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor. (It’s worth noting that the actual ETF approval was announced the next day.)

42. About Satoshi Nakamoto’s dream

"Last night, Satoshi Nakamoto gave me Santa's list in my dream. I saw Bitcoin alongside Gates and Bezos' names...history is being written." - Scottie Pippen , December 2024 9th.

NBA legend Scottie Pippen claimed to have seen Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto in his dreams multiple times this year.

In his first dream of the year, he said Satoshi was "proud" of his work in tokenizing the basketball used in Game 5 of the 1991 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. In another dream in September, Satoshi Nakamoto appeared again and told him that Bitcoin would be worth $84,650 on November 5—but the actual price differed by about $14,000.

Pippen also mentioned that Satoshi Nakamoto showed him many images in his dreams and constantly mocked the price of Bitcoin. He also mentioned that Bitcoin, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are all on Santa's list - but did not specify whether this was a "good boy" list or a "bad boy" list.

43. Cheering for Bitcoin

At Ohio State University’s (OSU) commencement speech, a speech mentioning Bitcoin prompted boos from the audience. This suggests that while Bitcoin has become a brand, it is an annoying and possibly even fraudulent brand to this audience. — Andrew M. Bailey (@resistancemoney) May 6, 2024.

Who would have thought that someone, after taking a hallucinogen like ayahuasca, would suddenly have a sense of the sacredness of alternative assets and give a speech promoting Bitcoin at Ohio State University’s commencement ceremony? Speaker Chris Pan was booed by the audience for mentioning cryptocurrency, but he persisted in telling his truth.

"I'm not here to give a speech, I'm here to share the truth so we can stop funding wars and stop bleeding," he said on Instagram Stories. In addition, he also performed a live parody of "4 Non Blondes" "What's Up?" has quite a comedic effect.

44. Malaysia “Crushes” Bitcoin Miners

Malaysian authorities have destroyed 985 Bitcoin mining machines in a nationwide crackdown on electricity theft. While cryptocurrency mining is often criticized as being a power guzzler, perhaps Malaysia’s GDP ranking would be higher if they chose to invest in Bitcoin instead of destroying these mining rigs. Currently, it ranks 37th out of 195 countries in the world, which is already a good result.

“Perak Tengah Police Headquarters destroyed 985 pieces of equipment used for Bitcoin mining with a total value of approximately RM1.98 million.” — @MalaysiaGazette , August 19, 2024.

A $456.5 million own payment, the result cannot be kept as your own

It sounds like a bizarre story: Centralized exchange Crypto.com mistakenly refunded $6.8 million to a woman when the amount that was actually supposed to be refunded was only $65! The woman and her partner squandered $4.42 million of the money, including on four Australian properties. However, she was eventually arrested as she was preparing to fly to Malaysia and sentenced to 209 days in prison and the return of all illegal gains.

46. ​​“BUY BITCOIN” written casually on a sticky note can be sold for 10

times higher than the price of Bitcoin itself.

In 2017, 22-year-old Cato Institute intern Christian Langalis wrote "Buy Bitcoin" on a yellow notepad and stole the spotlight during Janet Yellen's live broadcast during a House Financial Services Committee hearing. middle.

This "accident" caused the price of Bitcoin to rise by 3.7%, making Langalis a hero in the Bitcoin community. In April this year, he auctioned off his "15 minutes of fame" for $1.019 million. “I can finally get this number out of my sock drawer and back into the hands of the Bitcoin community,” he said.

47. Bet on Bryan’s health data

If you're looking for evidence of the decline of human civilization, look no further than biohacker Bryan Johnson's health experiments. In pursuit of immortality, this millionaire has pushed health management to the extreme.

In December, Polymarket users even started placing bets on whether he could maintain a nightly erection for more than two hours while sleeping. Johnson explains that this is an important health metric that represents sexual health, cardiovascular health and mental health. It seems that modern people don’t even worry about sleeping anymore.

48. The “coin toss” game

During the June market downturn, crypto players on Polymarket got so bored that they started betting on heads and tails of coins. Just connect your wallet to a website called Degen Coin Flips, and there’s no telling what will happen next.

49. The new craze of hamster racing

In August, crypto players apparently lost interest in flipping coins and became obsessed with a new pastime: betting on live hamsters and watching them race in little plastic cars. This is the second year in a row that we have tried this kind of gameplay, but with the addition of racing elements, it is obviously more interesting.

50. "Disaster Scene" Episode 1 released by Meme

Raydium, a decentralized exchange on Solana, recently tried to launch Meme coins through a new token issuance platform, but the results were counterproductive. Due to technical issues, two identical tokens were accidentally generated, one of which plummeted 92% in just 10 minutes. The token’s market capitalization quickly fell from an initial $7 million to $488,000. One user asked on Discord: "Is this a runaway?"

51. Annals of Stupid Coin Offerings, Episode 2 (Infinite Series)

Imagine that a Meme coin has gone cold before it has a chance to skyrocket. That’s the fate of a token “promoted” by Brazilian soccer star Neymar Jr., Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters, and other high-profile accounts, including the CEO of a luxury brand.

Although these celebrity tweets reached more than 3 million people, the coin's market capitalization only reached $19,000. Even more embarrassing is that it only has 24 holders and only $4 in liquidity. As you may have guessed, these celebrities actually have nothing to do with the coin and their X (Twitter) accounts were hacked.

52. Binance’s “racial discrimination” controversy

Binance, as the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, posted a Meme image on X (formerly Twitter) in June this year. The image was considered to have racial implications and sparked widespread controversy. In response, Binance blamed an intern on its social media team, saying that he "lacked the necessary cultural background" and therefore failed to realize the racist connotation of the image.

Binance explained in a statement: "When the intern saw this Meme image in the community, he did not understand its true meaning and posted it directly to X. This was our mistake and we will make sure to solve it. problem.” To this end, Binance said that their solution is to hire a new intern to avoid similar problems from happening again.

53.Kraken hacker’s “low-level tricks”

In June of this year, a “genius” tried to gain account access by fooling a customer service representative at Kraken, a well-known cryptocurrency trading platform. What's even more ridiculous is that this "genius" actually wore a cheap Halloween rubber mask to disguise himself.

"Our customer service guy was like: This is ridiculous. This guy is wearing a rubber mask," Nick Percoco, Kraken's chief security officer, told Decrypt.

54.TrumpCoin’s “rug-pull” and roller coaster market

Solana-based meme coin TrumpCoin claims to be related to former US President Trump, although this has never been confirmed. However, the token’s value plummeted by 92% following a “rug-pull” operation.

After the largest whale sold 2 billion tokens at once and cashed out $2 million, the market value of the token quickly plummeted from $55 million to $3 million. However, after Trump won the election, the price of the coin briefly surged to an all-time high, but then quickly fell back.

55. “Sweetheart Awakening”: The Collapse of HAWK Token

Haliey Welch, also known as Hawk Tuah Girl, launched a crypto token called HAWK. The market value of this token soared to US$490 million in a short period of time, which is jaw-droppingly fast. However, the good times did not last long, and the value of the token immediately plummeted by more than 93%, and approximately US$3 million in funds was taken away by unknown people.

In this regard, Haliey’s team firmly denied participating in the so-called rug pull and stated: “Haliey’s team did not sell any tokens at all.”

After the token crash, Welch attempted to answer investor questions via Spaces, Twitter’s live voice chat room. However, when faced with tough questions, she chose a "strategic retreat," leaving only one sentence: "I'm going to bed." She then exited the chat and never returned to Crypto Twitter, and it seemed He has since disappeared from people's sight.

Until December 20, the "Sleeping Beauty" finally ended her 372-hour "sleep" and announced that she was cooperating with a law firm that had sued the HAWK token creator to try to find a solution to the incident.

56. Alternative uses for hamster massage

Who would have thought that personal massage devices that were originally thought of as sex toys could have other uses? Russian players apparently found the answer!

Online retailer Wildberries reported a 179% month-on-month increase in sales of percussion massagers in June. The surge is believed to be related to the popular Telegram game Hamster Kombat. It is said that some players have discovered that this fast-vibrating device can be used to click on the screen faster than humans, thereby earning more coins in the game. However, considering that the game’s disappointing airdrop rewards are just “dust” (meaning meager rewards), we can’t help but wonder whether these players will be able to make back the cost of purchasing the vibration device.

57. Too big to fail, now it’s back as a crypto company

It's here again! Enron, once a symbol of the Internet bubble at the end of the century, this energy giant that went bankrupt due to a financial fraud scandal, announced its return through X (original Twitter) in early December and claimed that it would use decentralized technology to "solve the global energy crisis." It's unclear if this is a pure spoof, a serious comeback attempt, or a comeback farce that ends up being a joke. But in any case, the company claims that "permissionless innovation" (open innovation that can be carried out without the approval of a central agency) will be the core concept of its comeback.

(Deep Trend Note: The author uses the phrase "too big to fail" to make fun of Enron's past glory and its failure. Now it is trying to return to the market as a "crypto company", which is both ridiculous and absurd. , and it makes people wonder whether it can really be done, or it is simply a joke.

In other words, this sentence is about: It is a big joke that a large company that was once notorious for fraud now wants to rely on blockchain technology to make a comeback. )

58. Justin Sun’s “Banana Show”

Art is sometimes hard to understand, but stupidity is easy to understand. At a Sotheby's auction, a banana taped to the wall sold for $6.2 million, and the person who bought it was none other than Justin Sun of the cryptocurrency community. What's even more surprising is that he later ate the banana.

As a charitable gesture, Sun announced that he would purchase 100,000 bananas from the stand where the original bananas came from and distribute them for free around the world. However, this plan was quickly rejected. The vendors said it was almost impossible to make a profit, and the logistics were even more difficult to achieve.

59. Razzlekhan’s prison “music career”

Notorious hacker Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan composed a rap song dedicated to her husband while in prison. The song was written while she was in solitary confinement and ends on a positive note: "Keep praying for what the future brings, Inshallah."

60. Dogecoin investment for members of Congress

A meme coin featuring a dog in a ski mask has soared in price this month after U.S. Congressman Mike Collins admitted to buying $30,000 worth of the token.

“ I liked these coins, so I bought them ,” he said. He also criticized Washington and Wall Street for their bias against the crypto industry, arguing that the industry should receive more respect.

61. “Don’t worry”

Remilia Corporation raised $20 million through a pre-sale of CULT Meme coins, but nothing happened for the next six months. Anyone who tried to express concern was flooded with “don’t worry” comments from CULT community members who also spread false news that the token issuance had been cancelled.

Some community members told Decrypt that they found the concerns “laughable.” However, the token was finally officially launched in December.

62. Use games to “save democracy”

Popular battle royale game Off the Grid has launched a "Save Democracy" content pack that adds character skins for Trump and Harris. Not only do these skins come with authentic voices, but they also feature classic actions of politicians, such as building a wall or throwing Molotov cocktails.

63. “rug-pull” simulation games

If you want to experience the excitement of "rug-pull" but are afraid to actually do it, then the Rug.fun game is the best choice for you! The game is based on Coinbase's Layer-2 network Base, and players can stake 10 tokens, 8 of which will eventually be "rug-pulled."

64. You can make money by petting cats

Tapos is a "make money by petting cats" game based on the Aptos network. Players earn HEART tokens by scratching cats on the screen. The game helped the Aptos network record more than 200 million transactions in just two days. Although the game claimed in August that its total transaction volume had exceeded 500 million, it has not updated the data since then.

65.X Empire players complained to Elon Musk to no avail

Although there is an "X" in the name, the game X Empire has nothing to do with the social platform X - even though it was previously called Musk Empire. Got it? In October this year, X Empire, a "click to make money" game on Telegram, announced the airdrop allocation list, but it triggered some ineligible players to complain to Elon Musk on Twitter.

"At first glance, it's a scam in your name," one player tweeted, "X Empire, Elon Musk, Musk Empire. Go investigate the X Empire team, they are simply scammers."

But Elon Musk, the boss of X and the controller of the entire network, apparently ignored these complaints. Let me remind you: don’t go to Musk to complain about “X-rated movies” or anything related to the “X chromosome” in the future. He is not responsible for these. At least for now.

66. "See you in five minutes" Franklin

“9:45 AM. See you in five minutes!” — @Franklin May 16, 2024.

This summer, a SocialFi game called Fantasy Top exploded in popularity. The game encourages social media influencers to earn rewards by driving interactions on Twitter. A player named Franklin tweets every five minutes in order to maximize his score. His dry humor and persistence make people admire him.

Those familiar with the NFT bull market may remember Franklin. He has become famous for sharing his own "rollover" experiences, such as losing $150,000 in a "hoax" NFT auction, calling it the "biggest mistake of the century."

67. The “disappearance” of Kamala Harris

There was a time when Kamala Harris seemed to have developed an interest in cryptocurrencies and might even have reconsidered the Biden administration's ill-advised policies toward cryptocurrencies. There are also rumors that she may speak at Blockworks' annual conference, Permissionless, and may even win the presidential election.

However, none of this happened.

68. Trump’s love for cryptocurrencies

In contrast, President-elect Trump has shown significant interest in cryptocurrencies. In July, he gave a lengthy speech at a major Bitcoin conference in Nashville, although the speech fully demonstrated his ignorance of cryptocurrencies. But that hasn’t stopped him from continuing to interact with the crypto community.

In an interview with Rug Radio, Trump promoted his latest project, "World Liberty Financial," which appears to be an attempt at a stablecoin. This approach is very much in line with the spirit of cryptocurrency!

69. Litecoin’s “Meme Coin Transformation”

Litecoin has been trying to establish itself as a legitimate decentralized digital currency for years, but recently its Twitter intern decided to take the project down the meme coin route.

Litecoin's official Twitter account posted: "Given the current market conditions, I now consider myself a Meme coin." Subsequently, the account began to post a lot of funny content, including the creation of a stickman mascot named Lester. . Surprisingly, this series of strange operations actually caused the price of Litecoin to increase by 79%. It’s such a silly and endearing industry!