{"id":498670,"date":"2024-04-01T07:43:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T07:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=498670"},"modified":"2024-04-01T10:46:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T10:46:34","slug":"arthur-hayes-says-meme-coins-can-be-a-net-positive-for-blockchains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/arthur-hayes-says-meme-coins-can-be-a-net-positive-for-blockchains","title":{"rendered":"Arthur Hayes Says Meme Coins Can Be A Net Positive For Blockchains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arthur Hayes has dismissed criticism labeling meme coins as “stupid and valueless,” saying the tokens can have a positive value on the blockchains they are created on.<\/p>\n

While speaking<\/a> with the CEO of Real Vision, Raoul Pal, the BitMEX founder said blockchains supporting the meme coin culture would have value in the long run.<\/p>\n

Hayes opined that the recent boom in Solana was influenced by meme coins. The Solana blockchain has recorded an uptick in activity after a meme coin frenzy driven by Dogwifhat (WIF), BONK, and Book of Meme ($BOME).<\/p>\n

The increased activity makes the chain attractive to blockchain developers seeking to launch projects on a network that has users.<\/p>\n

“You can poo-poo these things as stupid and valueless, but if it brings attention, if it brings more engineers to the space, then it’s positive value to the chain itself,” he argued.<\/p>\n

Meme Coins Should Become More Useful and Charitable<\/h2>\n

Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, recently opined that while he had zero enthusiasm for meme coins, these projects should work on being useful and charitable.<\/p>\n

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What else could memecoins be?https:\/\/t.co\/8ZVhwkVwLy<\/a><\/p>\n

— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) March 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n