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Y Combinator’s Memecoin Moonshot: How a Joke Token Raked in $10M in 7 Days

Y Combinator’s Memecoin Moonshot: How a Joke Token Raked in $10M in 7 Days

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Blockworks
Published:
2025-04-30 13:00:00
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Meet Y Combinator’s memecoin bet that made $10M last week

Silicon Valley’s startup factory just proved even dog-themed coins can print money—when you’ve got the right backers.

The Hustle Behind the Hype

Forget seed rounds and burn rates. Last week’s 10-million-dollar payday came from a memecoin so absurd it makes Dogecoin look like blue-chip collateral. Yet here we are—another ’utility-free’ asset making VCs nod sagely while retail traders FOMO in.

Wall Street’s Worst Nightmare

While traditional finance jerks off to EBITDA calculations, crypto’s new aristocracy is getting rich on vibes and viral tweets. The ultimate middle finger to ’fundamentals’? A Y Combinator-backed token whose whitepaper probably fits on a cocktail napkin.

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