The Meme Coin Revolution: Can Digital Jokes Disrupt Finance?
THIS WEEK ON TRENDS WITH FRIENDS
Ready for a wild ride into the unpredictable world of meme coins? In our latest Trends with Friends episode, we sit down with Nicky Montana to dive into the billion-dollar internet jokes-turned-investments that are shaking up finance.
Here’s what we cover:
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The meteoric rise of meme coins and their shocking market caps
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How they stack up against “real” stocks
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Why meme coin communities feel like sports teams, but with more memes and fewer rules
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The rollercoaster ride of investing in assets that could make you rich by dinner, or broke by breakfast
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On-chain analysis – because sometimes, data nerds rule the meme world too
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How AI could change the meme coin and content game for good
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The financialization of attention – or, how people will bet on literally anything
📅 Recorded live on Tuesday, October 15th
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SKIP AHEAD
(00:00) Introduction and guest background
(09:28) Past winners from Trends with Friends
(17:00) The meme coin gold rush
(22:47) Popcat and the billion-dollar meme coin phenomenon
(27:09) Better than sports betting
(30:11) What to look for when investing in meme coins
(33:34) The risks and downsides of meme coin speculation
(38:39) The potential for meme coins to disrupt traditional finance
(49:56) AI’s role
(51:05) Nicky’s upcoming appearance at Stocktoberfest
(51:54) JC’s analysis of cryptocurrency market trends
(57:10) Trends with No Friends: $LOAR
WHERE TO FIND HOWARD AND FRIENDS
• Howard – https://stocktwits.com/howardlindzon
• JC – https://stocktwits.com/allstarcharts
• Phil – https://stocktwits.com/ppearlman
• Michael – https://stocktwits.com/MParekh
• Nicky Montana – https://x.com/nickymontanaa
• Riley – https://stocktwits.com/coloradoriley
• Production and Marketing – https://penname.co/
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