According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by CoinDesk, a recent survey by the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken shows that 85% of U.S. cryptocurrency investors hold Meme coins, with 76% believing that the potential returns outweigh the risks. The survey found that 44% of cryptocurrency holders believe that Meme coins will enhance the credibility of the crypto market, and 42% expect Meme coins to outperform other crypto assets in 2025.Data shows that FOMO is one of the main reasons investors purchase Meme coins. 29% of holders aim for short-term profits, while 23% see it as a diversification option for their portfolios. Notably, female investor participation is slightly higher than that of males, at 86% and 84%, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, 21Shares strategy director Eliézer Ndinga posted on the X platform that the LIBRA token scandal marks the peak of the Meme coin craze, prompting the need for stronger risk management measures on Launchpad platforms.Meanwhile, clarity in global regulation is crucial—especially regarding government officials launching their own Meme coins. While permissionless innovation should be open to everyone, safeguards must be established to protect consumers and prevent fraud. For example, automated systems can flag contract addresses previously involved in Rug pulls, helping investors avoid fraudulent activities.

According to ChainCatcher news and Glassnode data, the open interest in the Meme sector has significantly shrunk since its peak. The 7-day moving average of DOGE open interest has dropped from $3.58 billion on December 9, 2024, to the current $1.49 billion, a decrease of 58.45%.Other Meme coins have seen even larger declines, with PEPE down 71.93% (from $1.25 billion to $351 million), BONK down 75.10% (from $715 million to $178 million), and WIF down 69.83% (from $653 million to $197 million).Although SHIB and FLOKI have relatively smaller open interest, their declines are also significant, falling 74.41% and 69.18% respectively, down to $83 million and $12.9 million. This trend clearly indicates a substantial correction in the open interest of the Meme sector. This may suggest an exit of leveraged funds and also reflects a shift in overall market sentiment in the Meme sector.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Web3 AIGC & AI Agent platform MelodAI announced today that the official buyback and burn for the Bolt Meme coin has begun.According to the roadmap of Bolt meme coin, MelodAI will gradually purchase no less than 25% of the tokens from the market.Of this, 5% will be used for airdrops and community operations, and no less than 20% of the tokens will be sent to a black hole address for burning.It is reported that after its launch, the Bolt meme coin has performed well, with the token price surpassing its previous high.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Coin Bureau co-founder and CEO Nic Puckrin commented on the meme coin incident involving LIBRA, which was endorsed by Argentine President Milei and then quickly collapsed, pointing out that regulators should bear primary responsibility for such events. He emphasized that the regulatory vacuum created by agencies like the SEC has led to a surge in meme coin scams involving celebrities and political figures.SEC cryptocurrency working group head Hester Peirce previously stated that meme coin regulation is outside the SEC's jurisdiction and should be handled by Congress and the CFTC. In response, Puckrin stated that the crypto ecosystem cannot achieve self-regulation and that the meme coin market cannot continue to exist in a "lawless Wild West" state. He called for the U.S. Department of Justice to increase resource investment to combat the worst cases of telecom fraud, money laundering, and market manipulation.Christopher Perkins, president of CoinFund and former CFTC member, held a different view, arguing that meme coins are "one of the few crypto assets currently enjoying regulatory clarity," and any actions involving fraud and market manipulation are illegal under existing regulations. According to analysis by Traders Union, most jurisdictions worldwide have yet to establish specific regulatory guidelines for the meme coin industry.

ChainCatcher news, during the "Trends and Rhythm of the New Web3 Cycle" event held at Consensus HK, GMGN founder Haze made a significant sharing on the topic of memes.Haze stated that he hopes community players can correctly understand memes and not demonize them. The essence of memes is a new way of asset issuance, not just new assets.Haze believes that any trading logic has been defined, and one should find their own method of investing in memes, as everyone's investment conditions are different. If one clings too tightly to past investment experiences regarding new assets, they will definitely be beaten up by the market.Regarding why this wave of memes was born on Solana rather than Ethereum, he stated that it is because Pump.fun was launched on Solana, unifying the standards for asset issuance, and at the same time, Solana's infrastructure is also complete.

ChainCatcher news, during the "Trends and Rhythms of the New Web3 Cycle" event held at Consensus HK, Kyle, partner of cooking.city & co-founder of EVG, 0xbing, investor at Paper Venture, crypto KOL YuYue, Vand Ni, founder of Asian on Chain, and Leo Li, Web3 product manager at OKX, held a roundtable discussion on the theme of "The Advanced Path of Meme and P Players."Regarding the trading skills that meme players are most concerned about, YuYue stated that, in addition to establishing their own methodology, it is fundamentally necessary to invest enough time and effort to potentially enter at lower price points. Vand Ni shared a similar view, noting that when only a few memes can emerge from a large volume of meme trading, players need time to cultivate their sensitivity and iterative skills. Leo Li believes it is necessary to reduce trading frequency, as high-frequency PVP poses too great a challenge for many ordinary players.On the impact of celebrities like Trump issuing coins on the meme market, Kyle believes it accelerates the attention of the outside market towards memes. As a primary investor, 0xbing feels that figures like Trump attract significant market attention, which has impacted primary investments to some extent. YuYue believes that the continued popularity of memes forces the market to rethink its valuation system, suggesting that memes may have a longer lifespan than most narratives.

ChainCatcher message, IntoTheBlock posted on social media, "After several months of continuous decline, the market value of Meme coins is approaching the levels of November 2024, effectively erasing all the gains brought by the winter memecoin craze."

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Blot Meme coin issued by the AIGC & AI Agent service platform MelodAI has reached a new high price of $0.000676, with a daily increase of 64.82%, ranking fourth on the ave.ai hot coin list.It is reported that the issuance of Bolt aims to bring Meme coins back to their artistic and community values. Mr. Yoshi, the creator of Bolt, has been nominated for the Best Art Direction at the Hong Kong Film Awards for two consecutive years and has participated in the production of several well-known film and television works.

ChainCatcher message, Scam Sniffer issues a warning, currently using Google to search for "Four Meme" will display phishing links impersonating the official Four.Meme platform, users should remain vigilant.

ChainCatcher news, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy allegedly mistakenly invested nearly $170,000 to purchase a meme coin named LIBRA, which is associated with a different contract address than the controversial token LIBRA linked to Argentine President Milei. Portnoy's purchase caused the illiquid LIBRA token's price to surge over 3000% at one point, and it has now fallen back to 0.0029 USDT, with a market cap of $3.2 million.Shortly after purchasing the token, Portnoy posted on X: "Does anyone want to buy some fake Libra? Warning. This is a meme coin. I accidentally bought it."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, as the meme coin scandals continue to rise, market sentiment has declined, and traders are increasingly preparing for a drop in SOL. According to data from the data service Coinalyze, on February 17, the long-to-short ratio for SOL on cryptocurrency futures exchanges fell from 4 to 2.5, indicating that the overall market is leaning bearish on SOL.Anonymous crypto KOL Tyler Durden posted on X, stating: "The market has decided to vent its anger on Solana." Durden cited data from Binance's perpetual futures trading platform, indicating that Binance's SOL short-to-long position ratio has risen to 4:1, suggesting an excessive bearish bet.

ChainCatcher news, according to unverified reports from Beincrypto, the LIBRA team has also been in talks with Nigerian officials about issuing another unstable meme coin. As of now, there is no evidence to suggest that Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has a direct connection to LIBRA.LIBRA's market maker CEO Hayden Davis claims he has received numerous offers to assist in more "rug pull" scams.

ChainCatcher news, Bitwise Alpha's Chief Strategy Officer Jeff Park posted on the X platform stating that Memecoin trading is a natural selection, but this natural selection does not take thousands of years, just one day.

ChainCatcher news, Meme coin KOL Murad posted on social media that Ethereum-based Meme coins will show significantly better performance than the market in the coming weeks.

ChainCatcher message, according to PeckShield monitoring, community members report that the X account of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman is suspected to have been hacked, with the account promoting content related to Meme coins. Users are advised to be cautious of related scam risks.