Ayesha Roscoe

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I'm Aisha Roscoe, and you're listening to the Sunday Story from Up First. So there are some things in this world that I just have a hard time getting my head around. And, you know, I've got to say one of them is cryptocurrency. And the longer it's around, the weirder and more complicated it seems to get. It's all a bit daunting to me.

I'm Aisha Roscoe, and you're listening to the Sunday Story from Up First. So there are some things in this world that I just have a hard time getting my head around. And, you know, I've got to say one of them is cryptocurrency. And the longer it's around, the weirder and more complicated it seems to get. It's all a bit daunting to me.

I'm Aisha Roscoe, and you're listening to the Sunday Story from Up First. So there are some things in this world that I just have a hard time getting my head around. And, you know, I've got to say one of them is cryptocurrency. And the longer it's around, the weirder and more complicated it seems to get. It's all a bit daunting to me.

But for some of my colleagues, explaining new trends in the economy is what they do. A few months ago, Planet Money host Alexi Horowitz-Gazi came across a viral video that clarified something about the explosion of a type of cryptocurrency called meme coins. These are highly valuable and highly volatile tradable currencies that have cropped up on the Internet over the past decade.

But for some of my colleagues, explaining new trends in the economy is what they do. A few months ago, Planet Money host Alexi Horowitz-Gazi came across a viral video that clarified something about the explosion of a type of cryptocurrency called meme coins. These are highly valuable and highly volatile tradable currencies that have cropped up on the Internet over the past decade.

But for some of my colleagues, explaining new trends in the economy is what they do. A few months ago, Planet Money host Alexi Horowitz-Gazi came across a viral video that clarified something about the explosion of a type of cryptocurrency called meme coins. These are highly valuable and highly volatile tradable currencies that have cropped up on the Internet over the past decade.

And anyone can make one. Here's Alexi talking about the video he saw and the story of one particular meme coin.