Barry Weiss

So just to ask it one more time, you met with Trump after the election. Can you tell us anything that the two of you talked about?

Did you give him any advice on launching his own meme coin? Because presumably you met with him before you did that.

Did you give him any advice on launching his own meme coin? Because presumably you met with him before you did that.

Did you give him any advice on launching his own meme coin? Because presumably you met with him before you did that.

Okay, well, let's talk a little bit about that because there's many people in the country who do not pay attention to this enormous industry that you are in. But it came on their radar when Trump launched his own meme coin. And I got a lot of texts from people in my life saying, what is a meme coin? And that meme coin went from like $6 to $73 in two days.

Okay, well, let's talk a little bit about that because there's many people in the country who do not pay attention to this enormous industry that you are in. But it came on their radar when Trump launched his own meme coin. And I got a lot of texts from people in my life saying, what is a meme coin? And that meme coin went from like $6 to $73 in two days.

Okay, well, let's talk a little bit about that because there's many people in the country who do not pay attention to this enormous industry that you are in. But it came on their radar when Trump launched his own meme coin. And I got a lot of texts from people in my life saying, what is a meme coin? And that meme coin went from like $6 to $73 in two days.

And then that was followed on by Melania Trump also launching her own coin. Now, the vast majority of people who bought this thing at its height lost money. And a lot of people are left thinking, what the hell is this? Like, is this a grift? Should we understand this as like a fun commemorative coin? Do people think or do you think that this actually has real value?

And then that was followed on by Melania Trump also launching her own coin. Now, the vast majority of people who bought this thing at its height lost money. And a lot of people are left thinking, what the hell is this? Like, is this a grift? Should we understand this as like a fun commemorative coin? Do people think or do you think that this actually has real value?

And then that was followed on by Melania Trump also launching her own coin. Now, the vast majority of people who bought this thing at its height lost money. And a lot of people are left thinking, what the hell is this? Like, is this a grift? Should we understand this as like a fun commemorative coin? Do people think or do you think that this actually has real value?

Like, help explain this to a civilian who's kind of coming to this cold.

Like, help explain this to a civilian who's kind of coming to this cold.

Like, help explain this to a civilian who's kind of coming to this cold.

I want to just push back on the analogy that this is art because when I think about a great painting or a great song or a play or movie, like it has maybe intrinsic value as to loaded a phrase, but it moves you. It makes you think. It does something visceral. I don't see a meme coin as doing that at all.

I want to just push back on the analogy that this is art because when I think about a great painting or a great song or a play or movie, like it has maybe intrinsic value as to loaded a phrase, but it moves you. It makes you think. It does something visceral. I don't see a meme coin as doing that at all.

I want to just push back on the analogy that this is art because when I think about a great painting or a great song or a play or movie, like it has maybe intrinsic value as to loaded a phrase, but it moves you. It makes you think. It does something visceral. I don't see a meme coin as doing that at all.

Exactly, Brian.

Exactly, Brian.

Exactly, Brian.

Some of it seems more to me like the Beanie Baby craze.