PJ Vogt

The technological part was the rise of mainstream crypto exchanges like FTX and Coinbase. These platforms made it easier for retail investors to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, and that helped swell the market to new heights.

The rise of the meme coin was still to come. Most crypto bros were still focused on mainstream cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether. And the most radical speculators were obsessing over things like non-fungible tokens or NFTs, like those weirdly expensive Bored Ape cartoons people were buying.

The rise of the meme coin was still to come. Most crypto bros were still focused on mainstream cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether. And the most radical speculators were obsessing over things like non-fungible tokens or NFTs, like those weirdly expensive Bored Ape cartoons people were buying.

The rise of the meme coin was still to come. Most crypto bros were still focused on mainstream cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether. And the most radical speculators were obsessing over things like non-fungible tokens or NFTs, like those weirdly expensive Bored Ape cartoons people were buying.

Dogecoin, you'll remember, was first invented as a cheeky response to the wave of sketchy Bitcoin copycats. And you can think of the current meme coin moment as a sort of like doubling down on the joke.

Dogecoin, you'll remember, was first invented as a cheeky response to the wave of sketchy Bitcoin copycats. And you can think of the current meme coin moment as a sort of like doubling down on the joke.

Dogecoin, you'll remember, was first invented as a cheeky response to the wave of sketchy Bitcoin copycats. And you can think of the current meme coin moment as a sort of like doubling down on the joke.

And early last year, that sort of nihilistic feeling fused with yet another technological leap forward. Zeke Fox says, this time in the form of a new website.

And early last year, that sort of nihilistic feeling fused with yet another technological leap forward. Zeke Fox says, this time in the form of a new website.

And early last year, that sort of nihilistic feeling fused with yet another technological leap forward. Zeke Fox says, this time in the form of a new website.

And the idea behind the platform was basically to demolish the barrier to entry for people making new meme coins, to create a place where people could launch and then promote their own coins as a sort of social media experience. Let's go to Pump.fun. Will you give us a little safari?

And the idea behind the platform was basically to demolish the barrier to entry for people making new meme coins, to create a place where people could launch and then promote their own coins as a sort of social media experience. Let's go to Pump.fun. Will you give us a little safari?

And the idea behind the platform was basically to demolish the barrier to entry for people making new meme coins, to create a place where people could launch and then promote their own coins as a sort of social media experience. Let's go to Pump.fun. Will you give us a little safari?

Zeke took us on a little tour of the Pump.Fun website. It looks a bit like a throwback to the Flash websites of the 90s. All bright neon text and JPEGs of memes.

Zeke took us on a little tour of the Pump.Fun website. It looks a bit like a throwback to the Flash websites of the 90s. All bright neon text and JPEGs of memes.

Zeke took us on a little tour of the Pump.Fun website. It looks a bit like a throwback to the Flash websites of the 90s. All bright neon text and JPEGs of memes.

Maybe a man-child.

Maybe a man-child.

Maybe a man-child.

Some who've made a lot of money. Pump.fun has made it so incredibly easy to make new meme coins that the homepage is just constantly updating with images of coins that have just been born. Coin after coin after coin.