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Memecoins
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Robinhood Chain Memecoin Ring Extracted $18.43M via Pons V2 Tax Bypass
On-chain analysis linked 53 memecoin launches on Robinhood Chain to a coordinated operation exploiting a launchpad's anti-sniping tax mechanism between July and September.
Pump.fun Shifts to Holder Rewards, Deprecates Cashback for New Launches
The Solana memecoin launchpad rerouted trading fee distribution on Sept. 12, directing proceeds to token holders multiple times hourly instead of traders or creators.
Pump.fun iOS App Pulled From US and India Stores
The Solana memecoin launchpad was temporarily removed from major app markets, with leadership signaling a quick return.
ZCAT Memecoin Distributes $2.8M in Zcash as ZEC Breaks $1,200
Solana-based Anonymous Cat token funnels 3 percent transaction tax to holders in established privacy coin, betting on ZEC price strength

Robinhood Chain's Blob Submissions Halt 14 Minutes During Record Volume
The Arbitrum Orbit L2's data pipeline to Ethereum stalled for 14 minutes on Sept. 4 as memecoin and RWA trading drove the chain to 14 million daily transactions.
Robinhood Chain Tops Ethereum in Daily App Revenue at Two Months Old
The Ethereum L2 generated $2.66M in application fees in 24 hours, second only to Solana, despite built-in incentives favoring tokenized equities over memecoins.
Robinhood Chain Posts $2.66M Daily App Revenue, Topping Ethereum
Two months after launch, Robinhood's L1 ranked second globally in 24-hour app revenue behind Solana, driven almost entirely by memecoin trading rather than its intended tokenized-equity use case.

Pump.fun Recaptures 51.7% of Launchpad Fees After Robinhood Chain Rivals Fade
Total fees across 125 token launchpads rose 77 percent to $75.39 million in 30 days as Robinhood Chain protocols briefly undercut Pump.fun's dominance.
Uniswap Launches Memecoin Launchpad on Robinhood Chain, FRONG Token Leads With $12.1 Million
The pools.trade launchpad went live four and a half hours after its scheduled countdown, featuring the FRONG token minted six days before Uniswap's public announcement.
Memecoin Market Cap Hits $13.27B, a Three-Year Low, as Bitcoin Tops $64K
Dogecoin and Shiba Inu's combined market cap dropped to a three-year low as institutional capital targets established digital assets.
Memecoin Market Cap Hits 3-Year Low as Bitcoin Gains 10 Percent
Dogecoin and Shiba Inu's combined valuation dropped to $13.27 billion as institutional capital flows into Bitcoin, now valued at $1.30 trillion.

Pump.fun CEO Challenges Hyperliquid as DEX Competition Heats Up
The public broadside from the memecoin launchpad's chief puts pressure on both platforms to defend their user experience as speculative capital picks sides.