A Livestreamed Tragedy on X Sparks a Memecoin Frenzy

A Livestreamed Tragedy on X Sparks a Memecoin Frenzy
When a young man from California broadcast his death on X, profit-hungry traders piled into a cryptocurrency created in his image.
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