
The top 10 memecoins are struggling as safe-launch tokens capture significant market attention and investor funds.
The memecoin market witnessed explosive growth in 2024, but its biggest players — including Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Pepe (PEPE) and Dogwifhat (WIF) — are struggling to hold value anywhere near their yearly highs.
It’s not just top memecoins that are faltering. Numerous industry insiders have told Cointelegraph the current wave of tokens is having knock-on effects across the industry, with one saying memecoins have “sucked the life out of this bull run.”
Data released by Lookonchain on Sept. 2 revealed just how tough the market is for the incumbent pack of memecoins, which are down an average of 63%.
Stakers with Lido, Frax, Origin and Mantle can “restake” with the DeFi protocol.
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol YieldNest is launching a new liquid staking derivative (LSD) called ynLSDe designed to capture restaking yield from EigenLayer, according to an Aug. 21 announcement.
The token “will allow the holders of Ether staked with Lido, FRAX, Origin Protocol, or Mantle to earn additional yield… through restaking,” YieldNest said. Lido, FRAX, Origin, and Mantle are decentralized Ethereum staking platforms, each of which issues its own LSD.
Restaking involves taking Ether (ETH) that has already been staked — posted as collateral with a validator in exchange for rewards — on the Ethereum network and using it to secure other protocols simultaneously. The premise is that in exchange for taking on additional risk, restaking can considerably enhance rewards.