Memecoins, once seen as community-driven digital assets, are increasingly being used to exploit retail investors, with a growing number of scams and failed celebrity-backed tokens raising regulatory concerns.
The $4 billion collapse of the Libra (LIBRA) token, which was endorsed by Argentine President Javier Milei, is the latest blow to the sector after eight insider wallets data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/news/milei-libra-token-scandal-107m-rug-pull” rel=”null” target=”null” text=”null” title=”null”>cashed out $107 million in liquidity, leading to a price decline of 94% within hours of its launch.
The rise of memecoin-related scams presents significant regulatory challenges,…
