{"id":14014,"date":"2025-02-19T21:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T21:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=14014"},"modified":"2025-02-19T21:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T21:01:59","slug":"memecoin-craze-is-unquestionably-over-as-crypto-heads-towards-maturation-nic-carter-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=14014","title":{"rendered":"Memecoin Craze Is ‘Unquestionably Over’ as Crypto Heads Towards Maturation, Nic Carter Says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The era of memecoins as a supposedly fair trading opportunity is “unquestionably over,” according to Nic Carter, a partner at Castle Island Ventures. <\/p>\n

In a post on X<\/a>, Carter argued that memecoins\u2014tokens with little to no utility beyond speculative trading\u2014were initially attractive because they appeared to offer an even playing field for retail investors. However, with recent scandals such as LIBRA coin, the market has been overtaken by insiders, prelaunch deals, and bot-driven trading, leaving everyday traders at a disadvantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire premise of memecoins was that they were \u2018fair launch\u2019 opportunities where retail had just as good a shot as funds and VCs,\u201d Carter wrote. \u201cThat was exposed as a lie\u2014the casino wasn\u2019t fair.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carter pointed to the launch of Milei’s LIBRA coin, which opened at a $1 billion market cap before briefly spiking to $4 billion, as an example of how insiders now dominate the market. Such unfair launches, he said, have turned memecoins into a casino where the house overwhelmingly wins.<\/p>\n

Read more: Libra Token\u2019s Co-Creator Claimed He Paid Argentinian President Milei\u2019s Sister<\/a><\/p>\n

While Carter thinks that the recent trading frenzy that started since the U.S. President Donald Trump started his TRUMP memecoin is over, he did note that the industry isn’t going to disappear. Rather, there will still likely be a few new token launches and some winners, but the “meta is done.”<\/p>\n

As confidence in memecoins fades, Carter expects regulators to take action against insider trading in the sector. \u201cJust because memecoins probably aren\u2019t securities doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s no liability associated with trading on inside information,\u201d he said, predicting that blockchain transaction histories will lead to future law enforcement actions.<\/p>\n

‘What maturation looks like’<\/h2>\n

Looking ahead, Carter believes the market will shift toward more sustainable and fair token launches. <\/p>\n

High pre-launch valuations have become less attractive, and projects are adapting by offering lower initial valuations to attract buyers. Platforms like Echo, which enforce accreditation and KYC, are likely to gain popularity for prelaunch fundraising, helping projects distribute tokens more fairly.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Carter expects increased legitimacy in DeFi tokens. With the SEC crafting clearer rules for token issuance, he sees a future where tokens can openly generate and return capital to users. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe trade of the next few years is simply assessing the fundamentals of these tokens and buying those that trade at reasonable valuations relative to their real or implied cashflows,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

While some traders may lament the end of the memecoin gold rush, Carter argues that the market is simply maturing. \u201cThe pain of disillusionment is real, but ridding ourselves of the cancerous memecoin sector\u2014which was in hindsight tremendously unfair\u2014is a good development overall,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

Read more: Will Argentinian President Milei’s Crypto ‘Fiasco’ Be a Deathblow for Memecoin Craze?<\/a><\/p>\n

Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards. For more information, see CoinDesk\u2019s full AI Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The era of memecoins as a supposedly fair trading opportunity is “unquestionably over,” according to Nic Carter, a partner at Castle Island Ventures. In a post on X, Carter argued that memecoins\u2014tokens with little to no utility beyond speculative trading\u2014were initially attractive because they appeared to offer an even playing field for retail investors. However, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-14014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14014\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}