{"id":20737,"date":"2025-04-05T16:16:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T16:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=20737"},"modified":"2025-04-05T16:16:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T16:16:34","slug":"mixed-martial-arts-champion-conor-mcgregor-launches-memecoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=20737","title":{"rendered":"Mixed-martial arts champion Conor McGregor launches memecoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDQvMDE5NjA2OGYtODVmYi03Y2RmLTg1YjMtNjdkNjJkNDcwMDQw.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDQvMDE5NjA2OGYtODVmYi03Y2RmLTg1YjMtNjdkNjJkNDcwMDQw.jpg\" alt=\"Mixed-martial arts champion Conor McGregor launches memecoin\"><\/p>\n<p>Mixed-martial arts (MMA) champion Conor McGregor launched a memecoin called &#8220;REAL&#8221; on April 5, which will reportedly feature staking rewards and voting rights for token holders.<\/p>\n<p>The token was launched through a sealed-bid auction to eliminate snipers and bots hijacking the token launch and occurred in collaboration with the Real World Gaming decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).<\/p>\n<p>The auction will take place from April 5-6. In a statement shared with Cointelegraph, McGregor touted the launch as a fair memecoin offering:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This is not some celebrity-endorsed bullshit token, it is a REAL game changer that will change the crypto ecosystem as well as make REAL change in the world. The sealed-bid auction is the new way of launching a token to prevent rug pulls and snipers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is about transparency \u2014 we are showing the world how it is done with integrity,\u201d McGregor continued.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Memecoin\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-04\/019606b3-7b3c-744c-bca8-d71bf6659650\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Source: <\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1908550973338923091\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" text=\"null\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1908550973338923091\"><em>Conor McGregor<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The memecoin narrative peaked following the <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/crypto-industry-skeptical-donald-trump-social-media-posts-memecoin\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">launch of the TRUMP memecoin<\/a> by US President Donald Trump. However, <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/smart-money-hunting-meme-tokens-end-memecoin-supercycle\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\">savvy traders continue hunting memecoins<\/a>, keeping the market alive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__disclaimer\" type=\"\">This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/studio-ghibli-memecoins-surge-internet-viral-trend-images\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\"><em><strong>Ghibli memecoins surge as internet flooded with Studio Ghibli-style AI images<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\" label=\"Subscription Form: Markets Outlook\"><\/template>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mixed-martial arts (MMA) champion Conor McGregor launched a memecoin called &#8220;REAL&#8221; on April 5, which will reportedly feature staking rewards and voting rights for token holders. The token was launched through a sealed-bid auction to eliminate snipers and bots hijacking the token launch and occurred in collaboration with the Real World Gaming decentralized autonomous organization [&hellip;]<\/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-20737","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\/20737","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=20737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20737\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}