E502: People know that meme coins are dumb and carry no real value. So why are they investing billions into them?

How did the PNUT meme coin created to honor the euthanized squirrel, Peanut, grow to a market cap of $2.2 billion?

How is the PEPE meme coin worth over $10 billion?

And what does this teach us about the current state of the world? What does this teach us about brand building and marketing?

Turns out it teaches us a lot.

That is what is shared on this episode of The Edward Show.

Sources: https://decrypt.co/291739/lucky-trader-16-3-million-pnut-meme-coin https://decrypt.co/resources/what-is-pepecoin-pepe https://x.com/sterlingcrispin/status/1858229315030438257 https://x.com/codybrown/status/1858255592831262867 https://edwardsturm.com/articles/social-media-posting-strategy/

00:00 Introduction to Meme Coins 01:06 Insights on Meme Coins 02:04 Peanut the Squirrel 06:10 Other Notable Meme Coins 10:06 Experts on Meme Coins 11:46 The Psychology Behind Meme Coins 19:31 Branding Short Circuits the Brain 21:25 Conclusion

The Edward Show. Your daily digital marketing podcast: https://edwardsturm.com/the-edward-show/

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