There is probably no single vehicle more suited to performative politics than the humble political meme. Such memes are fun—often hilarious. They allow us to mock those folks on the other side.

Political memecoins, or PolitiFi coins, are satirical and speculative tokens inspired by politicians, elections and political events, often used to express support or mock figures. These coins can ...

Rev. Mariann Budde leads the national prayer service attended by President Donald Trump at the Washington National Cathedral, Jan. 21 in Washington. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press) ...

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Cryptocurrencies have made headlines for years, but recent developments, including the launch of Donald Trump’s $TRUMP token, have thrust the world of meme coins ...

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President-elect Trump launched a new meme coin — sparking a buying frenzy that saw the token skyrocket over 300% within hours. Buyers rushed to snap up the limited ...

“It is beyond unprecedented.” Meanwhile, the site for Trump’s meme coin includes a disclaimer that the cryptocurrency “is not political and has nothing to do with any political campaign or ...

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President Trump, who has vowed to turn the U.S. into the cryptocurrency capital of the world, got a head start on those plans by debuting new his-and-her meme ... attempt at a political rally ...

Trump promotes new meme coin before taking office on pro-crypto ... to Trump’s response to an assassination attempt at a political rally in July. In promoting the meme coin, Trump told ...