Memecoins are having a moment. Everyone from Hawk Tuah to President Donald Trump to animal influencers like Moo Deng the pygmy hippo have been turned into cryptocurrency. But what are the costs of all the hype? On today's show — a modern parable. How an orphaned baby rodent became a world famous animal influencer, became a political martyr, and was finally transmuted into a billion dollar cryptocurrency. It's a tale about how a chance encounter can lead to fame and fortune. But also how all that can spin wildly out of control in this brave, new – kind of terrifying – attention economy we're all living in. For more:The Memecoin CasinoHow the memecoin game is playedWhere'd The Money Go, And Other QuestionsWho Let The Doge(coin) Out? This episode was hosted by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi and Nic Neves. This episode was produced by James Sneed. It was edited by Jess Jiang. Fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. And engineered by Jimmy Keeley. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money's executive producer. Find more Planet Money: <a href="https://n.pr/3h92GwS">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://n.pr/3FqLuws">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://n.pr/3sGZdrq">TikTok</a> / Our weekly <a href="https://n.pr/3zrFvUB">Newsletter</a>. Listen free at these links: <a href="http://n.pr/PM-digital">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://n.pr/3gTkQlR">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://n.pr/3Bkb17W">the NPR app</a> or anywhere you get podcasts. Help support Planet Money and hear our bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ <a href="http://n.pr/PM-digital">in Apple Podcasts</a> or at <a href="https://n.pr/3HlREPz">plus.npr.org/planetmoney</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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