{"id":126539,"date":"2025-04-05T16:17:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T16:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=126539"},"modified":"2025-04-05T16:17:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T16:17:24","slug":"mixed-martial-arts-champion-conor-mcgregor-launches-memecoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=126539","title":{"rendered":"Mixed-martial arts champion Conor McGregor launches memecoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsMixed-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.<br \/>\nThe 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).The auction will take place from April 5-6. In a statement shared with Cointelegraph, McGregor touted the launch as a fair memecoin offering:<br \/>\n&#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.<br \/>\n&#8220;This is about transparency \u2014 we are showing the world how it is done with integrity,\u201d McGregor continued.<br \/>\nSource: Conor McGregorThe memecoin narrative peaked following the launch of the TRUMP memecoin by US President Donald Trump. However, savvy traders continue hunting memecoins, keeping the market alive.<br \/>\nThis 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.<br \/>\nRelated: Ghibli memecoins surge as internet flooded with Studio Ghibli-style AI images<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/conor-mcgregor-launches-memecoin?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsMixed-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&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126539"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126539\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}