Spoiler alert: it didn’t finish properly.
Let me let you know a little bit story about how I misplaced £100 making an attempt to experience the meme coin wave.
So, like lots of people, I obtained caught up within the hype of crypto. You see everybody speaking about meme cash – Dogecoin, Pepe, Shiba Inu, and now… Trump and Melania Meme Coin. Yeah, I do know, the title alone ought to’ve been a purple flag. However whenever you see individuals on social media saying, “To the moon!” and posting screenshots of insane earnings, it’s laborious to not suppose, What if this may very well be my shot too? And who doesn’t prefer to make good earnings.
I made a decision to throw £100 at it. Nothing loopy, proper? I informed myself, “If it really works, nice! If not, no large deal.” However deep down, I actually thought it was going to work as a result of the Trump meme coin was already up 200x (pennies to $60) at that second. I imply, why wouldn’t it? Everybody else appeared to be profitable.
However right here’s the factor: what you see on-line isn’t at all times the reality. All these large earnings and success tales? They don’t present you the individuals like me who find yourself gazing a pockets with nothing however regrets in it.
Throughout the first 48 hours of buying and selling, the Melania Meme Coin was down 300%. I stored refreshing my pockets, hoping it will bounce again. However nope. My £100 – my hard-earned cash – was…