Roaring Kitty Approaches Billionaire Status as GME Saga Continues
Plus a Hulk Hogan token was launched and rugged in the latest sour twist in the celeb memecoin meta.
TylerD's Market Summary
GM!
Today's top news:
GME soars as Roaring Kitty approaches Billionaire status
Franklin Templeton considers crypto fund "beyond" BTC & ETH
Liquidium launches Runes lending in beta
Hulk Hogan hacked and token launched + rugged in celeb meta latest
The Sandbox raises $20M at $1B valuation to build mobile metaverse
📈 Roaring Kitty May Become A Billionaire Today
A few weeks back Roaring Kitty made his iconic comeback to Twitter with a simple meme showing him leaning in.
He wasn't joking.
And now he's leaning into potential billionaire status as the Gamestop saga takes a wild turn.
What Happened?
Yesterday GameStop stock (GME) jumped 47% to $46.55 and a whopping $14.25B market cap.
Seemingly (or at least somewhat) on the back of RK scheduling a YouTube live stream for today at 12 pm ET (currently 20,550 people in the waiting room).
Lead character Roaring Kitty then posted his updated open position, up 219% on the day to $586M.
Which includes $232M in GME stock and a whopping $324M in GME $20 call options (June 21 expire) and a $29M cash position.
And that was before the GME stock jumped another 37% after hours to $63.49.
That level is notable because at the price of around $70, RK will become a billionaire.
Unrealized, but still - 3 comma club.
With nearly 2 weeks still to go before the options expire.
Crypto Market Impact
While the GME stock pumped a wild 47%, once again that paled in comparison to the crypto market gains.
The $GME token on Solana jumped 100% to $169M mc (hit $220M+ at peak) on $100M in trading volume
The $KITTY token (named after RK's likeness) soared 200% to $21.5M
$SUPERSTONK (the platform RK posts on) popped 90% to $2.6M
And GME beta play $AMC jumped 71% to $10M
So even the lowest performer on that list outperformed the GME stock in daily returns.
Why It Matters
The GameStop saga is once again all over the timeline and permeating broader media.
And it comes at a time when crypto has a ripe setup with BTC ETFs live and BTC near ATH, ETH ETFs coming, Robinhood leaning into crypto with its latest acquisition, major institutions launching funds and the memecoin casino in full swing.
It's not a wild stretch to think retail participants enjoying the GME meme stock craze may venture over into the crypto memecoin craze.
The pitch is easy - the returns are better. Much better.
Time will tell if this theory plays out.
As for today - expect fireworks. Starting at 12 pm ET.
🚚 What else is happening in NFTs?
Here is the list of other notable headlines from the day in NFTs:
BTC led NFT trading volume with $7.1M on the day (+110%); ETH was next with $6.3M (+23%) and then Polygon with $3.8M (+30%)
BTC NFT leaders fell back again on the day; Puppets -10% at 0.17 BTC, NodeMonkes -13% 0.25, OMB -3% at 0.279 and Quantum Cats -3% at 0.299
The Runes board also saw red with DOG -10% ($800M mc), RSIC -5% ($237M) and PUPS -10 to $196M
ETH NFT leaders were red with BAYC -7% to 11.79 ETH, Pudgy -1% at 10.34, Azuki -1% to 3.96 and Milady -1% to 4.62
0n1 Force and Checks were notable outperformers on the day
Solana NFTs were mixed; Mad Lads +5% at 62 SOL, SMB Gen 2 even at 22, DeGods -3% at 24
Blast FTs were mostly red with Blastin Pepes even at 0.14, Blastopians -34% to 0.07 and Apollo -25% to 0.06 ETH
Mocaverse will now allow users to link their MocaID to a Telegram account
Three people were charged in connection with the Evolved Apes NFT collection which was a $3M rug
The Evolved Apes founders have been charged after their $3M rug
💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker
Here's a rundown of major token or airdrop news from the day:
Fantasy Top teased new tourneys coming soon (not yet to come)
The Sandbox announced a $20M raise at a $1B valuation, planning to use the capital to develop a metaverse for mobile
PRIME reached over $100M staked in its first day of caching going live (though falling 8% to $16.27)
Telegram announced a new internal currency called "Stars" as a method of digital payment which can be withdrawn to TON
Liquidium has turned on beta for runes lending, enabling borrowing against rune positions for the first time on Bitcoin
🌎 Around Crypto and Web3
A few other Crypto and Web3 headlines that caught my eye:
Crypto majors are mixed this morning; BTC +0.7% at $71,500; ETH -0.5% at $3,830, SOL -0.5% at $172
Memecoin majors are mostly red with DOGE -1%, PEPE -3%, WIF -2%, BONK -4%;
GME soared as high as $210M+ after Roaring Kitty scheduled a live stream for later today and the GME stock pumped 47% to a $14.25B mc (even higher after hours)
Franklin Templeton is considering to launch a Crypto Fund focused on investing in tokens "beyond" BTC and ETH
Robinhood announced the acquisition of Bistamp, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges that spans Asia, US and Europe
Hulk Hogan had his socials hacked and a $HULK token launched, running to $20M at peak before falling back to $2M
Kraken is reportedly in pre-IPO funding talks seeking to raise $100M+ and looking at an IPO as soon as next year
🚀 Memecoin Movers
$Sphynx (+5000%, $32M market cap, Solana)
$KITTY (+200%, $22M market cap, Solana)
$GME (+80%, $160M market cap, Solana)
$WYAC (+65%, $15M market cap, Solana)
$AMC (+46%, $9M market cap, Solana)
📈 NFT Floor Price Increase (ETH)
On1 Force (100%, 0.29 ETH Floor)
Checks Edition (60%, 0.29 ETH)
Checks Originals (46%, 0.16 ETH)
Ceden Keystone (35%, 0.15 ETH)
Nouns (30%, 7.7 ETH)
🗓 Upcoming NFT Mints and Reveals
Today is a busier day of mints and events.
Trevor Jones is back with a Bitcoin drop, Amber Vittoria is dropping on Base and Luca Ponsato is the Onchain Summer artist on Prohibition.
The highlight today though is definitely the Roaring Kitty live stream at 12 pm ET which is likely to have major impacts on GME stock, the Solana token and its betas.
Buckle up.
See the full list and dive in for more details with Swizzy's daily mint monitor.
Seneca - MENACE (9:00 a.m. ET)
Memes by 6529 (11:00 a.m. ET)
Roaring Kitty YT stream (12:00 p.m. ET)
Luca Ponsato x Prohibition - Onchain Summer (12:00 p.m. ET)
Amber Vittoria - Feels (1:00 p.m. ET)
Trevor Jones - CryptoAngels (3:00 p.m. ET)
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