Pepe creator Matt Furie says he didn't know Pepecoin existed
Matt Furie , the artist and original creator of the iconic Pepe meme, was asked on Twitter Spaces about trending cryptocurrency Pepecoin (PEPE) — but claimed it was all new to him. “Actually, this is the first I’ve heard of it,” Furie quipped on Monday. “What is Pepecoin?” Furie was on Twitter’s live chat room feature to discuss the launch of a new NFT art collection called Zogs. When admitting he didn’t know anything about Pepecoin, he added that he’s instead a Dogecoin maximalist. “I’ve heard of Ethereum and I’ve heard of Bitcoin and I’ve heard of Dogecoin — is it a bit like that?” Furie asked. “I’m a Dogecoin maxi,” he said, rather tongue-in-cheek. Pepecoin has risen to popularity in recent weeks, rising in value by almost 5,000,000%. The latest memecoin craze has produced several millionaires in the blink of an eye . However, tokens are down nearly 55% from a Friday peak of $0.0000042 at press time, with some analysts suggesting the dip has been powered by early ...