Vine founder Rus Yusupov has introduced the launch of VINE, a brand new memecoin primarily based on the video-sharing platform regardless of it being lifeless for eight years.
Yusupov introduced the token’s launch final evening, saying, “Let’s relive the magic and DO IT FOR THE #VINECOIN.”
VINE has presumably been launched to capitalize on Elon Musk’s claims that he’s contemplating bringing the long-defunct app again to life. “We’re looking into it,” Musk informed a Tesla investor hoping for its return.
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Nevertheless, not everyone’s proud of the crypto pivot. Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann distanced himself from the token, claiming, “I’m not involved and will never be involved with any memecoin.”
Vine was launched in June 2012 and bought by Twitter for $30 million 4 months later. It was primarily TikTok earlier than TikTok was even a factor, and have become a cultural phenomenon for memes and short-form content material.
Celebrities like Logan Paul, Shawn Mendez, and David Dobrik all began out on Vine.
Nevertheless, the app was discontinued in October 2016 and shut down by January 2017. Vine struggled to retain its prime creators who had begun transferring their channels to different platforms like YouTube and Instagram.
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The Verge reported that it struggled to earn money because of an absence of monetization, “executive churn,” and Vine shedding entrepreneurs to its rivals. Former Vine Head of Editorial, Ankur Thakkar, informed the Verge that the platform finally lacked “unity and leadership on a vision.”
In line with Dexscreener, VINE has a 24-hour quantity of $783 million and its price has risen by 1,231,573% since launch. Its present market cap is nearly $400 million.
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