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Why Are GameStop And Kitty-Themed Memecoins Trading Higher Today? Read On - GameStop (NYSE:GME)

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2024-07-17 07:54

Cryptocurrencies linked to legendary trader “Roaring Kitty surged higher Tuesday on high short interest in meme stock, GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME).

  

  Cryptocurrencies linked to legendary trader Roaring Kitty surged higher Tuesday on high short interest in meme stock, GameStop Corp.GME.

  What Happened: GameStopGME/USD, the Solana SOL/USD-based meme coin that pays tribute to the historic 2021 short squeeze, jumped 10% in the last 24 hours.

  Additionally, Kitty AIKITTY/USD shot up 25%, with a 10% jump in 24-hour trading volumes.

  Both of these memecoins have no fundamental ties to GameStop or Roaring Kitty but are just playing on the speculations of a short squeeze of the meme stock and a possible repetition of the 2021 event.

  Why It Matters:Keith Gill,better known online as “Roaring Kitty,” has set the stock and cryptocurrency markets on fire with his social media comeback in May.

  Price Action: At the time of writing, GME was exchanging hands at $0.00661, up 10.84% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Be

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