Yakovenko: Most meme coins launch on Solana, peaking over 100k daily
Anatoly Yakovenko · #107 Crypto Isn’t for Everyone (And That’s a Good Thing) with Anatoly Yakovenko · More or Less Podcast · Jul 11, 2025 · at 13:37
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko responds to Jessica Lessin asking whether most meme coins are created on the Solana blockchain.
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“At this point, most, but I think Ethereum has probably the most valuable ones, but by sheer number of launches per day, I think it's like, was peak over a 100,000 per day. I think it may be like 20 to 50,000 right now.”
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