2 papers
cs.CR2026
MemeChain: A Multimodal Cross-Chain Dataset for Meme Coin Forensics and Risk Analysis
Alberto Maria Mongardini, Alessandro Mei
The meme coin ecosystem has grown into one of the most active yet least observable segments of the cryptocurrency market, characterized by extreme churn, minimal project commitment…
q-fin.TR2025
A Midsummer Meme's Dream: Investigating Market Manipulations in the Meme Coin Ecosystem
Alberto Maria Mongardini, Alessandro Mei
From viral jokes to a billion-dollar phenomenon, meme coins have become one of the most popular segments in cryptocurrency markets. Unlike utility-focused crypto assets like Bitcoi…