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Teen streamer dumped a meme coin for $30K, then things got weird

The scheme prompted backlash from the crypto community.

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. People started pouring more money into Quant, which would’ve put the teen’s stake at over $1 million if he held onto it. This is just the latest example of a trend around meme coin creators promoting their tokens through livestreams, which involve wild — and sometimes dangerous — stunts.

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