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Crypto traders turn Dolly Parton’s death into a memecoin frenzy

Memecoins once again seized on a viral news moment, with Dolly Parton becoming their latest target.

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Memecoins once again seized on a viral news moment, with Dolly Parton becoming their latest target. After news broke Tuesday that the beloved country singer had died , users rushed to popular memecoin platforms to launch tokens, known for being driven by online trends and hype rather than underlying value, in her name. What followed was very un-Dolly-like behavior on the part of the coin issuers.

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