- CZ’s pet Broccoli sparked meme coin frenzy, despite him not launching a coin.
- $BROCCOLI hit a $116.28M market cap, trading at $0.1162 with $711M+ volume in 24 hours, fueled by insider trades.
- Listed on major exchanges (CoinW, Gate.io, Bitmart) on BNB Chain, but CZ warns the market is still immature.
The Birth of Broccoli
In a dramatic turn of events combining personal life and blockchain mania, Changpeng Zhao—also referred to as CZ and former CEO of Binance, unveiled the origin story of his pet dog, Broccoli. The Belgian Malinois, named on impulse because of his owner’s love for dogs and crypto, inadvertently triggered meme coin mania.
What began as a straightforward photo post and dog meet and greet on X soon gave way to a series of dog themed meme coins. Despite CZ’s clear statement that he was not launching a coin himself, leaving it to the community—traders and crypto community members were quick to follow suit.
Market Performance and Insider Trading
Within less than 24 hours of Broccoli joining the blockchain universe, the most actively traded token, $BROCCOLI, has witnessed a market cap of around $116.28 million. The token is trading at around $0.1162 per token, generating enormous interest. The volumes of trading have crossed $711.27 million within a day, with a volume-to-market cap ratio of around 618%.
The supply of the coin is capped at 1 billion BROCCOLI tokens and with the usual meme coin volatility, initial indications suggestive of rapid price action and high liquidity.
The mania for $BROCCOLI is not gossip. Within the last 24 hours, an analysis of more than 2,000 wallets showed 23 active insiders trading the coin. One of the insiders, amazingly, made more than $40 million in profit during this period.
These insiders, old-timers in flipping coins and insider trading, have made millions together, proving the speculative mania of this new asset.
Hype and Listings
The hype for $BROCCOLI has already been seen on large crypto exchanges. The token is already listed on large exchanges such as CoinW, Gate.io, and Bitmart, and is also listed on liquidity pools on Binance’s BNB Chain. This quick adoption on several platforms has drawn parallels to other high-flying meme coins in the market. Such as Solana’s billion-dollar memes and the low-float pumps on Base.
But CZ has just warned that the BNB Chain’s meme market remains immature and that traders must be careful. “Can’t tweet anymore. Everything gets over-interpreted,” he said, pointing to the volatile and unpredictable nature of the current meme coin mania. His message is a warning that while the instant gains are tempting, the market remains highly speculative, and investors must beware of the perils involved.
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