{
  "id": 8659525,
  "title": "The Hunter Biden Meme Coin Lost 98% of Its Value in 1 Hour. Is the Meme Coin Craze Finally Over?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/the-hunter-biden-meme-coin-lost-98-of-its-value-in-1-hour-is-the-meme",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-20T09:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/09/20/the-hunter-biden-meme-coin-lost-98-of-its-value-in/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The meme coin market experienced a rapid boom and bust with the launch of Hunter Biden's Laptop (CRYPTO: LAPTOP). Within just one hour of its release, the coin's value plummeted by an astonishing 98%, leaving investors with substantial losses. The coin's failure highlights the volatile nature of the cryptocurrency market and the inherent risks associated with investing in meme coins. Despite promises of reimbursement for losses, LAPTOP's collapse underscores the dangers of speculative investments in this space. The ongoing allure of quick profits through meme coins continues to attract investors, but the repeated patterns of significant losses suggest that the current meme coin craze may be reaching its end.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "The Hunter Biden Meme Coin Lost 98% of Its Value in 1 Hour. Is the Meme Coin Craze Finally Over?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/the-hunter-biden-meme-coin-lost-98-of-its-value-in-1-hour-is-the-meme-8667507",
        "published": "2026-09-20T09:40:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}