{"id":19125,"date":"2024-04-29T14:30:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/blog\/?p=19125"},"modified":"2024-04-29T12:28:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T12:28:52","slug":"solana-co-founder-raj-gokal-hits-back-at-meme-coin-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/solana-co-founder-raj-gokal-hits-back-at-meme-coin-critics\/","title":{"rendered":"Solana Co-Founder Raj Gokal Hits Back at Meme Coin Critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/stripe-boosts-solana-with-crypto-payments-integration\/\">Solana<\/a> (SOL) co-founder Raj Gokal has fired back at critics of meme coin culture.<\/p>\n<p>In response to those who say that meme coins are &#8220;scaring away serious founders&#8221; from the cryptocurrency ecosystem, Gokal tweeted, &#8220;Can you remind me of the &#8216;serious founder&#8217; who started all this?&#8221; and shared a photo of Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin with a cat backpack.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after a16z crypto&#8217;s CTO recently said that meme coins are negatively affecting public, regulatory, and entrepreneurial perceptions of cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n<p>In defense of meme coin culture, Gokal said, &#8220;If you&#8217;re so fragile that you&#8217;re scared of how young people are using systems in unauthorized ways for fun, you&#8217;re not going to make it in this space.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solana (SOL) co-founder Raj Gokal has fired back at critics of meme coin culture. 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