Cagecoin Rises 30,000%, Hits Top 10 Market Caps, Disappears
Cagecoin, a Dogecoin-esque altcoin creators say is “powered by Nicolas Cage,” shot up in value by over 30,000 percent in 24 hours, briefly hitting the top ten cryptocurrency charts. The altcoin, which began in 2014, averaged around only 1 satoshi per unit in value - until a sudden surge Saturday morning saw its market cap climb to $54 mln. Those who held onto their CAGE may well have ultimately profited from doing so. The phenomenon is nonetheless a timely reminder of why investors should be careful when choosing to short the market. Cagecoin’s fall was even more instantaneous than its....
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