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'Stacking Sats' vs. 'ETH Is Money' - The Memes That Shaped 2019
NLW breaks down ten memes and narratives that dominated the crypto conversation in 2019.
Updated Sep 13, 2021, 11:50 a.m. Published Dec 18, 2019, 8:05 p.m.
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From “digital gold” to “stacking sats” to “ETH is money,” 2019 was a year of narrative battlegrounds and meme warfare. And when every narrative is competing for scarce resources and attention, things are sure to get contentious.
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