On April 1, Fool’s Day, Anatoly Yakovenko, the CEO of Solana SOL/USD, took to X in jest to announce a new cryptocurrency named “BunkerCoin.”
What Happened: Intended as a light-hearted April Fool’s joke, Yakovenko’s post mocked the cryptic language often found in the descriptions of new cryptocurrencies.
He claimed BunkerCoin would operate using “shortwave radio channels” and incorporate a mix of technical jargon such as ZkProofs, Groth16 proofs, and a “Nakamoto-style longest chain rule.”
The mock announcement was crafted to appear as a mishmash of crypto buzzwords. Nevertheless, the fiction became a reality when someone took the initiative to create BunkerCoin on the Solana blockchain.
In a surprising turn of events, the token witnessed a 4000% increase within 24 hours, reaching a market capitalization of $50,000 shortly after its launch.
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