SOL - Solana Founder Announces New Coin As April Fools' Prank—And A Mimic Token Surfaces Soaring 4000% | Benzinga
On April 1, Fool's Day, Anatoly Yakovenko, the CEO of Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), 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.”
If you are into mainstream adoption, pivot to bunkers pic.twitter.com/xAwzf8TF5m — toly 🇺🇸 (@aeyakovenko) April 1, 2024
The mock announcement ...