Gas Fees Get a Ghost Chain Glow-Up: MemeCore Fork Sends M Soaring 35%, Fuels Maxi Doge Presale Frenzy

MemeCore's second-stage hard fork finally materialized at 02:00 UTC yesterday, performing the ultimate gas fee exorcism—slashing costs from a soul-crushing 1,500 gwei down to a mere 15 gwei. The upgrade, which also packed in account abstraction, tighter EVM compatibility, and early L2 scaling, effectively made transactions 100 times cheaper, all while trying to be as seamless as a ghost for existing users and dApps.

The market's reaction was about as instant as a rug pull. The native M token promptly mooned over 35% in the last 24 hours, chilling around $2.36 and casually pushing its market cap beyond the $3.1 billion mark. Daily volume more than doubled to $32.9 million, on-chain activity spiked roughly 147% post-fork, and the price even managed to flirt with support near $2.25 without getting ghosted.

For meme chains, low fees aren't just a luxury; they're the lifeblood that makes high-frequency degen trading and fresh token launches actually possible. This positive spillover is already manifesting in the Maxi Doge (MAXI) presale. Launched back in July 2025, the sale has already vacuumed up over $4.7 million of its $5 million target, with tokens priced at a modest $0.000281 per unit.

MAXI isn't shy about its identity: it's a high-risk, high-reward casino chip for the leveraged trading crowd. Staking rewards are already live, dangling a 66% APY carrot, while 25% of the total supply is locked in a "Maxi Fund" destined to provide liquidity post-listing. The team is also teasing futures-exchange partnerships, community trading contests, and the obligatory gamified campaigns to keep the dopamine flowing.

Speculative chatter, like that from Borch Crypto, is whispering sweet nothings about potential 100x returns, though these hopium-fueled projections remain entirely unverified. The next price tier for the presale is scheduled to trigger tomorrow, so the FOMO clock is ticking.

Interested degens can ape into the presale via the official Maxi Doge website by connecting a wallet that supports ETH, BNB, USDT, or USDC, or by using a plain old bank card. Mobile users can also navigate the Best Wallet app (iOS/Android) and find it under the "Upcoming Tokens" tab. Staking can be activated immediately after purchase, and the tokens themselves will be claimable once the presale concludes and listings go live.

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