'Coinbase Man' Token Crashes as Armstrong Swaps His Avatar for a CryptoPunk

AI Summary Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong set his X profile picture to the artwork behind a Base memecoin, then replaced it with a newly acquired CryptoPunk. The $BRIAN token round-tripped from obscurity to millions and back, a stark test of how far one social cue can move an onchain market. fulltext: 279 chars | fulltext source: rss-fallback | summary method: extractive Original: https://thedefiant.io/news/tokens/coinbase-man-token-crashes-as-armstrong-swaps-his-avatar-for-a-cryptopunk Source: The Defiant