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In crypto, the rise and fall of digital currencies often tell a story of hype, innovation, and market shifts. Monacoin ($MONA) and Pepe ($PEPE) are two clear illustrations, having experienced their moments of glory and subsequent declines. As investors and enthusiasts look for meme coins to buy, Galaxy Fox ($GFOX) enters the scene. The project promises a blend of meme coin appeal and practical utility. So, lets discuss: What happened to Monacoin and Pepe Coin, and why is $GFOX one of the best alt coins to watch?

Monacoin is Japans original cryptocurrency that debuted in 2013 and quickly hit the headlines, especially in 2017, when its value soared by 84,000%. This remarkable growth was driven by strong support from its local community and national pride. However, later on, the cryptocurrency market expanded and evolved, and Monacoin struggled to keep pace with newer, more innovative cryptocurrencies. Today, it faces the challenge of staying relevant in a market thats crowded with advanced and constantly updating options. Monacoins story highlights the need for continuous innovation in the fast-moving crypto industry.

Pepe Coin, born from the Pepe the Frog internet meme, initially grabbed the attention of the crypto world. It joined the meme coin trend, but, similar to others in its category, it didnt have a strong base or a standout feature. The excitement around Pepe Coin has largely died down, showing just how unpredictable and speculative meme coins can be. Lacking a specific purpose or continuous development, Pepe Coin has lost its appeal and spot among the best meme coins to buy.

Galaxy Fox stands out in the meme coin universe, blending entertainment with real-world utility. Unlike Monacoin and Pepe, Galaxy Fox is a full utility meme coin with a vision to make a meaningful impact. Aiming for the spot among the top 10 altcoins, it aims to rival major tokens like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, as well as leading play-to-earn (P2E) tokens such as The Sandbox and Axie Infinity.

Galaxy Fox centers around an exciting Web3 runner game where players can earn $GFOX tokens by performing well. The games play-to-earn (P2E) feature is boosted by unique Galaxy Fox NFTs. Players can buy these NFTs to improve their gameplay, with each NFT having its own set of strengths and weaknesses, adding strategy to the game.

Galaxy Fox also rewards its dedicated holders through staking. Every transaction adds 2% to the Galaxy Fox Stargate, a pool that gives rewards back to those who stake their $GFOX tokens. This encourages holding the tokens and keeps rewards flowing to the community.

The projects presale has successfully raised $125K, showing strong investor interest. Galaxy Fox has a total of 5 billion tokens, with 70% set aside for public sale, 10% for competitions and prizes, and the rest for ecosystem and team development. The presale is divided into 10 stages, with the price of the token going up at each stage. This structure offers early backers the chance for a 450% return on investment by the final stage.

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The contrasting stories of Monacoin, Pepe, and Galaxy Fox highlight a crucial evolution in the cryptocurrency market. While Monacoin and Pepe represent the early stages of crypto enthusiasm and the fleeting nature of meme-driven currencies, Galaxy Fox symbolizes a new era where meme coins are infused with practical utility and a sustainable ecosystem. So, if you want to find the best meme coins to buy in the current market, $GFOX can be your optimal choice.

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Say Jell-O to these weird family recipes – Greater Milwaukee Today | GMToday.com

Cottage cheese and pineapple Jell-O. Green fluff. Watergate salad. These so-called salads and fluffs with questionable ingredient combinations and altogether too much Jell-O and Cool Whip are often served at the dinner table on holidays or family get-togethers. The origins of many of these dishes are unknown, usually found decades ago in an old cookbook or Jell-O box recipe.

On the Kraft Heinz Jell-O webpage and recipe bank, numerous recipes for Jell-O salads and fluffs can be found. A literal slab of gelatinous cream cheese with cinnamon and pears, topped with lime Jell-O? Thats called under-the-sea salad. The gelatin certainly isnt limited to sweet dishes. Jell-O has a recipe for a gazpacho salad, which is just veggies suspended in gelatinous tomato juice and shaped in a mold. In the 1960s, there were even a few savory Jell-O flavors available for the purpose of making savory salads.

The Freeman asked people to share their favorite holiday salads and fluffs, and they do not disappoint.

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One of the odder-looking submissions was a dish that Mary Dehler of Pewaukee simply calls "Green Jell-O." She said that several members of her family make the dish for holidays, with her mother starting it over 55 years ago and passing it down to her children and grandchildren.

"It tastes just like the Yoplait whipped key lime yogurt," Dehler said. "It is made with lime Jell-O, cream cheese, whipped cream and a can of crushed pineapple. You drain the pineapple and use the juice with water to make the Jell-O," she said. An important detail of this dish is that it has to be made in a copper fish mold, which is shaped like the letter "U" and includes fish features. To top it off, green olives make the eyes and spine of the fish.

"Who knows on the olives. Its just how our mom did it. I suspect it was a Betty Crocker recipe; I tried searching but no luck," Dehler said. "The olives are what usually weirds people out."

The picture submitted with the recipe was that of a minty-green "fish" only identifiable as a creature by its two protruding olive-eyes.

Continuing the theme of eyes, several people said they make a dish called frog-eye salad, which sounds borderline inedible. Its a dessert pasta salad featuring whipped topping and eggs; various fruits and mini marshmallows are recommended as add-ins. When searching for the recipe online there are many variations. The name comes from the acini di pepe pasta used, which looks like frog or fish eyes. Yum.

Others mentioned Watergate salad, otherwise known as green fluff or pistachio delight. This dishs base is pistachio pudding. It contains ingredients such as canned pineapple, pecans, marshmallows and whipped topping. Unfortunately, even the Jell-O team doesnt know the origin of the name, but according to the Kraft Heinz website, the recipe originated in the mid-1980s and was renamed to Watergate salad in 1993.

Other dishes shared were more Thanksgiving-themed and were accompanied by heartwarming stories, such as cranberry fluff. Natasha Siebert submitted a recipe her first-grade teacher taught her how to make in the mid-1980s, and she has served it ever since.

"Usually, the youngest member of the family makes it each year, so they can contribute to the family meal in a simple, yet meaningful way," said Siebert. The dish involves jellied cranberry sauce, red Jell-O and Cool Whip. "It is surprisingly delicious!"

As funny as some of these dishes sound or look thinking of you, olive-eyed Jell-O fish they serve as a way for families to share tradition and create a simple side dish for the holidays. So, go pick up a package or two of gelatin and consider making a sweet salad for your next gathering.

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Unleashed writers share their favorite Thanksgiving memories … – Yakima Herald-Republic

What are some of the most memorable Thanksgiving day gatherings you've ever had? Some of members of the Unleashed staff have assembled together during this holiday week to serve up some of theirs.

Gathering at Suncadia

My most memorable Thanksgiving is actually the most recent one. (I also might just be incredibly forgetful. Who knows?)

Every year for Christmas, my entire extended family rents a house up at Suncadia, the resort near Cle Elum. Then, for a whole weekend, we live together. My grandparents have their Facebook reels up so loud that my ears are ringing while echoes of my cousin and brother playing video games travel down from the loft.

Last year, due to some scheduling conflicts, we stayed in the annual "Christmas House" during Thanksgiving. I vividly remember my aunt baking little baby pumpkin pies for each of us to eat, and traveling around the small town to check out the many holiday bazaars.

There's never a dull moment when my extended family is all together, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. Spending Thanksgiving in a gorgeous mountain home next to the people I love most is something I'll never forget.

Indiana Hilmes, 12th grade, Selah High School

A post-dinner dice game

A standout Thanksgiving memory for me was in my old house in Yakima, where a few years ago the whole family gathered for Thanksgiving, family time and, of course, delicious food. Since a few years have passed now, the nostalgia has started to kick in as I remember the smell of the delicious turkey roasting in the oven and the sweet scent of pies cooling on the kitchen counter.

The day started with an abundance of familiar flavors, each dish made by family members who brought their signature contributions to the table. The turkey, golden brown, took center stage, the symbol of the Thanksgiving feast. Stove Top stuffing, a simple yet beloved side, carried the Thanksgiving meal. Great conversations were exchanged, lots of stories were shared and laughter was had. The dining table became a wonderful family reunion with everyone being in the Thanksgiving thankful spirit.

While the delicious food filled our bellies, it was the collective experience of savoring each carefully prepared dish in the company of loved ones that made that Thanksgiving truly special.

The night ended with our favorite family tradition, a simple dice game called CLR. You start with three $1 bills and you roll three dice that have a dot, a C, an L, or an R on it. If it's a dot, you keep a dollar of the initial three you start with. If it's a C, it goes in the center pile. If you get an R, you pass the dollar to the person on your right. And if you get an L, you pass a dollar to the person on your left.

The goal is to be the last one standing with dollar bills to claim the center pile where they all inevitably end up. The night was full of laughs and groans as the game either went your way, or someone else's.

As the years have flown by, those moments of togetherness and the simple joy of a shared meal and family time remain etched in my memory, demonstrating the importance of the holiday.

Axel Fulton, 11th grade, West Valley High School

Vegetarian turkey (and frog eye salad)

My most memorable Thanksgiving experience was from before my Grandma Carol passed away. In 2013, when I was 6, we had a large family gathering at my grandmas house, and she prepared a delicious spread of traditional Thanksgiving foods. I was vegetarian at the time, and my grandma made special effort to make sure I had a vegetarian turkey.

My grandma set up games for everyone to play at this grand Thanksgiving feast. My cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and great-grandparents were there, which made it a special memory, especially since some of my family members have since passed away. I have fond memories of playing in the playroom, and being with the people I loved most.

With fun things to do, family to visit, and delectable foods to devour, I cant think of any other Thanksgiving that is just as special and memorable as that one. It's one I will remember forever.

One honorable mention, though, involves my Grandma Jeans frog eye salad, which is an annual tradition. When my sisters were younger, they were afraid to eat it because they thought it was really frog eyes. It is actually made of acini de pepe pasta (which looks like frog eyes) with fruit and whipped cream.

Carson VanEaton, 11th grade, East Valley High School

The Apple Cup!

When most people remember Thanksgiving, they think of the appetite you have for that delicious food on the table or the first snowfall that might have happened around the week of Thanksgiving break.

All this is as wonderful it sounds. But my memory of Thanksgiving has a different approach to this holiday.

Every year, I love waking up on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to watch the Apple Cup game. I know that the game isnt actually on Thanksgiving day but its still a part of the Thanksgiving week. This is the college football game against the rivalry teams Washington State University and the University of Washington.

As a UW fan, Im looking forward to hopefully seeing another win this year from the Huskies. This year's game is going to be a fun one because UW is currently undefeated and ranked No. 5 in the nation (at least prior to the Nov. 18 game against Oregon State). This year's Apple Cup will be hosted at Husky Stadium in Seattle.

My favorite Apple Cup has to be the one from 2019. When I was in fifth grade, the game was totally in Washington State's hands until it started snowing and UW came out with the win. The fact that there was snow that day was exciting enough, but to pull out a win from that was even more exciting.

This annual contest is a great way to connect with your family and show gratitude towards them. You get to be with them and watch the game just as you did during Thanksgiving day.

The Apple Cup is interesting because you get to watch two teams battle it out. And, besides, who doesnt love a good rivalry once in a while?

Annaka Yockey, 10th grade, Eisenhower High School

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40 Renowned Art Pieces Replicated By This Artist But With Pepe … – Bored Panda

Bored Panda reached out to Olga to learn more about her and her work. First of all, she introduced herself: My name is Olga Vishnevskaya, I am 30 years old, I was born in the city of Kovrov, it is a small city with many military industries three hours from Moscow, but now I live in Tbilisi, Georgia. I have been drawing and painting since 2017 when Pepelangelo was born as a project and a phenomenon.

Olgas artwork featuring Pepe the Frog incorporated into iconic masterpieces is truly eye-catching. We were wondering what inspired Olga to merge a popular internet meme with classic art, and how she came up with the idea. She shared: It's a very long story. In 2017, I had no job and lived in a terrible apartment on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, now I understand that I was in a deep depression. I decided to take drawing lessons from a teacher friend of mine so that I would have at least some reason to leave the house. At first, my drawings were terrible and I failed everything I did, I often cried during the lessons. Then we decided to start working with color - I made watercolor still lifes from life. It became more fun.

For my birthday, my grandmother sent me a present - two of her old canvases. One was with Jesus and the other had a vase of irises. My grandmother is not an artist and she did not feel sorry for her work. She suggested to overpaint it with something.

I know that since ancient times, artists learn by copying the Old Masters, copying classical art. I decided to copy the portrait of Philip II by Anthonis Mor. But drawing a human head is very difficult - it consists of many shapes, in addition, every day we see humans' faces and even the slightest mistake in the drawing becomes visible - the portrait becomes ugly or frightening. Therefore, I decided to draw not a human head, but a frog's head. After all, Pepe was originally a 2D character and his head design is quite primitive. It seemed to me to embody this head in volume and make it more realistic is a good task for such an aspiring artist like me.

So I copied the costume but added Pepe's head. I did not plan to make money from this, for me it was an exercise in developing the skills of a draftsman and painter. The portrait came out very funny and I decided to make a few - to give to my friends for the New Year, because I had almost no work and money.

Olga continued: In my youth, I was a regular visitor to anonymous imageboards, and there I saw some Pepe memes. In the Russian-speaking segment of the internet, he has always been a symbol of loneliness, melancholy and bright sadness, he has never had a political context. Of course, I had a folder on my desktop with my favorite Pepes. Later, Pepe became for me a set of geometric shapes - here is light, and here is shadow. Here is yellow and here is green. And now his head is turned and the light falls in a different place ... Pepe has become my artist's training equipment. At some point, I was terribly tired of green paint, people only wanted Pepe paintings from me. It seemed to me that I was trapped, that I was a prisoner of Pepe. Now Pepe for me is a whole layer of culture and a huge community. In such a short time, Pepe's existence has become such a complex cultural phenomenon that it can no longer be explained in a small text. I'm glad to be a small part of this story.

Pepelangelo is my full-time job. Painting itself is not 100 percent of my time - there is also communication with customers, maintaining social networks, purchasing materials, searching for references, taking photos and videos. I also opened a bar in St. Petersburg, but now I dont manage it, my friend does it for me. It does not bring money, only expenses.

Olgas reinterpretation of classic art with Pepe adds a humorous and satirical dimension. We asked Olga what messages or emotions she aims to convey through these juxtapositions.

I love the idea that a fascination with memes and characters from a certain underground internet culture can become art if you put the time, effort and skill into it. I believe that art is hard work, hours of effort and 90% craft and not a talent given by nature. I enjoy the idea that my art helps people show their hobbies to family and guests - showing art on the wall is much cooler than a picture on a smartphone. We spend a lot of time online and memes have become an integral part of our lives, they evoke a lot of emotions in us, this is modern culture. My painting helps make this hobby more real to the physical world, because we still live in the physical world. 🙂 In short, I just like to prove with my paintings that our feelings about memes are serious, they matter, shared Olga.

We were also curious to know what are the biggest challenges that Olga faces in her creative process. She wrote: Its still hard for me to believe that Im an artist, sometimes it seems to me that Im deceiving people, but in fact Im not an artist, I just create images with colored spots. It's hard for me to think about being an artist and try to take it seriously - have plans, think of it as a career. I also get upset when I see 'art' that someone created in an evening without trying very hard being sold at a high price. I would also like to find time for professional art education. I think I'll be a very bad student, but that's no reason not to try.

And lastly, Olga added: It seems cool to me that you can spend tens of hours and thousands of dollars on a comic frog. This makes us believe that human thought and hard work can make any seemingly insignificant thing interesting, beautiful and deep. There is a lot of fast in the modern world - fast fashion, fast food, fast art. It's hard to enjoy this. I believe that to enjoy something you have to know a lot about the thing you enjoy and spend a lot of time.I would really like to try myself not only in painting, but also in sculpture and design. I plan to finish a few large paintings and stop taking commissions to focus on new directions. I would also like to work on a personal exhibition. I have so many ideas and plans, I will be happy even if I manage to realize half of them.

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Grok Tokens Market Cap Hits Over $10M: Be Wary of Musk’s AI … – CCN.com

Numerous GROK tokens have emerged after the launch of X's new chatbot AI. But be wary of investing too quickly.

The release of Elon Musks new AI chatbot Grok has triggered an explosion of speculative cryptocurrency tokens seeking to cash in on the hype. In just one weekend, nearly 400 different GROK tokens were anonymously created on platforms like Ethereum.

But what are they and are they worth trading? Well, there are plenty of reasons to stay away if youre not prepared to make a swift exit.

On Saturday, November 4, 2023, the eccentric billionaire Elon Musk unveiled Grok an AI chatbot with a rebellious streak. Grok is designed to challenge popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, which has taken the world by storm in recent months.

According to Musk, Grok has been in development by his new company xAI and has access to posts on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter which Musk now owns. Musk revealed that Grok will initially be available only to premium subscribers on X, before eventually being released to the wider public.

However, as with all events adjacent to crypto-world (of which Musk is tangentially a part), quick-fingered individuals have already created a number of tokens with the Grok name. None of them have been claimed by X, Grok or Musk.

Some of these tokens attracted millions in trading volumes and delivered huge short-term gains, letting early investors multiply their money almost overnight. One GROK token on the Base network reached a market cap of $4.56 million with $4.78M in 24-hour trading volumes at the time of writing.

Another GROK token launched on Ethereum rallied over 1300% from its debut, hitting a market cap of over $9 million. There are currently numerous tokens across several chains, including Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, Pulse and Solana. None of which are endorsed by Grok, X, their teams, or owners.

Grok-mania appears to be another manifestation of the shitcoin phenomenon, where tokens are rushed out to exploit buzz around hot topics. Unlike memecoins, which are based on memes like Doge or Pepe the frog, Grok tokens arent even purporting to be funny.

However, these Grok-inspired tokens have no inherent utility and lack fundamentals beyond the initial excitement around Grok itself. Their anonymous creators are looking to capitalize on hype rather than building anything of lasting value.

While potentially lucrative in the short term, investing in these assets is undoubtedly risky due totheir uncertain fundamentals. The mania could quickly evaporate once the hype around Grok dies down. We have seen similar market pumps and sudden evaporation of interest with AI tokens, which exploded in popularity earlier in 2023.

As one crypto sector falls out of favor, they simply jump on the next hot trend. For now, the Grok token craze represents the endless creativity of crypto developers to exploit pump and dump dynamics. But its still uncertain whether any of these tokens can evolve to offer meaningful utility in the long run.

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