Meme was originally the 'embodiment of internet jokes' in the crypto world, from DOGE to PEPE, meant to be the spice of community celebrations. But by 2025, it has gone from a supporting role to the main act, with a total market cap breaking hundreds of billions, yet leaving chaos in its wake: frequent crashes, rampant scams, and zero-sum games becoming the norm. Meme coins are essentially not 'investment assets' but emotion amplifiers. Driven by FOMO, retail investors swarm in, creating brief moments of euphoria. Here are the '5 deadly sins' of 2025 that are most common—how many have you fallen for? I’ve hit them all, so tragic!