Bitcoin-Based Meme Coin Pups Soars 81%, Sparking Debate Over First Meme Status

• Bitcoin meme coin Pups has soared 81% in last 24 hours, passing $564K market cap

• Viral crypto trader Ansem vocal supporter, calling it "first meme coin on world's oldest blockchain"

• Pushback that other coins like MEME actually first meme coins on BTC

• Pups team distanced themselves from "first meme coin" claim, said they are "first not first"

• Pups migrating to Runes protocol later this month, sees it as more decentralized than BRC-20