<ul><li>Cryptocurrency exchanges that list altcoins are on a 'forever hamster wheel' of launching memecoins.</li><li>Bitcoin-only institution River Financial CEO, Alex Leishman, warns of the short-term speculation focus of multi-asset trading platforms.</li><li>Altcoins have historically been more volatile than Bitcoin but offering them alongside Bitcoin has been lucrative for exchanges and brokers.</li><li>The memecoin market cap has slumped almost 49% since the beginning of 2025.</li></ul>

Listing an altcoin traps exchanges on ‘forever hamster wheel’ — River CEO

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