Justin Jin, a 19-year-old Minecraft YouTuber, created Giggles as a viral meme during TikTok's 2023 ban rumors. He co-founded it with Edwin Wang as a crypto-based prediction market where users post "brainrot" videos and invest aura points. The company raised $1.2M from 1k(x) with 450,000 beta users.
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A teenage Minecraft YouTuber raised $1,234,567 for a meme prediction market called Giggles. It broke me.
Minecraft YouTuber Justin Jin raised $1.2M for Giggles, a crypto prediction market targeting Gen Z creators with 450k beta users and "brainrot" video investing.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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