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The “Roaring Kitty” mania rippled across the meme coin market, causing coins themed on kitty avatars to soar to unprecedented heights. What Happened: Coins, which had nothing to do with either Roaring Kitty — the social media nickname of retail trader Keith Gill — or Gamestop, the company at the center of the well-known short squeeze in January 2021, began climbing solely due to the buzz surrounding the word “Kitty.” Ethereum-based Raoaring Kitty was the largest gainer in the memecoin space,exploding 545% over the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinGecko. Similarly, Solana-based Kitty C…