{"id":1106232,"date":"2026-01-28T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ynjGvS6KRUDG3bMGMRHmQd"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:40:00","slug":"after-turning-over-a-new-crypto-free-leaf-atari-would-like-to-stress-that-the-meme-currency-realpongcoin-does-not-have-its-consent-or-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-turning-over-a-new-crypto-free-leaf-atari-would-like-to-stress-that-the-meme-currency-realpongcoin-does-not-have-its-consent-or-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"After turning over a new, crypto-free leaf, Atari would like to stress that the meme currency &#8216;RealPongCoin&#8217; does not have its &#8216;consent or approval&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>On January 23, Atari put out a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/01\/24\/3014694\/0\/en\/Atari-Warns-the-Public-that-the-RealPongCoin-is-Not-Affiliated-with-Atari.html\" target=\"_blank\">press release<\/a> disavowing &#8220;RealPongCoin&#8221; or &#8220;$PONG,&#8221; a new crypto meme coin whose account on X, &#8220;The Everything App,&#8221; was launched that same day. Though the company was once poised to go all-in on crypto and NFTs itself, Atari has since shuttered that side of the business and refocused on retro game publishing and videogame history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;RealPongCoin or $PONG is using Atari&#8217;s registered PONG trademark without Atari&#8217;s consent or approval and the company has no affiliation with the crypto project,&#8221; the press release reads. &#8220;Atari is warning the public that RealPongCoin risks deceiving consumers by suggesting an affiliation with Atari, and that Atari&#8217;s legal team is actively reviewing measures to stop the misuse of its intellectual property.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A quick check-up on RealPongCoin does not inspire much confidence. On Google, news of Atari&#8217;s statement on the matter swamps anything put out by $PONG itself, with the meme coin&#8217;s primary footprint being a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realpongcoin\" target=\"_blank\">desolate X account<\/a> and a largely empty website that declares, &#8220;It&#8217;s not over\u2026 Yes it&#8217;s real\u2026,&#8221; with links to a Telegram channel, blockchain contract, and portal to purchase $PONG.<\/p>\n<p>Adopting a legal strategy from the &#8220;you have to tell me if you&#8217;re a cop&#8221; school of jurisprudence, the $PONG X account declares &#8220;not affiliated with Atari&#8221; in two separate places. A disclaimer on the website asserts it &#8220;is not designed to be, or to be perceived as, an investment opportunity, investment contract, or security of any kind.&#8221; That latter disclaimer seems to have become a bit of a boilerplate fig leaf of deniability adopted by new crypto projects to defend against prosecution over their essential nature as poorly-regulated securities\u2060\u2014the new <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/crlkjejpwr8o\" target=\"_blank\">TrumpCoin<\/a> boasts a similar disclaimer.<\/p>\n<p>All of which begs the question: Why even waste your breath over a clown show like this when you can just let your legal team take it out behind the shed with minimal fanfare? &#8220;<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shutupmikeginn\/status\/403359911481839617?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">My &#8216;not involved with this shitcoin&#8217; press release has people asking a lot of questions answered by my press release.<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that if you hadn&#8217;t been following the company closely, you&#8217;d be forgiven for thinking it had fallen back in with a bad crowd. For a while in the late &#8217;10s and early &#8217;20s, Atari was a bit of an innovator in the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-the-zombie-once-known-as-atari-is-now-selling-nfts\/\" target=\"_blank\">art of the ill-considered crypto pivot<\/a>, with a metaverse land deal, ATRI tokens, and some kind of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/ataris-flagship-hotel-looks-like-a-1980s-fever-dream\/\" target=\"_blank\">hypebeast hotel<\/a> leading us all to wonder what had happened to the publisher.<\/p>\n<p>But then things took another turn: <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/atari-ceo-makes-friendly-offer-to-acquire-control-of-struggling-games-publisher\/\" target=\"_blank\">Current CEO Wade Rosen<\/a> has overseen the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/atari-announces-termination-relationships-crypto-201500117.html\" target=\"_blank\">quiet shuttering<\/a> of its more crypto and meme-adjacent ventures while making a sensible shift toward retro publishing and games preservation. Atari acquired videogame industry database MobyGames, as well as the retro remake-focused developers Digital Eclipse and Nightdive, and all three look to be in good shape. MobyGames continues to operate as usual, just with an <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/forum\/3\/thread\/261072\/the-next-chapter-of-mobygames\/\" target=\"_blank\">updated infrastructure and UI<\/a>, Digital Eclipse recently released the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-ritas-rewind-is-a-retro-throwback-to-90s-action-and-the-splendor-of-the-brawler-genre\/\" target=\"_blank\">Power Rangers brawler Rita&#8217;s Rewind<\/a>, and Nightdive is fresh off the launch of its <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/horror\/the-thing-remastered-is-fun-for-all-the-wrong-reasons-but-that-doesnt-mean-you-cant-enjoy-this-blast-from-the-past\/\" target=\"_blank\">remaster of The Thing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So the ship&#8217;s been turned around, but that&#8217;s precisely why Atari has more reason than most to vociferously denounce a fly-by-night crypto scam flying the flag of its IP. Even still, I don&#8217;t know how the company will overcome the ironclad legal defense of &#8220;no copyright infringement intended.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"6b5a5d1b-d87f-4e2d-ac92-0db76d97c3e5\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Vji3V6i3HDWUHeQ22PrjFL\" name=\"New Project (8).jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/after-turning-over-a-new-crypto-free-leaf-atari-would-like-to-stress-that-the-meme-currency-realpongcoin-does-not-have-its-consent-or-approval.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"6b5a5d1b-d87f-4e2d-ac92-0db76d97c3e5\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: This year&#8217;s upcoming releases<strong><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/after-turning-over-a-new-crypto-free-leaf-atari-would-like-to-stress-that-the-meme-currency-realpongcoin-does-not-have-its-consent-or-approval\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 23, Atari put out a press release disavowing &#8220;RealPongCoin&#8221; or &#8220;$PONG,&#8221; a new crypto meme coin whose account on X, &#8220;The Everything App,&#8221; was launched that same day. 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