Teaming up with other crypto sleuths, he began to keep an eye on meme coins. "We realized quickly how so many shady scams and unsavory activity could be spotted," he says.

Dave Lucas is the weekday anchor of WJLA 24/7's news at noon and the afternoon editions between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. He joined WJLA 24/7 as one of the original anchors in 1991, when it launched ...