The group's coin was created the day before the first incident, and as of Thursday, its worth had nearly tripled in one week.

"We didn't do this because like we dislike women's sports or, like, some of the narratives that are trending right now are ridiculous," the crypto group's spokesman said. "Creating disruption at games is like,

A cryptocurrency meme coin group has taken responsibility for a series of disruptions at WNBA games in recent weeks involving neon green sex toys being thrown onto the court during live action. A representative of the group told USA Today that the acts have been part of a coordinated publicity stunt tied to the launch of their coin and were not an attack on women's sports.

The move is the latest from the president intended to promote a U.S. embrace of cryptocurrency, but some experts are urging caution.

Federal agencies would need to rewrite rules and regulations to allow the expanded choices, and that would take months or more to complete.