Tag: Solana
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How a Golden Retriever That Went Viral Five Years Ago Ended Up as a Solana Token
Let me start with a picture. At the end of 2020, in an adoption group on Facebook in Monterrey, Mexico, someone posted photos of two puppies looking for a home. One of them — a golden retriever pup — was held up in one hand, staring straight into the camera with an unusually calm expression.…
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From a “Stonks” Meme to a Real Token Pegged to the S&P 500
I’m Louise Lee, a researcher at tronsell.io. The coin I’m breaking down today didn’t start with a whitepaper — it started with a meme that’s been circulating for years: a bald little man in a suit pointing at an upward stock chart, deliberately misspelling “Stocks” as “Stonks.” In 2026, this joke about retail investors piling…
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The Black Bull (ANSEM): Can a Solana Meme Keep Its Holders, or Just Its Hype?
In mid-June, a Solana meme coin called The Black Bull (ticker: ANSEM) showed up with an unusual origin story. It didn’t blow up the way most meme coins do — no team hyping a roadmap and pumping the chart. Instead, an anonymous developer handed more than 60% of the supply straight into the wallet of…
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From Street Sensation to Viral Meme Coin: The Story of a Mexican Duck (MERLIN)
Late on the night of June 11, 2026, in Mexico City. The World Cup opener had just finished, with host nation Mexico beating South Africa 2–0. Hundreds of thousands of people poured onto Avenida Reforma. Amid the cheers, the horns, and a sea of green-and-white jerseys, one figure stayed remarkably calm — a white duck…
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Tracing MOMOTA: The Oga Aquarium Polar Bear Cub and a Token That Fell From $5M to $40K
I’m Louise Lee, a researcher at tronsell.io. In the summer of 2026, a Japanese polar bear cub pushed a meme coin up about 1,400% in seven days, then gave back about 99% over the next month — its market cap shrinking from roughly $5 million to roughly $40,000. The bear is still at the Oga…
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Forecasting the Meme Coin: ZCAT — Where Could the Paper-Bag Cat Go Next?
In late August, a cat in a paper bag showed up on Solana. It calls itself ZCAT (Anonymous Cat). It doesn’t pitch a team or a roadmap — it just repeats one line: every trade takes a 3% tax, swaps it into ZEC, and splits it among all holders, and the ledger is open for…
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[Divine Coin Prediction]The scientists who lost their grant — and the marmot meme coin that funded their research
I’m Louise Lee, a researcher at tronsell.io. After years in crypto, I’ve watched more meme coins than I can count. The one I want to look at today is a tiny, early-stage project that I think has real breakout potential: OnlyMarms (the marmot coin). What makes it special? Most meme coins are basically “my cat…
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Jimothy: How a Round, Neckless Raccoon from Seattle Became a Meme Coin
I’m Louise Lee, a researcher at tronsell.io. After years in digital assets, I keep noticing the same pattern: the meme coins that actually take off are rarely born from nothing. Almost all of them hang on a real-world hook. In today’s piece, I’ll trace one of the hottest new tokens of the past six months…