A memecoin is a cryptocurrency token whose value comes from attention, not from a product or revenue. Most are launched as jokes, references, or community in-jokes — and most go to zero. A few mint generational wealth. The asymmetry is the point.
Solana memecoins took over in 2024 because the chain is fast and cheap enough to actually trade them. A token launch on Solana costs cents and confirms in seconds. The standard launchpad is pump.fun — anyone can mint a token in 90 seconds, and the bonding curve handles initial liquidity.
Someone mints a token, posts the address. First buyers seed the bonding curve.
Price climbs along a curve as buyers add. When market cap hits ~$69k it "graduates" to Raydium and trades like a normal token.
If it picks up a narrative — funny meme, KOL endorsement, on-chain whale — buyers pile in. Market cap can 10x in hours.
The chart eventually fades. Early holders sell into the late buyers. Most tokens end here.
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