What’s the Meta?

Iqram Magdon-Ismail, co-founder of Venmo, is working on a new app called JellyJelly, a video chatting platform for podcasters. Ahead of the app's official release, he launched a meme coin for the project which soared to a $250 million market cap. But, he didn’t have a plan for how the app would use the token so it’s since fallen to just $5.5 million.

In this episode, we speak to CEO of Jelly Jelly, Iqram Magdon-Ismail, and investor Sam Lessin about why they decided to launch the token, how they can separate the product from crypto degeneracy, and if they have a plan for the token yet.

This Rat Will Be Smarter Than You One DayA research lab gained popularity in the crypto sphere after its experiment on a rat called Pythia went viral, with a meme coin community rallying behind it. Pythia has a chip that is hardwired to his brain which is connected to an AI model that translates human languages into brain impulses. As a result, Pythia can answer questions that require yes or no answers.With the rat gaining popularity online, crypto degens created a Solana meme coin and Neiry Lab embraced it. PYTHIA reached an all-time high market cap of $50 million just 17 days after launch; it has since corrected to $14.5 million in the month following.In this episode of ‘What’s the Meta?’ we speak to two people from Neiry Lab about how the rat’s AI brain works, why this is going to change the course of human history, and how we can have conversations with cows. Stick around until the end as Neiry has a special announcement about a way to make money by selling your brainwave data.

Supa Hot Fire became one of the biggest memes in 2011. Now over a decade later, he has created a meme coin. This comes as part of a trend of old school internet icons launching meme coins, but why is this all happening?

Bonk: The Meme Coin that Saved Solana

Ron made a YouTube video in an attempt to prove that cryptocurrency is worthless, after seeing Fartcoin shoot over a $1 billion market cap. Once the video was published, crypto degens caught wind of the story and sent Unicorn Fart Dust (UFD) to over $260 million—now $300 million. Ron joins us to tell his side of the story, how his opinion has changed on crypto, and why meme coins are important.

Before this Ron was a gold and silver YouTube content creator, posting daily videos analysing the market. Because of this, the crypto community has branded him as a “boomer” despite Ron rejecting this tag—he’s technically a few years out. While UFD hasn’t changed his mind on silver and gold, it has made him think more positively about crypto. Why? Put simply, the power of community.

Floki is one of the biggest meme coins in the world but it hasn’t been smooth sailing from the start. After dealing with an early rug pull attempt, the token has since grown to become a well-respected brand within the crypto community. Floki is known for its approach to utility, a controversial ethos for a meme coin to adopt. In the 15th episode of ‘What’s the Meta?’ we speak to Pedro Vidal, community relations officer at Floki, about the origins of the meme coin, why it believes in its utility-first approach, and revisit some marketing dramas of the past.

There are two Pepe meme coins but which one is the real one?

Ryan S. Gladwin spoke with the Community Lead of Ethereum’s Pepecoin, known as Fanzo, to answer why there are two meme coins. 

Fanzo says that his token is the real one because it was first but the other one (PEPE) is at a mindblowing $9.2 billion market cap. By comparison, Pepecoin (PEPECOIN) is at just $465 million.

So what makes something the *real* meme coin? Is it market capitalization, innovation, community, or something else? 

Chapters:

00:00 Intro w/ @iSocialFanz

02:05 Why are there two Pepe meme coins?

09:40 Is there still beef?

11:20 What makes a ‘real’ meme coin?

14:15 How can @pepecoins win?

16:48 Why does a meme coin need AI?

20:07 Cult community

Creators of artificial intelligence agents Truth Terminal, Fi (also known as AI with daddy issues), and MycelialOracle (aka S.A.N.) chat to Decrypt about getting wrapped up in the world of meme coins. Plus, the trio have an exciting announcement.

All three projects accidentally ended up having an army of meme coin traders following their AI experiments. With this tons of crazy moments have occurred from degens wanting to close the gender pay gap to nearly inciting a riot.

Andy Ayrey, the creator of Truth Terminal which conceived of the Goatseus Maximus (GOAT) meme coin, joins Ooli, the human assistant to Fi who endorse the Shegen meme coin, and Ryan Ferris, the creator of the eco-friendly MycelialOracle (S.A.N.) that has endorsed the FOREST meme coin.

Ponke is a meme coin of a degenerate monkey who gambles and trades every day. The project’s social media presence is a key differentiating factor, especially its approach to TikTok and Instagram—sites ignored by most tokens.

The Solana meme coin has over 220,000 followers on TikTok, 426,000 followers on Instagram, and 133,000 on Twitter. This is thanks to the team’s approach at making original, memeable content. In fact this following is much larger than the amount of holders Ponke has, suggesting that some watch their social media content simply because it's funny.

Why a NFT Bull Run is Coming: DeGod President Explains

Sunny, the President of the popular NFT collection DeGods, explains why he believes a NFT bull run is on the way. While many believe that NFTs (also known as non-fungible tokens) are no longer attractive investments, Sunny believes the biggest projects have quietly become cultural brands with the ability to move mountains.

In this episode of ‘What’s the Meta?’ we discuss the broader NFT market trends, how projects like Pudgy Penguins, Doodles and Milady are growing into brands, as well as how Sunny got involved with DeGods in the first place.