The Complete History of Memes and Memecoins
From Richard Dawkins’ 1976 origin of the word “meme” to the Solana memecoin supercycle of 2024, this collection tells the full story of how internet culture and cryptocurrency collided to create one of the most fascinating economic and cultural movements of our time.
Browse 90 in-depth articles covering meme culture history, the legendary stories of Dogecoin, Pepe, Shiba Inu, and the dozens of memecoins that have defined the modern crypto era.
Explore by topic:
- Meme culture origins and the great internet jokes (1996-2020)
- Dogecoin: from a drunken typo to a $85 billion market cap
- Pepe the Frog: from indie comic to billion-dollar token
- Shiba Inu: the Vitalik burn and the 46 million percent rally
- SafeMoon, Floki, BONK, WIF, POPCAT, and the modern memecoin era
Below are all articles in this category, in order. Read straight through for the full story arc, or jump to whichever moment interests you.
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