Atsuko Sato photographed her rescued Shiba Inu Kabosu in Japan in 2010. The side-eye pose and Comic Sans captions exploded across Tumblr and Reddit, becoming the foundational animal meme of crypto in 2013.
The original blueprint: a beloved animal, a distinctive expression, and a whole new internet language.
022014
Cate
$CTD
The 2014 Altcoin Peace Treaty
Launched in March 2014 on BitcoinTalk, inspired by Nickelodeon’s CatDog to unite cats and dogs in crypto using the SHA-3 (Keccak) algorithm.
An early altcoin built around bringing rival animal-meme communities together rather than choosing a side.
032017 → 2024
PNUT
Peanut the Squirrel
Viral Outrage & Advocacy
Mark Longo rescued baby squirrel Peanut in 2017. In late 2024, state seizure and euthanasia ignited global outrage, viral commentary, and a massive Solana token tribute.
A real animal’s story became a rallying point for grief, advocacy, and online solidarity.
042024
MOODENG
Moo Deng
Global Zoo Sensations
The bouncy baby pygmy hippo born in July 2024 at Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo charmed the internet with chaotic energy, quickly inspiring a viral Pump.fun token.
Real-world zoo charisma turned into a global, instantly recognizable internet obsession.
052018 → 2023
$WIF
dogwifhat · Achi
Trench Aesthetic & Simplicity
Achi, a Shiba Inu in South Korea, was photographed in 2018 wearing a pink hand-knitted beanie. It became an esports avatar in 2019 and a multibillion-dollar Solana phenomenon in 2023 with the mantra “literally just a dog wif a hat.”
A deliberately simple visual joke: no elaborate lore needed, just one dog and one unforgettable hat.
062021
PENGU
Pudgy Penguins
Web3 NFT Royalty to Mainstream Toy
An 8,888-piece Ethereum NFT collection born in July 2021 that survived the crypto winter, underwent a community takeover by Luca Netz, reached major retail shelves like Walmart and Target, and launched the PENGU token on Solana.
A digital collectible community grew into a character brand that crossed over into everyday retail.
072024
Fartcoin
Infinite Backrooms · Truth Terminal
Autonomous AI Experiments
Born in late 2024 from conversations between AI models in Andy Ayrey’s “Infinite Backrooms” experiment with the AI agent Truth Terminal, sparking the largest decentralized AI-driven memecoin.
Absurdist AI conversations became internet culture, mixing autonomous agents with memecoin experimentation.
082008
TROLL
Trollface
Vintage Internet Lore & Rage Comics
Carlos Ramirez drew the iconic Trollface in MS Paint on September 19, 2008, on DeviantArt. It became the universal symbol of web mischief and later a licensed on-chain token.
A classic rage-comic expression carried the internet’s love of pranks and provocation into a new era.
the legend of the ultimate fusion
Eight legends. One absolutely wild story.
Different corners of the internet. Different kinds of chaos. Then someone asked: what if they all combined?
01
The squad assembles
PNUT brings the squirrel spirit. MOODENG brings the heavyweight energy. $WIF arrives in the hat, PENGU keeps it cool, and Fartcoin supplies the most questionable fuel in the universe. TROLL, Cate, and Doge? Already causing trouble.
02
Activate meme fusion
Eight powers lock together. A hippo core. Squirrel and penguin shoulders. A Cate crest. Doge’s face, TROLL’s grin, and $WIF’s legendary hat. Fartcoin fires up the boosters. This isn’t a team photo. It’s one enormous monster.
03
MEMEZORD is born
No more cat versus dog. No more choosing a favorite. All eight legends become one gloriously ridiculous force: MEMEZORD. Built from friendship, fueled by chaos, and far too powerful to take seriously.