The Meme Economy

Those simulations – played out over thousands of iterations, millions of transactions, and billions of dollars – tell us that greed can be good, that speculation can serve a purpose, that memes have value, and that people are willing to spend money to be part of something bigger than themselves (particularly if there’s the potential for a return).

You could look at investing in memes as a dumb ponzi that’s bound to lead to disaster, or as a pure distillation of the intersection of money and fun. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

swiftly took upon the initiative to ensure its growth, development and propagation of the meme. A small, but dedicated team assumed responsibility by creating and managing social media for the token

By contrast, in the crypto space, some of the most famous examples of collective economic organization have formed for the memes, or as exercises in commodification and speculation. Examples like PleasrDAO fractionalizing the Doge meme, or ConstitutionDAO raising upwards of $40 million to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution, have value in that they... See more

By contrast, in the crypto space, some of the most famous examples of collective economic organization have formed for the memes, or as exercises in commodification and speculation. Examples like PleasrDAO fractionalizing the Doge meme, or ConstitutionDAO raising upwards of $40 million to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution, have value in that they... See more

The internet + crypto is starting to reveal this with the explosion of interest in meme stocks, meme coins, and NFTs.

The meme economy will become real. - Meme creators will make NFTs - Timestamps give proof-of-first - Memegen partially goes on-chain - Memetic spread is more traceable - Memers become millionaires - Risky art becomes uncensorable & monetizable - Art moves outside regime control