HOW HAS THE ORIGINAL MEMECOIN BEEN FORGOTTEN FOR 13 YEARS?
On May 27, 2013, a developer named muddafudda launched a cryptocurrency literally called Memecoin (
$MEM
).
This was 6 MONTHS before Dogecoin even existed.
But the lore goes so much deeper.
The developer was already paying people 500 MEM to create funny crypto memes, rewarding community members, building games, and even working on a marketplace where people could spend MEM.
He had an official
@memecoins
Twitter account dating back to April 2013, before the coin even launched.
The project was also linked to r/memecoins, a subreddit created in 2014 that still exists today.
The coin used Anonymous-inspired imagery, and its developer later called for a revolution against scamcoins.
But here's the craziest part.
Back in 2013, the developer was literally calling garbage altcoins “Memecoins.”
A term used to mock speculative cryptocurrencies would eventually become the name of an entire multibillion-dollar industry.
MEM had its own blockchain, wallet, website, exchange listings, and community.
All before memecoins became what they are today.
13 years later, almost nobody remembers the coin that was literally named Memecoin before Dogecoin.
The history was sitting in plain sight this entire time.
$MEM
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