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The following is a guest post and opinion of Shibtoshi, Founder of SquidGrow.<\/em><\/p>\n

Memecoins<\/a> have created unprecedented chaos within the crypto industry. Most analysts see the chaos as a binary \u2014 some criticize memecoins as mere speculative assets, while others defend them for challenging low-float-high FDV VC-backed tokens.<\/span><\/p>\n

But we need a new perspective. One that breaks the binary, accepting memecoins as speculative assets <\/span>and<\/span><\/i> a statement against VC tokens, leading to chaotic market scenarios. Acknowledging memecoins\u2019 potential to breed chaos, it identifies chaos as the birthstone of a new utility-driven token economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Memecoin chaos is good for the industry<\/b><\/h2>\n

Memecoins <\/span>led<\/span> investor mindshare in 2024 and emerged as the most popular market narrative<\/span>. Driven by relatable humor, collective mimetic desire, and virality, the memecoin market rose to <\/span>$137 billion<\/span> in December 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike high-value token launches of VC-backed coins denying fair entry to retail investors, memecoins offer an equitable playing field. No wonder more than <\/span>42%<\/span> of investors were first-time buyers when US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump launched their memecoins.<\/span><\/p>\n

At Consensys 2024, Riva Tez of LayerZero Labs <\/span>explained<\/span> that memecoins help crypto win the \u2018narrative war\u2019 due to their resonance with common people. Indeed, for memecoins, speculation is a vital use-case and essential feature of its functionality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But empty speculation can also be a bug. That\u2019s what happened with memecoins, as its market cap dropped by 60% to around <\/span>$53 billion<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in March 2025. Although external factors like geopolitical tensions and global trade wars negatively affected market activity, some intrinsic issues also contributed to memecoins\u2019 collapse.<\/span><\/p>\n

Malicious actors duped gullible retailers and <\/span>extracted<\/strong> capital through <\/span>scams<\/strong><\/span><\/a> like rug pulls, fake presales, pump-and-dump schemes, and phishing attacks. The collapse of the Libra token, endorsed by Argentine President Javier Milei, was the final nail in the coffin. It wiped out <\/span>$4 billion<\/strong><\/span><\/a> of retail money and eroded investor confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everything was good with memecoins until it wasn\u2019t. The market descended into complete chaos. But the memecoin chaos initiated a much-needed churning within the industry. Stakeholders realized memecoins wouldn\u2019t succeed in the long term with their speculative potential and as an alternative to VC tokens.<\/span><\/p>\n

The memecoin chaos serves as a wake-up call, albeit a delayed one. Chaotic markets led investors and token developers to realize the necessity of a utility-driven token economy for sustainable value generation. Without altering memecoins\u2019 core thesis, stakeholders must use the chaos as an opportunity to plug utilities into the memecoin market.<\/span><\/p>\n

Harnessing the potential of chaos<\/b><\/h2>\n

During the Memecoin Supercycle<\/em> keynote speech at Token2049 Singapore, Murad <\/span>said<\/strong><\/span><\/a> the token is the product. In a chaotic memecoin market, the token itself is not enough to drive value for investors. Instead, token developers must leverage the product and find new avenues to monetize them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Memecoins are still isolated in a closed circular economy, with investors rotating between different tokens on trading apps to book profits. To stabilize the memecoin chaos, they must diversify into yield farming, staking, and liquid staking options to generate fresh market liquidity.<\/span><\/p>\n

In other words, memecoins must break free from a gambler\u2019s epiphany of creating generational wealth to become DeFi\u2019s key product. Investors must also stop perceiving memecoins as chips in a <\/span>casino and instead deploy them in financial markets.<\/span><\/p>\n

The memecoin chaos demonstrates the need to expand from a product to a fully operational crypto ecosystem. The product must be a foundational stone to build utility-focused dapps for solving real-world problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, a memecoin project can launch a <\/span>a decentralized application or SaaS tool<\/span> to cater to the broader DeFi audience. The exchange can redirect the profits into the memecoin as buybacks, maintaining a steady capital flow to prevent price crashes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of the memecoin chaos has resulted from rug pulls and pump-and-dump schemes, eroding investor trust in the asset class. Memecoin projects<\/a> can restore confidence <\/span>by building tools that solves pain points in the market such as liquidity lockers<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

On a different note, the memecoin community holds the key to chaos. Highly paid project ambassadors, celebrity content creators, and influencers often care little about the project beyond their paychecks. They\u2019ll bulk-purchase tokens and dump them at the slightest hint of a price crash or insider tip-offs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus, memecoin chaos is an important reminder to focus on building an organic and well-knit community. This community will provide unwavering support to the memecoin ecosystem, bolster its utilities, and safeguard the token from abrupt price activity.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the chaos subsides, meme tokens shouldn\u2019t abandon their fun quotient to imitate serious financial instruments. Instead, the chaos is a clarion call to merge utility with humor to develop an inclusive and sustainable financial ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the Pulitzer-nominated book, \u2018Chaos: Making a New Science,\u2019 James Gleick wrote, <\/span>\u201cChaos is a science of process rather than state, of becoming rather than being.\u201d<\/span><\/i> The memecoin chaos is also undergoing a <\/span>scientific process<\/span><\/i> of <\/span>becoming<\/span><\/i> a utility-driven meme economy from <\/span>being<\/span><\/i> a purely speculative asset with no intrinsic value.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the crypto industry, the memecoin chaos is a moment of reckoning. From here on, meme tokens will usher in a new era of on-chain finance.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following is a guest post and opinion of Shibtoshi, Founder of SquidGrow. Memecoins have created unprecedented chaos within the crypto industry. Most analysts see the chaos as a binary \u2014 some criticize memecoins as mere speculative assets, while others defend them for challenging low-float-high FDV VC-backed tokens. But we need a new perspective. 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