NFTs and Meme Coins: The Chaos Combo That Just Works
They’re both weird. And that’s exactly why they work together
Why Do NFTs and Meme Coins Keep Showing Up Together?
Ever notice how if you're checking out some meme coin stuff... NFTs pop up?
And when you're browsing NFT Twitter, suddenly there's a token launch, some weird Pepe-looking coin going parabolic?
Yeah.
Why are they always together?
Is it just trend-hopping? Or is there more to it?
Both are kinda weird. But somehow… popular.
Let’s be real. Meme coins?
They started as jokes. Literal memes.
Dogecoin? It was just a funny picture of a Shiba Inu with Comic Sans text. And now it’s traded on major exchanges.
NFTs?
People said, “Why pay for a JPEG?”
“Just right-click and save it.”
But now some digital monkey profile pictures are worth more than a car.
So yeah.
They’re weird. But they’re also everywhere. And they feel… kinda similar, don’t they?
They’re not that different, actually.
It’s not random that meme coins and NFTs keep crossing paths.
They’re built on similar DNA.
1. They live and die by community.
Without people hyping, buying, flexing?
They collapse.
The tech matters, sure, but the vibe is stronger.
2. No one can explain the “real” value.
Why’s one NFT worth $100k?
Why’s a frog coin mooning overnight?
No clear reason. But people believe.
That belief alone moves money.
3. They’re consumed like culture.
NFTs are profile pics. Status.
Meme coins are inside jokes.
People share them like memes on Reddit.
It’s not investing for many. It’s digital identity. It’s internet clout.
Then comes the fusion: meme coins with NFTs
Here’s where it gets even messier (and kinda genius).
NFT projects launch their own meme-like coins.
Meme coins drop NFT collections to build hype.
You end up with:
🐵 Bored Apes → $APE token (a meme coin in disguise)
🐶 Shiba Inu → Shiboshis (NFTs)
🐸 PEPE coin → PEPE NFT collections
So now it’s this loop:
NFT builds hype → coin launches → coin pumps → NFT value rises too → rinse & repeat
Nothing really changed in the product itself…
But everything goes up.
Until it doesn’t.
So... is this good or bad?
Honestly? Depends who you ask.
Some say it’s the future of digital culture.
Some say it’s pure grift.
They’re both kinda right.
Because both NFTs and meme coins are emotional investments.
People buy them for how they feel.
Then try to justify it with charts and “community value” later.
But the truth is:
It’s all community-based hype marketing.
Sometimes fun. Sometimes wild. Sometimes brutal.
Final thought:
NFTs and meme coins keep sticking together for a simple reason:
Same vibes. Same people. Same internet energy.
They speak the same language. They meme the same way.
They rise together. And sometimes they crash together too.
It’s kind of beautiful. And kind of terrifying.
“It started as fun. But the second money got involved, everything got serious.”
That’s what this space is.
So if you’re jumping in — do it for fun.
But if things get too real?
Know when to bounce.
About the Creator
Yonas
Rule No. 1: Never lose money.
Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No. 1.
Comments (1)
You're spot on about meme coins and NFTs being intertwined. Their community-driven nature and unclear value make for an interesting, if volatile, digital landscape.