The Meme Canon: A History of Culture in Crypto
Before there were charts, there were memes. And before there was Weedcoin, the culture was already evolving.
Every chain has its ledger. But crypto’s real record of history? That lives in memes.
Long before influencers posted chart breakdowns, we had Doge flying to the moon. Before NFT debates filled feeds, we had Pepe smoking existential truth. Memes weren’t an accessory to crypto culture — they were the main event.
And now, with Weedcoin, we’re organizing that energy. Naming the force. Writing down the canon. Because the culture that moved tokens, launched trends, and built communities wasn’t an accident. It was a shared language. And it’s time we gave it the respect it deserves
2008–2013: The Pre-Meme Era — Where Vibes Lurked in the Shadows
Bitcoin was born in a forum — the kind filled with ASCII art and weird in-jokes. Even before Doge appeared, crypto holders were already:
- Sharing jokes about fiat collapse
- Posting pixelated memes of money printers
- Creating grassroots memes like “HODL” and “To the Moon”
This was crypto’s
proto-culture: raw, anarchic, stoned off possibility.
Weed culture was there already — in the phrasing, the patience, the paranoia.
2013–2017: The Doge Awakening
When Dogecoin launched in 2013, it wasn’t just a coin — it was a cultural shift.
The Shiba. The Comic Sans. The absurdity. The wholesomeness. The “so wow.”
It was
stoner logic turned economic model.
This era saw:
- Crypto Twitter forming
- Doge becoming a cultural ambassador
- Memes onboarding more people than whitepapers
- The first true “meme coin” setting the tone for everything that followed
Doge wasn’t a joke. It was a framework. And the meme economy started there.
2017–2020: The Wild Formats and the Rise of Crypto Twitter
As Ethereum sparked ICO mania and NFT culture incubated, meme logic exploded:
- Pepe became a cultural lightning rod — both celebrated and misunderstood
- Wojak evolved from a rage comic to a crypto emotion engine
- Formats like Galaxy Brain, Exit Pump, and “You vs. The Guy She Told You Not to Worry About” got crypto versions
The memes weren’t just jokes — they were
market indicators.
And culture was moving faster than any chart.
2020–2023: Shiba, Bonk, PEPE — Meme Coins as Movements
Memes became their own tokens.
Shiba Inu (2020), Bonk (2022), and PEPE (2023) didn’t launch with tech breakthroughs. They launched with vibes.
Each brought something distinct:
- SHIB — viral branding and community energy
- BONK — Solana’s chaotic answer to culture
- PEPE — raw meme power as narrative weapon
This was the
meta-meme phase — where
memes minted tokens, not the other way around.
It was glorious. Unhinged. And still missing one thing…
2025: Weedcoin Names the Force Behind It All
Weedcoin didn’t just enter the market. It
defined the space between all meme coins.
The remix logic. The cultural loops. The stoner-style governance. The contests that feel more like jam sessions.
Weedcoin didn’t copy PEPE or DOGE — it honored them. And then built a structure around the spirit they carried.
We created:
- A Meme Gallery
- Contest systems as onboarding rituals
- A community model based on participation, not price
- A narrative that said:
“This was always culture. Let’s build on purpose.”
Weedcoin is where the meme canon gets curated.
Where every chaotic token gets traced back to the cultural root it grew from.
🌿 Practical Tips
- Learn crypto culture through memes — they reflect the real narrative.
- Remix respectfully — meme history deserves context.
- Reference the canon — Pepe, Doge, Wojak, SHIB, Bonk, etc.
- Treat your memes as lore — you might be next in the timeline.
- Remember: Weedcoin is the archive
and the evolution.
🔑 Key Takeaways
- Crypto history is written in memes, not just market cycles.
- Doge, PEPE, SHIB, and Bonk created culture frameworks.
- Weedcoin is the first to formalize meme culture into community infrastructure.
- The meme canon is real — and still growing.
- If you meme, you contribute to crypto’s real legacy.
🧠 This is the digital mythology. Weedcoin is the scroll.
You don’t have to invent a new format to shape culture. You just have to contribute to the remix chain. Every Doge post. Every Pepe nod. Every gallery-worthy meme you drop into the timeline is part of this ongoing story.
And Weedcoin is where it all gets collected, honored, and pushed forward.
