Hyperstition #29 — June 10, 2025
AI vlogs dominate memecoin meta, VERSE taps $100M, and more.
AI “vlog” tokens dominate Solana memecoin activity
The AI vlog memecoin trend on Solana began with Bigfoot, which surged to nearly $3 million after a Google Labs endorsement on June 7.
Tokens linked to both existing AI characters (Trooper, ROS) and new creations (Toli, Davo) have proliferated since.
The trend has eclipsed other metas, including a brief revival of generic animal tokens like Cat and Dog.
Tokens tied to artificial intelligence-generated video blogs, or “vlogs”, are dominating Solana’s memecoin marketplace after a series of multimillion-dollar breakouts triggered a wave of imitators.
The trend started on June 7, when Bigfoot Vlogs (Bigfoot)—a token tied to an AI-generated ape character on TikTok—spiked to nearly $3 million in market capitalization after Google Labs named the character as its brand ambassador in a widely shared post on X.
Launched on May 27, Bigfoot had traded around $400,000 prior to the announcement, according to DexScreener. As of June 10, the token trades at approximately $290,000.
AI vlog tokens proliferate
The rally has sparked a broader influx of AI vlog-themed memecoins on Solana, particularly on the Pump.fun launchpad. Traders have rotated into tokens tied to both established AI personas and new characters created solely to capitalize on the trend.
On June 10, ai vlogs (vlogs)—a token positioned as a category index—reached a nearly $2.5 million market cap before retracing to about $1 million, DexScreener data shows.
Meanwhile, Stormtrooper Vlogz (Trooper), a coin referencing a popular AI Star Wars parody vlog with more than 350,000 TikTok followers, peaked at $500,000 before dropping to around $130,000.
Other tokens, such as Toli The Trencher (Toli) and Davo (Davo), introduced entirely new characters—a crypto-shilling ape and koala, respectively—created specifically to support their token launches.
The Toli token surged to a $4 million market cap within hours of launch on June 10, while Davo briefly touched $1 million before settling near $190,000.
Among nano-cap memecoins, Official Vlog Cat (ROS), which references a 650,000-follower Instagram account, trades at roughly $15,000 as of June 10.
The AI vlog meta has eclipsed a brief resurgence in animal-themed tokens. Cat (cat), a simply-named token, jumped from $60,000 to $1.2 million on what appeared to be organic interest. Dog (dog), launched in response, peaked at $200,000.
In Other News…
VerseWorld’s Pump.fun token launch taps $100M
On June 10, VerseWorld (Verse)— a metaverse token — launched on Pump.fun and quickly exceeded a $100 million market cap, per DexScreener. The token has since retraced to a roughly $45 million market cap. It is the latest instance of a Web3 project opting to launch a utility token on Pump.fun, historically a memecoin launchpad.
Kanye West name change sparks memecoin micro-meta
Controversial pop icon Kanye West has reportedly changed his legal name to Ye Ye, sparking several referential coin launches. As of June 10, the most successful coin, yeye (yeye), trades at a market capitalization of roughly $125,000, per DexScreener.
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