Meme coins aren't disappearing—the game is just evolving. If you're still operating with 2020-era trading logic, you'll fall behind fast.



We're at an inflection point. The era of pushing "utility narratives" hard is fading. What's taking over? The attention economy. Pure and simple.

Here's the reality: projects that capture mindshare, build community momentum, and ride cultural waves are outperforming those fishing for credibility through feature lists. The market is rewarding narratives over spreadsheets.

Look at the pattern. It's not about what a coin does anymore—it's about what it means to people. Memes stick. Stories stick. Utility pitches? They get forgotten in a sea of noise.

The 2026-2027 cycle? That's when we'll see this shift fully crystallize. Winners will be those who understand that in crypto, attention is the scarcest resource. The projects betting on community energy and cultural resonance over bland functionality promises will separate themselves.

The question isn't whether meme coins survive. It's whether you adapt your trading playbook to this new reality.
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ChainWanderingPoetvip
· 3h ago
Basically, stories are more valuable than features. I've been doing this for a long time.
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ProxyCollectorvip
· 11h ago
Basically, it's about hype over stories rather than technology. Who still believes in utility now? It's all a scam. It should have been like this a long time ago; the 2020 playbook is already outdated. Community enthusiasm is more valuable than anything else, I agree with that.
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FlatTaxvip
· 11h ago
To be honest, stories and hype are indeed more eye-catching than the feature list, but can this logic hold up until 2027... It's a bit uncertain.
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WalletDetectivevip
· 11h ago
ngl this is the truth... the group still nitpicking on detailed features should have woken up already
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MEVHuntervip
· 11h ago
To be honest, I understood this set of theories a long time ago in the mempool. Is the utility narrative dead? No, it's just that those project teams are too weak and haven't turned the story into an arbitrage opportunity. The true winners have never relied on feature lists, but on projects that can create price gaps and liquidity seams. The attention economy is indeed the main theme, but ultimately it's still about information asymmetry—who can capture the cultural wave the fastest will be able to grab the top liquidity before the gas war. 2026-2027? I'm more concerned about the arbitrage opportunities in Q2 next year.
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