Billy

Billy (ticker BILLY) is a Solana dog memecoin launched on pump.fun in early June 2024 whose developer sold out within 20 minutes and later abandoned it. It is a widely cited example of a community takeover (CTO), and peaked at about $215 million in market cap.^[1][2]

Lore[edit]

The developer sold all their tokens within 20 minutes of launch, most of them in one sale for $1,116, a stake Decrypt valued at about $6 million in early July 2024.^[2] As the coin grew, the developer used it to promote new tokens and threatened to delete the project's social accounts. Within hours the community made a new Telegram group, X account and website and updated the DEX Screener page to point to them.^[1] The CTO grew to as many as 100 people in marketing and social media roles; the X account had 11,000 followers by late July 2024 and posters appeared in New York.^[1]

On 1–2 July 2024 Billy rose 97% to about $117 million, making it the second-largest pump.fun token behind Michi ($130 million) and ahead of DADDY ($71 million).^[2] Attackers changed its DEX Screener banner to show another coin's dog before the community reclaimed the page, and copycats such as Billy2, Billy3 and "Fuck Billy" launched on pump.fun.^[2] By 29 July 2024 Decrypt called Billy the largest memecoin launched on pump.fun, with a peak of $215 million.^[1]

Timeline[edit]

• 2024-06-17: first DEX pool opens^[3]
• 2024-06-30: original developer's last public post^[2]
• 2024-07-02: market cap about $117 million^[2]
• 2024-07-29: Decrypt reports a $215 million peak^[1]

Key wallets[edit]

• Original developer: sold all tokens within 20 minutes of launch for about $1,116 and held no BILLY afterwards.^[2]

See also[edit]

• Gigachad

References[edit]

1. ^ How Solana Meme Coin Billy Survived Being Abandoned by Its Dev, Decrypt, 2024-07-29
2. ^ Solana Meme Coin Billy Soars to $117 Million Market Cap, Decrypt, 2024-07-02
3. ^ Billy on DEX Screener, DEX Screener, 2026-10-21