Editing Gigachad

**Gigachad** (ticker **GIGA**) is a [[Solana]] memecoin based on the "Gigachad" meme, black-and-white images of a heavily edited, chiselled man.[^1][^2]

## Lore
The images were made by Russian photographer Krista Sudmalis for her Sleek'N'Tears project and are photoshopped composites of several models.[^1] The man most associated with them is Ernest Khalimov, who runs the berlin.1969 art account; the coin presents itself as honouring him.[^1][^2] The name "Gigachad" was first applied to his photo on 4chan's /pol/ board on 2017-10-16.[^1]

GIGA has a supply of 9.6 billion tokens and an all-time high of about $0.095.[^2] In June 2024 the GIGA community announced Giga Fitness, an apparel brand; Khalimov's Instagram announced a partnership with it on 2024-06-28.[^1]

Coinbase added GIGA to its listing roadmap in December 2024, and the token jumped 37%.[^3] On 2025-04-14 Coinbase suspended GIGA trading for New York users after what it called a review of its listed assets, alongside FLOKI and [[Turbo|TURBO]]; the token stayed listed elsewhere.[^3]

## Timeline
- 2017-10-16: "Gigachad" name first used on 4chan[^1]
- 2024-01: token launch
- 2024-06: Giga Fitness apparel brand announced[^1]
- 2024-12: Coinbase listing roadmap addition[^3]
- 2025-04-14: Coinbase suspends GIGA trading in New York[^3]

## See also
- [[Just a chill guy]]
- [[Fwog]]
- [[Ponke]]
- [[Silly Dragon]]
- [[Popcat]]
- [[Mumu]]
- [[Retardio]]
- [[Community takeover]]

## References
1. [Gigachad](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gigachad), Know Your Meme
2. [Gigachad (GIGA) price](https://www.theblock.co/price/gigachad), The Block
3. [Coinbase to Halt Trading of Meme Coins Floki, Turbo, and Giga in New York](https://decrypt.co/309814/coinbase-to-halt-trading-of-meme-coins-floki-turbo-and-giga-in-new-york), Decrypt, 2025-03-12
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