Just a chill guy
| Just a chill guy | |
|---|---|
| Token | |
| Ticker | $CHILLGUY |
| Contract | Df6y…pump |
| Chain | Solana |
| Launched | 2024-11-15 |
| Launchpad | pump.fun |
| Status | Active |
| Also known as | chill guy chillguy |
| Market | |
| Price | — |
| Market cap | — |
| Liquidity | — |
| Volume (24h) | — |
| Change (1h) | — |
| Change (24h) | — |
| Links | |
| DEX Screener · Birdeye · GMGN · Solscan · pump.fun | |
Just a chill guy (ticker CHILLGUY) is a Solana memecoin based on the "Chill Guy" character drawn by digital artist Phillip Banks. It launched on pump.fun on 15 November 2024 and reached about $580 million in market cap within a week.[1][2]
Lore[edit]
Banks created the character, a dog in a sweater with his hands in his pockets, in October 2023. It resurfaced more than a year later when TikTok users adopted it as a symbol of not caring.[1] A pseudonymous user, "mrowl", launched the coin on pump.fun.[1]
The token went from about $10 million to more than $461 million in market cap within ten days, and one early trader reportedly turned $1,000 into more than $1 million.[3] On 27 November 2024 Binance announced a CHILLGUY perpetual futures contract, when its market cap stood near $534 million.[4]
In May 2025 CHILLGUY rose 33.6% in a day during a rebound in 2024's viral coins, alongside Moo Deng and Peanut the Squirrel.[6]
Timeline[edit]
- 2023-10: Banks creates the character[1]
- 2024-11-15: coin launches on pump.fun[1]
- 2024-11-18: Banks says he does not endorse crypto use of his art[2]
- 2024-11-21: Banks says the character is copyrighted and announces takedowns[1][2]
- 2024-11-27: Binance announces CHILLGUY futures[4]
- 2024-12-24: false plagiarism claim against Banks circulates[5]
Controversies[edit]
Banks said on 18 November 2024 that he neither endorsed nor consented to the use of his art in crypto.[2] On 21 November he said the character was legally copyrighted and that he would issue takedowns against for-profit uses, adding that casual use with credit was fine but unauthorised merchandise and "shitcoins" were not.[1][3] The coin fell from about $500 million to about $347 million after his posts.[1] Commentators noted that enforcement against an anonymously launched token would be difficult.[1][2]
On 24 December 2024 a Reddit post claimed Banks had copied the character from a Thai children's magazine. Plagiarism Today found the magazine was published after the character went viral and had paid homage to it; CHILLGUY fell at least 20% on the claim. Banks later deactivated his X account after harassment.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The Chill Guy artist says $300m TikTok memecoin is copyright theft, DL News, 2024-11-21
- ^ Artist threatens legal action on 'Chill Guy' meme tokens; community responds, Cointelegraph, 2024-11-21
- ^ Chill Guy Meme Coin Pumps Another 50% as Creator Fights Back, Decrypt, 2024-11-25
- ^ Binance Futures lists CHILLGUY as market cap hits $600M, Crypto Briefing, 2024-11-27
- ^ The Chill Guy Plagiarism Hoax, Plagiarism Today, 2024-12-30
- ^ Last Year's Viral Meme Coins Are Back From the Dead as Solana and Ethereum Gain, Decrypt, 2025-05-09