Popcat
| Popcat | |
|---|---|
| Token | |
| Ticker | $POPCAT |
| Contract | 7GCi…W2hr |
| Chain | Solana |
| Launched | 2023-12-12 |
| Status | Active |
| Also known as | pop cat popcat sol |
| Market | |
| Price | — |
| Market cap | — |
| Liquidity | — |
| Volume (24h) | — |
| Change (1h) | — |
| Change (24h) | — |
| Links | |
| DEX Screener · Birdeye · GMGN · Solscan | |
Popcat (ticker POPCAT) is a cat-themed Solana memecoin based on the Popcat meme of a cat opening its mouth into an "O".[1][2]
Lore[edit]
The meme shows Oatmeal, a cat owned by Twitter user Xavier BFB. A friend posted the clip as a GIF to Reddit on 2020-10-09, and a Twitter repost the next day passed a million views.[1] Three University of Sheffield students launched the clicker game popcat.click on 2020-12-11.[1]
According to Know Your Meme, holders ousted the coin's original developer in December 2023 over an alleged plan to "rug" it, and X user jpeggler bought the token's update rights from the developer for $35,000 USDC.[2]
POPCAT rose during 2024 as traders moved from dog coins such as Bonk and dogwifhat to cat coins. On 2024-10-29 it hit $1.80 with a market cap of $1.7 billion, passing BONK to become the second-largest Solana memecoin after WIF.[3] In November 2024 it reached a record near $1.99 and a market cap of nearly $1.9 billion, up about 23,800% for the year.[4]
Timeline[edit]
- 2020-10-09: Oatmeal GIF posted to Reddit[1]
- 2020-12-11: popcat.click launches[1]
- 2023-12: holders replace the original developer[2]
- 2024-10-29: all-time high of $1.80, market cap $1.7 billion; passes BONK[3]
- 2024-11: new high near $1.99, market cap nearly $1.9 billion[4]
- 2025-11-12: Hyperliquid pauses deposits and withdrawals after a POPCAT position wipes out[5]
Controversies[edit]
Hyperliquid manipulation
On 2025-11-12, according to on-chain analyst MLMabc, a trader withdrew $3 million USDC from OKX, split it across 19 wallets and built a leveraged POPCAT long of about $30 million on Hyperliquid, propped by about $20 million of buy orders near $0.21.[5] When the buy wall was pulled the position was liquidated, the price fell further and Hyperliquid's HLP vault reportedly lost $4.9 million. Hyperliquid paused deposits and withdrawals and closed the position manually.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Popcat, Wikipedia
- ^ Popcat SOL Meme Coin, Know Your Meme
- ^ POPCAT Hits All-Time High as Cat-Themed Memecoins Start to Have Their Day, Unchained, 2024-10-30
- ^ Dogecoin Shot Up Over 300% In 2024 But Cat-Themed Popcat Is The Real Top Dog With 23800% Returns This Year, Benzinga, 2024-11
- ^ Hyperliquid pauses deposits and withdrawals amid POPCAT trading scheme speculation, The Block, 2025-11-12