The TikTok Meme coin CHILL GUY began to surge on the 19th, with a 24-hour trading volume exceeding 300 million USD and a market capitalization quickly soaring to 500 million USD, attracting market attention towards TikTok Memes. Odaily Planet Daily delves into the TikTok Meme wave and has compiled a reflective journey, along with an introduction to two TikTok Meme projects with significant potential for explosive growth. The author incurred a 50% loss during the research process but remains optimistic about the CHILL GUY and WAIT projects.

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 Can TikTok attract a large number of Web2 users into Web3 as a traffic battleground?
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Written by: Fu Ruo, Odaily Planet Daily
As the waves of AI and life sciences memes continue to surge, TikTok has once again brought memes to new heights of traffic.
The TikTok meme coin CHILL GUY started to rise sharply on the 19th, with a 24-hour trading volume exceeding 300 million USD and a market capitalization quickly soaring to 500 million USD, drawing market attention to TikTok memes. Meanwhile, a plethora of popular TikTok meme coins have been created, intensifying the market's FOMO sentiment. But which TikTok meme coins have truly emerged? As Warren Buffett famously said, "Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked."
Odaily Planet Daily has also delved into the TikTok meme wave in real-time, compiling a reflection on the experience and introducing two TikTok meme projects with significant explosive potential.
<h2>Meme Experience: Swiped Videos All Night, Account Down 50%</h2>
Last night, I searched for the secret to wealth in various meme groups and found that memes on TikTok were starting to spread in the crypto circle.
Having missed the AI and life sciences memes, I urgently entered the market with a few SOL. Special thanks to HTX's super hot sister for introducing me to the current TikTok meme landscape.
From my research, the hottest meme currently is CHILL GUY (also known as Long Yi), which saw its market cap rise to 500 million USD in just 4 days, with a 24-hour trading volume exceeding 550 million USD. As soon as I opened the TikTok app, there were recommended related videos. Subsequently, other popular memes like WAIT, HUZZ, and GRIDDY began to emerge.
As a newbie in meme investment adhering to value investment principles, I first downloaded TikTok and began "swiping videos" under various related hot topics, trying to uncover the essence of TikTok memes.
Initially, I started to study the hottest CHILL GUY. What caught my eye was a cartoon character resembling a guinea pig, hands in pockets and a blank expression, conveying how to calmly view various things. I must say, this image paired with the catchy background music quickly made me "fall in." I immediately opened GMGN to study the market, where the market cap was just breaking 500 million USD, and the price was constantly rising. Fearing that the "train would leave without me," I quickly bought a portion of the tokens with SOL.
After that, I began to study other related popular memes like WAIT, HUZZ, and GRIDDY. WAIT originates from a catchy dance similar to that on domestic Douyin, where users are mimicking and filming; HUZZ is like a newly developed slang that many people are asking about in the comments or videos. Personally, I think it generally represents a buzzing sound, and the other memes are quite similar.
After browsing through, I felt I had gained a strong understanding of TikTok memes. Here’s a statement I wrote after last night's research, incorporating comments from Placeholder partner made yesterday afternoon.
Meme culture has a characteristic that it needs to be communally recognized by a certain group of people to form a meme culture. Previously, most meme coins in the crypto world needed to be gradually cultivated after issuance, and even required investors to brainwash themselves to recognize that meme coin culture. However, the meme culture pre-certified in TikTok already has a large community supporting it, just as Placeholder partner Chris Burniske said, "When meme coins combine with TikTok's viral propagation, it will reach a peak." This combination itself represents the large-scale adoption that Web3 has always pursued, but this time it's an active fusion from Web2, which carries significant implications.
Interestingly, I found this morning that my meme account had directly lost 50%. Of the several memes I researched yesterday, only two are still alive: one is CHILL GUY, down 50%, and the other is WAIT, while others like HUZZ and GRIDDY are showing signs of going to zero or running away.
I'm glad I didn't choose the small market cap HUZZ and GRIDDY, otherwise, this article would be filled with "resentment." I reflected on some mistakes made during the operation, and I'm writing them down for everyone's reference and caution.
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When influenced by the cultural attributes of memes, one should analyze more rationally when purchasing tokens, checking if it’s at the right entry point and avoiding FOMO. Just like I did yesterday, fearing that "the train would leave without me" led to neglecting the current market sentiment, resulting in a 50% loss by chasing a high point.
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Most meme coins are rare to be tokens that can withstand long-term market validation. How to select the golden dog among numerous memes requires considering first-mover advantage and market propagation. Although CHILL GUY caused me a 50% loss, I still believe it holds value, has first-mover advantage, and is high in market capitalization, having been validated by the market.
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</div>HUZZ and GRIDDY were created more after CHILL GUY became popular. They might generate some revenue, but their PVP attributes are too heavy, making them unsuitable for meme novices.
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Proficient use of tools, such as checking on-chain holdings, etc. I'm not an expert in this area and am still learning. However, my colleagues are quite skilled in this, such as Nan Zhi's following strategies, Golem's opening strategies, and Asher's investment theories. Detailed plans can be found in Odaily's weekly updates on meme operations.
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As of now, I still have a positive outlook on CHILL GUY and will increase my holdings at the appropriate time. Notably, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele just posted an image themed around the meme concept CHILLGUY on X, bringing CHILLGUY back to a market cap of $500 million. However, one point to remind everyone is that this coin currently does not have an official Twitter account or any obvious organization. The benefit is that it's very meme-like, but it could also be a fleeting trend, which is quite different from previous AI and life science memes.
Currently, there are roughly two ways to find TikTok memes: first, by scrolling through popular TikTok videos to find keywords and then checking on-chain for tokens with the same name, but be cautious of risks, choosing tokens with a high number of holding addresses and strong liquidity; second, relying on social media and meme groups to understand which memes most players are optimistic about, though this may lead to chasing high prices, it has stronger certainty.
In summary, TikTok memes are a new form, using TikTok as the first front, attracting a lot of fresh Web2 traffic into Web3, which differentiates it from previous meme coin birth methods. However, many projects are also trying to ride the trend, and after just one night, many CHILL-related tokens began to emerge. Given that TikTok memes haven't been around for long, the author's experience last night reflects that most tokens have a short lifespan, so I hope everyone chooses carefully.
<h2>CHILL GUY</h2>
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CHILL GUY is the iconic meme coin of TikTok memes. CHILL GUY originated from a video posted by the user helicoptero_eli on September 13, where the cartoon character displayed a calm demeanor, remaining nonchalant about most things, combined with catchy background music, which made it popular on TikTok. However, according to the publication dates of other derivative videos, there was no significant promotion from September 13 to early November until recently, when related derivative videos spread wildly, with a total of 24,000 related videos online and an overall view count exceeding 20 million.
As the name CHILL GUY suggests, its characteristics include calmness, emotional stability, and an unflappable attitude in dealing with life. Words may not describe it very accurately; please watch the video.
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Contract Address: Df6yfrKC8kZE3KNkrHERKzAetSxbrWeniQfyJY4Jpump
<h2>WAIT</h2>
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WAIT originates from a catchy dance on TikTok that has led users from all over the world to imitate it, generating more attention compared to CHILL GUY, with a total of 1.50 million videos online and over 100 million views. However, WAIT seems to have been inspired by CHILL GUY and created on Solana.
I personally feel that WAIT does not have as much cultural spread; compared to CHILL GUY, it lacks some depth in content.
According to GMGN data, WAIT is priced at 0.02 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 89%, a market cap of $20 million, and a 24-hour trading volume of $136 million.
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Contract Address: CbUPTbC4K7zdAEWxfa1nad4468xpX3LpWPhZVnzybhfN.

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