Is anyone still treating meme coins as a bubble? The market performance at the start of 2026 already tells the story. The Chinese community's meme coins have long shed the cloak of "hype mythology." Now they rely on genuine cultural identity and community cohesion, becoming the choice of an increasing number of people.

This trend actually had early signs. Looking back, "Binance Life" achieved a $500 million market cap with just a Chinese New Year greeting, and "Solara" made its entrance leveraging Solana's Chinese name, then surged by tens of millions of dollars—these cases proved early on what "the power of memes" really means. But Chinese memes differ from the Western self-deprecating rebellious approach; ours come with built-in "emotional codes." The anticipation of "getting rich," the sense of "cultural identity"—these trigger points can instantly strike the global Chinese-speaking community, then achieve viral exponential growth through ecosystem platforms like TikTok, Weibo, and Discord. This kind of self-organizing capability is difficult to replicate in other sectors.

Most importantly, Chinese meme coins are already upgrading. No longer pure emotional speculation, they're becoming one of Web3's foundational infrastructure. Evolving from simple community meme IPs into "brand + asset" dual-wheel drives, spanning NFTs, DeFi, and even offline application scenarios, establishing truly sustainable value systems. Look at DOGE standing firm after eight years of community faith; SHIB breaking through the pure Meme label through ecosystem building—quality Chinese meme coins are following this path. "Consensus + utility"—this is the survival law for 2026. Only projects that can provide emotional connection while delivering real value deserve the label "future choice."

Now even Western players are catching up on Chinese memes, and all major public chains are competing to embrace Chinese culture. This battle for cryptographic narrative control in our hands is rewriting the global meme coin landscape.