OpenAI one-click "Ghibli-fication" has enriched a group of encryption hunters.

Written by: BitpushNews

Recently, OpenAI launched a new feature for ChatGPT: by inputting any image, the AI can transform it into the “Studio Ghibli” animation style.

In just one night, countless users entered “Ghiblify me” or “draw me like a Miyazaki movie” in ChatGPT, or transformed those classic memes into a “Ghibli-ified” version.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also posted his Ghibli-style avatar on the X platform, and this dreamy, gentle style of Hayao Miyazaki quickly went viral, as if the social network had fallen into an “anime parallel world.”

Tesla CEO Musk tweeted in support: “Theme of the day.”

Hayao Miyazaki’s dreamlike world collides with meme hype: $600 turns into $200,000

The crypto world will certainly not miss this opportunity.

In just 48 hours, dozens of hype tokens such as Ghiblification, TotoroCoin, and SpiritedAway have emerged on the Solana chain. The craziest $Ghibli (Ghiblification) token skyrocketed from $0.00005 to $0.02, which means early players could turn a $100 investment into a millionaire instantly.

Still the familiar taste: no white paper, no official website, only a pleasingly styled token icon, and a project name that rides the wave of current trends. Just like that, it ignited the emotions of the crypto community.

The Twitter account @0xfacairiji seems to be the “lucky goose” in this wave of market trends. He wrote that he just “tried to buy 600U,” and unexpectedly, $Ghibli suddenly caught the attention of big influencers, causing the price to skyrocket. His position peaked at 200,000 U, multiplying over a thousand times.

He is not a well-known KOL, but this experience review post has gone viral.

This is not an isolated case; similar stories are emerging throughout the crypto community. Many people are flocking to Telegram groups, DEX pages, and Reddit discussions, asking “Did you buy?” “When to sell?” “Which Ghibli series tokens are there?”

It is difficult for us to explain this scene using traditional financial logic.

This memecoin frenzy is less about faith in a specific project and more about a collective release of emotions.

Coinmarketcap data shows that over the past few months, the memecoin market has remained sluggish, with trading volume dropping by more than 50%. However, the visual aesthetics of Ghiblify + the technological hotspots of OpenAI + the support of two tech giants have perfectly filled the emotional vacuum. People are not concerned about “whether this is a useful project,” but only care about “whether anyone is buying, whether it is rising, whether anyone is following.”

The Artist and the Speculator – A Fragmented World

In the cryptocurrency section of Reddit, Generation Z is actively discussing “how to anticipate the next Meme coin.” A user shared a tutorial on using AI to transform a girlfriend’s photo into a Studio Ghibli style, and immediately someone in the comments asked, “Please provide the token contract address!”

But the art community presents a different scene. Hayao Miyazaki, the founder of Studio Ghibli, publicly stated in a 2016 documentary: “AI is an insult to life.”

However, nowadays, his visual style has been imitated and disseminated for free by AI, and even become a gimmick for speculation in the crypto circle.

Writer Brian Merchant posted angrily: “Using Hayao Miyazaki’s hard work to drive traffic for AI companies is a second harm to the master.”

A group of illustrators initiated a joint protest, demanding that OpenAI disclose the sources of its training data. Ironically, the comment section of the official Ghibli X account was flooded with ads for Meme coins, and a tweet stating “Buy GHIBLI, get an NFT avatar” surprisingly received tens of thousands of likes.

The crypto space is also tearing apart. The once-popular meme coin CHILLGUY, which had a market cap exceeding 600 million dollars at one point, has now dropped by 95%. Among the Ghibli series tokens, some have revealed that the team set hidden taxes, black hole contracts, and selling restrictions, turning many users who bought in at a high price into bag holders.

So, does this Ghiblify trend have any positive significance?

It depends on how you understand crypto culture.

If the past DeFi was about efficiency and rules, then memecoin is more like “emotional value”; it is the financialization of a social phenomenon—just like “I am willing to invest a sum of money just because of something you said.”

It may be absurd, it may be fleeting, and it may even be a bubble, but it truly captures a certain change of the times: the pursuit of narrative and the fantasy of a comeback.

The wind will eventually stop. Whether you have made a fortune in this wave of Ghibli coin, are watching from the sidelines, or have already been “Ghiblified” into a leek, it is worth staying a bit clear-headed amidst the frenzy:

When you come across a screenshot of the position saying “Earned A7 in XX days”, please remember: the numbers may be AI-generated, and the promises of KOLs may be carefully crafted scripts. Behind the magic of the crypto market lies countless traps waiting to be exploited, and all FOMO could be at a high point; behind most wealth stories lie numerous silent counter-examples.