Cat Coins & Meme Tokens: A Guide to Crypto's Feline Boom
From Edo-period maneki-neko charms to today's Solana meme tokens, cats have always been symbols of luck and wealth. This guide covers the modern cat-coin ecosystem — Popcat, MEW, Wen — and where Meowro, our purr-backed cat currency, fits in.
From maneki-neko to meme coins
The maneki-neko lucky cat has waved fortune into homes for four centuries. Cat coins are the on-chain version of the same idea: a playful feline talisman, this time tradable on Solana.
The main cat coins
- Popcat (POPCAT) — the archetypal Solana cat meme coin, based on the popping-mouth GIF.
- MEW (cat in a dog's world) — a large-cap Solana meme with wide exchange coverage.
- Wen — a Solana community token frequently paired with cat imagery.
- Meowro (₥) — not a fungible meme coin: collectible cat banknote NFTs, minted 1:1 with documented purrs.
Why cat coins keep winning
Meme coins reward simple, sticky imagery, and cats print more of it than any other animal on the internet. The cultural memory of the lucky cat gives them a head-start that other memes can't buy.
Where Meowro fits
Meowro is the sophisticated cousin in the cat-coin family — a purr-backed currency issued as collectible NFTs on Solana. Each note (₥5 through ₥200) is a distinct piece of feline monetary policy rather than a fungible pump-token.
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Frequently asked
- What is a cat coin?
- A crypto token themed around cats — usually a Solana meme coin like Popcat or MEW.
- Is Meowro a cat coin?
- Meowro is a collectible cat-currency NFT project on Solana, not a fungible meme coin.
- Where do cat coins trade?
- Mostly on Solana DEXes like Jupiter and Raydium. Meowro notes are minted directly on this site.