dogwifhat
$WIF| Ticker | $WIF |
|---|---|
| Blockchain | Solana |
| Launch Date | November 20, 2023 |
| Launch Platform | Pre-Pump.fun Era |
| ATH Market Cap | $4.8 billion |
| ATH Price | $4.83 |
| Current Market Cap | ~$308 million |
| Total Supply | 998,839,541 WIF |
| Creator | Anonymous |
| Status | Graduated |
| Categories | |
| Exchanges | Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, OKX, Bybit |
dogwifhat (WIF) is one of the most successful Solana memecoins, featuring a Shiba Inu puppy wearing a pink knitted hat. The token explicitly has no utility - it's a pure memecoin that relies entirely on community sentiment and viral appeal. At its peak, WIF reached a $4.8 billion market cap.
Origin
The dogwifhat meme features a Shiba Inu dog wearing a pink knitted beanie. Anonymous developers chose to immortalize this meme on the Solana blockchain in late 2023, selecting the ticker "WIF" as a deliberate misspelling of "with" - matching internet meme culture's playful language style.
The project had no whitepaper, no roadmap, and no promises of future development. The creators presented WIF exactly as intended: a dog with a hat, nothing more.
Launch & Early Days
WIF launched in November 2023 with an unusually small presale of only 29 participants, each paying just 0.6 SOL (approximately $30-40 at the time). These early buyers received 18% of the total supply, while 82% went directly to liquidity pools.
This fair launch mechanism, combined with the token's simple appeal, helped WIF avoid the common fate of tokens dominated by insider wallets.
Las Vegas Sphere Campaign
In one of the most ambitious marketing efforts in memecoin history, the WIF community raised $650,000 to display the dogwifhat meme on the Las Vegas Sphere - a massive LED display landmark on the Las Vegas Strip.
This campaign demonstrated the power of decentralized community coordination and helped establish WIF as a serious player in the memecoin space.
Legacy
dogwifhat secured a position among the top 10 largest memecoins by market cap, joining a list dominated by veterans like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu. WIF helped establish Solana as a legitimate home for memecoins, paving the way for the Pump.fun explosion in 2024.
- Reached $4.8B market cap at peak (March 2024)
- Helped spark the Solana memecoin renaissance
- Demonstrated the power of simple, pure meme tokens
- One of the most recognizable memecoin mascots
See Also
- Bonk ($BONK) - The original Solana dog coin
- Popcat ($POPCAT) - Another top Solana memecoin
- Pump.fun - The platform that followed WIF's success