Years before Dogecoin was a thing, someone asked: "Bitcoin? More like BUTTCOIN!" From a simple joke to a cultural phenomenon, now a real token.
The meme that named all memecoins — and then became one
Born as a forum joke in 2011, Buttcoin became the cultural shorthand for crypto skepticism — then went full circle as a real Solana token in 2026.
How a joke became the genesis of all memecoins
A Bitcointalk user named "lumos" posts a link to buttcoin.gif — the earliest public record of the term in crypto history. Three full years before Dogecoin.
A Something Awful poster drops the line that starts everything:
"Has anyone called them buttcoins yet?"
Within weeks, Buttcoin.org goes live — a parody blog cataloging Bitcoin crashes, exchange blowups, and scams with perfect comedic timing.
The subreddit launches and becomes the central hub for crypto skeptics worldwide.
Home of "number go up technology" — the meme that perfectly satirized crypto's mindless optimism.
Every crypto disaster documented and satirized — Mt. Gox, the ICO craze, DeFi summer, the NFT bubble, FTX collapse.
"Number go up" enters the internet lexicon as the perfect satire of crypto optimism.
After 15 years, the original creator launches BUTTCOIN on Solana via Pump.fun. The joke becomes real.
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