#以太坊大户持仓变化 V神 says 2026 will be the year of surprises for Ethereum $ETH. So the question is—can a new Meme coin replicate the 260,000x miracle of $SHIB?



Honestly, no need to replicate. Because the times are completely different now.

Let's look at how big the difference is:

In the year of $SHIB (2021), Ethereum was just getting started, Meme culture was growing wildly, relying on retail investors' collective FOMO. Now? Ethereum has become the global settlement layer, with liquidity in the trillions, institutional ETF channels opened, and real applications like RWA landing. When a top-tier Meme takes off, it’s backed by mature technology + community consensus + macro liquidity resonance. It’s a completely different story.

Why are the current possibilities greater?

First, the starting point is different. SHIB started near zero, while the new Meme coins now have two years of community accumulation, a structure shaped by volatility, and carry narrative concepts. This is a validated consensus foundation.

Second, the liquidity environment in 2026, with a global easing cycle, could release far more funds than in 2021. The Ethereum ecosystem is the main reservoir.

Finally, what’s truly worth looking forward to is not just chasing the growth numbers, but whether it can become a Meme benchmark that combines the strongest cultural consensus and ecosystem liquidity in a mature bull market—defining a new paradigm of symbiosis between Meme and public chains in the new era.

So? It’s not about numbers, but about what story the ecosystem and cultural layer can tell in the "year of surprises" that V神 mentioned. A legend built on a more solid foundation.

Keep up with the times, focus on the ecosystem, and walk with consensus.
ETH-3.7%
SHIB-4.54%
MEME-5.23%
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DaoResearchervip
· 01-07 05:50
According to the parameters model in the white paper, the liquidity release hypothesis in 2026 holds within a 90% confidence interval. However, the key question is—can the governance mechanism of Meme coins support this wave of incremental funds? It is worth noting that SHIB lacked a DAO framework at that time, whereas new Meme coins come with built-in community consensus, which is a completely different scale from the perspective of Token economics.
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DAOplomacyvip
· 01-07 05:50
ngl the "governance primitives" angle here is where it gets interesting... the path dependency from 2021's retail fomo vs 2026's institutional liquidity infrastructure arguably creates non-trivial externalities that most meme discourse just glosses over. stakeholder alignment matters more than the 26x narrative tbh
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fren.ethvip
· 01-07 05:33
It's not a matter of 260,000 times; it's about the ecosystem's storytelling ability. That's the real highlight for 2026.
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GasDevourervip
· 01-07 05:30
That's right. The 2021 SHIB wave was a combination of luck and retail investors' efforts. Now the environment has changed significantly, and institutional investors are entering with sufficient liquidity. However, to be honest, I still favor projects with real application support. Purely speculating on memes now carries high risk.
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BearEatsAllvip
· 01-07 05:29
The current meme coin environment is indeed different, but is it more likely? I'm a bit skeptical about that.
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