Ghibli-Inspired Memecoins Surge on Solana
Studio Ghibli-inspired memecoins are soaring on Solana. teh trend started when ChatGPT users shared Ghibli-style images on social media.OpenAI launched image generation for its ChatGPT-4o model on March 25.Users began creating art in the style of famous anime films like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman kicked things off by sharing a Ghibli-style image of himself and his team. he called it āa new high-water markā for creativity. Soon, Elon Musk and Grokās owner joined in, posting a monkey image holding the DOGE mascot. Ripple executives also shared their Ghibli portraits.
These high-profile posts didnāt mention specific memecoins, but the hype led to around 30 Ghibli-themed tokens on Solana. The biggest, Ghiblification (GHIBLI), reached a $21.1 million market cap in just 20 hours. It was trading at $0.02114, up 35,000% since launch. It even got listed on CoinEx Global.
Traders are sharing their experiences. some made up to $26,000, while others regret selling too early. Memecoins now have a $60 billion market cap, down from $137 billion last December. President Trumpās recent Truth Social post about his memecoin sparked renewed interest.