$SKI vs $POPCAT
$POPCAT showed the cat-meta works on Solana. $SKI is the dog answer on Base — and historically dog cycles have produced bigger leaders than cat cycles.
$SKI
- Dog archetype = larger historical TAM
- Coinbase Smart Wallet onboarding
- Mainstream press (Decrypt, Bloomberg)
- Earlier in the price discovery curve
$POPCAT
- Established meme equity
- Solana liquidity depth
- Tier-1 exchange listings
The cycle thesis
Each crypto cycle, the dog meme aligned with that cycle's onboarding network wins: DOGE on L1 PoW (2013), SHIB on Ethereum (2021), WIF on Solana (2024), and $SKI on Base (2026) — Coinbase's L2, with the Coinbase Smart Wallet defaulting 110M+ verified users onto it.
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The Memecoin Supercycle
Murad's full thesis on why community memecoins like $SKI win the 2024–2026 cycle — videos + 6 pillars.
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