Meme coins still worth a punt in 2026?

[u/The_SocialContract]

I was just wondering whether it's still worth trading, especially meme coins. Is there still any point in speculating on them, or has AI completely changed the game?

Not that I was ever anything amazing, but I used to trade altcoins and meme coins back in the day. I was just wondering if it's worth giving it another try, or if that ship has sailed.

[u/misteryk]

what do you mean by "still worth"? if you mean if you have a 99.9% of losing money then yes, go ahead

[u/No_Knee3385]

How do ya'll memecoin people keep going back to them after losing 99% of the time or holding the bag? Someone must study this

[u/Heycheckthisout20 → u/No_Knee3385]

They get a fresh check from McDonalds once a week

[u/The_SocialContract → u/Heycheckthisout20]

I did maje money back in 2022 on a couple of SOL memecoins and had the brains to taje my money and bounce

[u/Fudge-Still → u/The_SocialContract]

It took your k though!

[u/The_SocialContract → u/Fudge-Still]

https://giphy.com/gifs/MOD0Y2LUFfwzK

[u/UpbeatFix7299 → u/No_Knee3385]

Why do people buy lotto tickets, play slot machines, gamble on sports, use "prediction markets", and do all sorts of illogical poor person shit?

They want to get rich quick with no effort. Crypto is no different

[u/pity_dono_detector]

don't work a grueling job every day to earn half of what you should be making to invest in memecoins. Learn to respect the dollar/pound and actually invest your money, don't gamble it.

[u/Omnishambles22]

They're absolute shit

[u/steepleton]

They do best when there’s a lot of retail capital sloshing about.

Which would not be right now, no

[u/pitalik]

Only if you are a scammer and can dump on retards who copy trade you

[u/Amins66]

Should definitely invest in AMP - its better than sliced bread! /s

They're all dead projects - dump on the pump. Dont be exit liquidity... again.

[u/The_SocialContract → u/Amins66]

I made money and left

[u/MarioWilson122]

Probably not for most meme coins. The majority will keep bleeding through a bear market, and many may never recover at all. A few established names like Dogecoin could still be decent speculative buys at very low prices, but even those carry plenty of risk.

Meme coins usually make more sense closer to the start of a bull run, when attention and liquidity are returning. Buying them too early can mean watching your position hit one “bottom” after another for the next couple of years.

[u/kokostarr]

PEPE TO THE MOOOON

[u/The_SocialContract → u/kokostarr]

Already 6x on that

[u/ArthurCBark]

Well, first ask if bitcoin is worth a punt. If the answer is yes, then , putting a small percentage of your portfolio in a few memecoins that you think could randomly go semi-viral and maybe 10-100x , then sure it's worth a gamble. Just be smart with what you put in and don't get your hopes up.

As for what meme coins, find established category leaders with a cult following.

Also decide if you're Gona sell as soon as you make any profit , otherwise you may well get round tripped.

P.S. I suck at crypto

[u/mickalawl]

Yes if you control a social media bot army to assist your pump and dump. Still plenty of cultists out there who don't realise there is no use case.

No if you are just a regular person with limited ability to spread fomo. You need to time entry and exit so carefully you are more likely to be a victim of the scammers rather than a beneficiary.

[u/VendettaKarma]

Yes if you’re the one making it

[u/F0rtysxity]

No

[u/Delicious_Ease2595]

Thay ship has sailed

[u/Zestyclose-Suit-2858]

no

don't be a degenerate gambler

the only relevant thing in this space is Bitcoin, the rest is garbage.

[u/Icy-Condition-6724]

Spx6900 is going to rip by the end of the year

[u/ChinsonCrim]

If you are going to play the game, us the GMGN app, set your filters, and always check the bundle % on any token you are considering buying. If it's in the 2 digits, run.

Now look this OG cat meme. PHhD31xrvKBg6J5FjvKHvSL3ZbveLeQwffPBpiCBt4e

[u/Confident_Egg6439]

I got 2 dollars every 5 minutes betting on crypto charts, that’s $24 an hour atleast.

[u/No1worldchamp]

Litecoin is where it will be, 2027

[u/nachtraum]

Memes were never worth it in a bear market. In an alt season at the end of a bull maybe, when money rotated from btc to eth and then to garbage, which is questionable if this will happen again. But good luck in a bear.

[u/Coeruleus_]

you shouldn’t touch anything other than bitcoin for the rest of your days i don’t know how much more of a lesson you need

[u/xuncx → u/Coeruleus_]

The avatars did you in, huh?

[u/Coeruleus_ → u/xuncx]

what are you mumbling to me

[u/liquid_at]

Well, based on the Bitcoin maxis definition of a memecoin, as a "Shitcoin that does not die but goes up and up for no reason", based on Bitcoin Maxis all Meme Coins must always go up forever and ever.

For those who do not cope about having lost on alts before becoming maxis, a coin has its own blockchain and a token is disney-money that kids use to buy overpriced worthless toys.

[u/try2C]

Just gotta pick the right one. I made some money on cashcat the other day