Something strange is happening in the crypto market: tokens once thought 'useless' are suddenly the most profitable trades of the day. With USELESS leading the gains and veteran coins like BCH and BSV tumbling, the tides of crypto are clearly churning with fresh, chaotic energy.
• Meme coins surge as retail re-engages.
• Virality is becoming a leading technical indicator.
• BCH and BSV continue to underperform as narrative relevance fades.
• Twitter and TikTok shape capital flows more than ever.
• Irony-driven investing is having its moment.
If you thought meme coins were fading into obscurity, think again. The digital markets lit up this week with a familiar yet unpredictable fervor as USELESS—a token previously dismissed as pure satire—catapulted 50.72% in 24 hours. So why the surge? In a word: culture. Crypto culture runs on chaos, but lately, chaos has found structure in speculation backed by social inertia. Whether it’s a TikTok pump challenge, subreddits echoing moon calls, or Twitter influencers memeing tokens into relevance, USELESS is reaping the benefits of being loud at the right time.
Following USELESS, NEIRO (+29.29%), KTA (+24.98%), PLUME (+24.61%), and MOG (+17%) filled out today’s roster of improbable rockets. Whether these gains are sustainable or destined to implode isn’t the point right now—what matters is that retail traders are back in the driver’s seat and pounding the horn.
While meme tokens dominated headlines and order books, the old titans of the crypto fork wars—BCH and BSV—seem to have been left in ideological dust. BSV slumped 2.98%, while BCH followed close behind at -2.14%. Despite Bitcoin's recent price resilience, these forks are struggling to stay culturally relevant, if not economically viable. Their narratives, rooted in scalability and technical purity, aren’t resonating in a market that currently prioritizes virality over veracity.
It’s like showing up to a Coachella stage with acoustic folk when the crowd came for dubstep.
Crypto Twitter is once again proving that narratives matter more than fundamentals. There were no protocol upgrades or DeFi integrations mentioned in any of today’s breakout tokens—just clever memes, viral TikTok reposts, and tongue-in-cheek tweets that encouraged community-led pumps. Some wag even pointed out that USELESS’s green candle “made it the most useful thing in crypto today.” A double entendre worthy of a whitepaper, surely.
Influencer chatter has also tilted bullish across the board. Multiple accounts with six-figure followers posted identical rocket emojis and “you missed USELESS but PLUME is next” calls, generating FOMO-driven tailwinds for the next cohort of potential moonshots.
Traders aren’t stupid—they're knowingly buying into irony. In today’s environment, predictability is boring. USELESS, originally minted as a sarcastic jab at the proliferation of pointless projects, ironically became one of the most profitable trades of the day. This so-called “Irony Premium” has evolved into a legitimate trading thesis: tokens that are self-aware tend to attract communities that are equally savvy (and motivated to meme their holdings upward).
In a rational market, USELESS would be...well, useless. But this is crypto. Rationality is a suggestion, not a rule.
Algorithmic desks and high-frequency traders are recalibrating to factor in virality vectors—hashtags, tweet volume, meme velocity—into their HFT models. When social chatter spikes 5x in an hour, you better believe scalping bots are listening. In a scientific sense, it’s less about price signals and more about predictive memetics—how content flows become proxies for capital flows.
MOG and PLUME are already showing signals of being the next memetic favorites. Both saw Twitter mentions increase 28% and 33% respectively over the last 24 hours—small by crypto standards, but decisive when paired with volume spikes.
MOVE (-0.93%), BDX (-1.33%), AB (-1.47%), BCH (-2.14%), and BSV (-2.98%) closed the day in the red. What they have in common isn’t just losses—it’s dwindling social interest. The same indicators driving gains in meme tokens—mentions, virality scores, community engagement—are flat or negative here. It’s a digital version of crowd-induced seasonal migration: users just aren’t populating these ecosystems anymore.
Traders should monitor both price and presence. In the age of crypto attention, absence is the real bear signal.
The top performers today weren’t those with the best tech, deepest liquidity, or cleanest UI—they were the loudest, weirdest, and most ironic. And that’s your alpha. In an environment where virality trumps value (at least in the short-term), staying tapped into online sentiment is as essential as studying price charts.
Will efficacy matter again someday? Probably. But not today. Today, the chaos is the alpha—and USELESS is your proof.
If you thought meme coins were fading into obscurity, think again. The digital markets lit up this week with a familiar yet unpredictable fervor as USELESS—a token previously dismissed as pure satire—catapulted 50.72% in 24 hours. So why the surge? In a word: culture. Crypto culture runs on chaos, but lately, chaos has found structure in speculation backed by social inertia. Whether it’s a TikTok pump challenge, subreddits echoing moon calls, or Twitter influencers memeing tokens into relevance, USELESS is reaping the benefits of being loud at the right time.
Following USELESS, NEIRO (+29.29%), KTA (+24.98%), PLUME (+24.61%), and MOG (+17%) filled out today’s roster of improbable rockets. Whether these gains are sustainable or destined to implode isn’t the point right now—what matters is that retail traders are back in the driver’s seat and pounding the horn.
While meme tokens dominated headlines and order books, the old titans of the crypto fork wars—BCH and BSV—seem to have been left in ideological dust. BSV slumped 2.98%, while BCH followed close behind at -2.14%. Despite Bitcoin's recent price resilience, these forks are struggling to stay culturally relevant, if not economically viable. Their narratives, rooted in scalability and technical purity, aren’t resonating in a market that currently prioritizes virality over veracity.
It’s like showing up to a Coachella stage with acoustic folk when the crowd came for dubstep.
Crypto Twitter is once again proving that narratives matter more than fundamentals. There were no protocol upgrades or DeFi integrations mentioned in any of today’s breakout tokens—just clever memes, viral TikTok reposts, and tongue-in-cheek tweets that encouraged community-led pumps. Some wag even pointed out that USELESS’s green candle “made it the most useful thing in crypto today.” A double entendre worthy of a whitepaper, surely.
Influencer chatter has also tilted bullish across the board. Multiple accounts with six-figure followers posted identical rocket emojis and “you missed USELESS but PLUME is next” calls, generating FOMO-driven tailwinds for the next cohort of potential moonshots.
Traders aren’t stupid—they're knowingly buying into irony. In today’s environment, predictability is boring. USELESS, originally minted as a sarcastic jab at the proliferation of pointless projects, ironically became one of the most profitable trades of the day. This so-called “Irony Premium” has evolved into a legitimate trading thesis: tokens that are self-aware tend to attract communities that are equally savvy (and motivated to meme their holdings upward).
In a rational market, USELESS would be...well, useless. But this is crypto. Rationality is a suggestion, not a rule.
Algorithmic desks and high-frequency traders are recalibrating to factor in virality vectors—hashtags, tweet volume, meme velocity—into their HFT models. When social chatter spikes 5x in an hour, you better believe scalping bots are listening. In a scientific sense, it’s less about price signals and more about predictive memetics—how content flows become proxies for capital flows.
MOG and PLUME are already showing signals of being the next memetic favorites. Both saw Twitter mentions increase 28% and 33% respectively over the last 24 hours—small by crypto standards, but decisive when paired with volume spikes.
MOVE (-0.93%), BDX (-1.33%), AB (-1.47%), BCH (-2.14%), and BSV (-2.98%) closed the day in the red. What they have in common isn’t just losses—it’s dwindling social interest. The same indicators driving gains in meme tokens—mentions, virality scores, community engagement—are flat or negative here. It’s a digital version of crowd-induced seasonal migration: users just aren’t populating these ecosystems anymore.
Traders should monitor both price and presence. In the age of crypto attention, absence is the real bear signal.
The top performers today weren’t those with the best tech, deepest liquidity, or cleanest UI—they were the loudest, weirdest, and most ironic. And that’s your alpha. In an environment where virality trumps value (at least in the short-term), staying tapped into online sentiment is as essential as studying price charts.
Will efficacy matter again someday? Probably. But not today. Today, the chaos is the alpha—and USELESS is your proof.
USELESS is now up over 200% in the past week, sparking headlines and a meme-Coindesk subplot. Some exchanges are reportedly preparing new listings based on social momentum indicators, not just liquidity metrics.
Monitor meme velocity and social mentions—in crypto, they often predict price better than standard technicals.
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