MEME in the crypto world has never just been a joke. Looking back to the earliest moments, it’s clear that the projects that truly survive all point to the same underlying logic — community.

Take Dogecoin as an example. Its ability to endure through multiple cycles isn’t because it’s particularly funny, but because a group of people spontaneously created their own culture without centralized guidance. Jokes turned into consensus, and a group of strangers came together around a shared belief. That’s true resilience.

Celebrity influence can make a project popular for a while. But what happens after the hype fades? The ultimate determinant of how far it can go is whether short-term attention can be converted into long-term products, transmissible beliefs, or even a genuine culture. That’s also why projects that rely on trending searches are often fleeting — once the hype dies down, the story ends.

In contrast, those MEME projects that truly survive often share a common trait: patience and a long-term mindset. Just like some projects that have been rooted in the market for two years, they don’t rely on short-term buzz. Instead, like early Dogecoin, they gradually build their community recognition amid volatility. While others chase the next hot trend, they are already constructing their identity and narrative.

Perhaps this is the real potential of the MEME world — slowly evolving from fringe culture into mainstream narrative. Time will separate the projects that truly endure.