Roaring Kitty Back Again? GME Meme Concept Sparks Collective Frenzy
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Roaring Kitty Back Again? GME Meme Concept Sparks Collective Frenzy
Same old wine in a new bottle, the same old celebrity effect trick.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsBy TechFlow
The big player is back.
After a two-week silence, Roaring Kitty, famous for his bullish bet on GameStop stock, posted a "Reverse" card from the UNO card game on Twitter today.
Regardless of what this tweet actually implies or states outright, because Roaring Kitty's personal image has become deeply associated with the Wall Street Bets theme, immediately after this post, the Solana-based $GME token surged nearly 300%, while the Ethereum-based $GME token spiked almost 800%.
Same Old Wine in a New Bottle—Celebrity Effect as Usual?
Last month, when Roaring Kitty tweeted for the first time in three years, it triggered a massive surge in both $GME and its namesake memecoins. During that period, Roaring Kitty continuously shared various movie and TV clips on Twitter.
Even these seemingly nonsensical posts sparked FOMO among followers. Nearly every short video he posted was followed by speculative memecoins capitalizing on the name.
For Roaring Kitty himself, these may have just been spontaneous expressions, but to retail investors, each tweet cannot be ignored—every single one could be an undiscovered gold mine.
Pumping assets strongly tied to celebrity personas might seem absurd, but for crypto traders, this phenomenon of affection-by-association has repeated itself over and over in the market.
After Elon Musk repeatedly expressed his fondness for $DOGE on social media, the price of $DOGE became tightly linked to his words and actions.
In 2021, every time Musk mentioned Dogecoin, $DOGE experienced significant pumps—without exception. This wealth-creation effect snowballed into something massive, eventually leading to millisecond-level monitoring of Musk’s tweets.
To this day, Musk remains a top-tier influencer in crypto, with countless eyes still glued to his every tweet, hoping to uncover the next wealth code.
The previously hyped "founder + small animal" trend followed the same pattern—Vitalik Buterin’s cat, Solana founder Toly’s dragon, Polygon founder Sandeep’s pet elephant, and so on...
What drives people to flock isn't the cuteness of these animals themselves; rather, the core of such pet-themed speculation lies in the downward spillover of celebrity influence.
Celebrities draw attention to meme narratives through their influence, and when some even actively promote these memes, it becomes like a spark hitting gasoline—igniting instantly.
Of course, those wielding influence fully understand this mechanism. Take last week’s viral $Jenner coin—the original figure Caitlyn Jenner jumped on the trend remarkably fast:
Which GME-Related Memes Are Worth Watching?
Namesake Stock Tokens
$GME
Two tokens named after GameStop stock, $GME, are currently the hottest targets:
$AMC
Similar to $GME, $AMC is a cryptocurrency bearing the same name as the U.S.-listed AMC Entertainment stock. As North America’s largest cinema chain, $AMC has long been a favorite speculative asset among retail traders. Judging by price action, $AMC was clearly impacted by Roaring Kitty’s tweet, surging nearly 700% before pulling back.
Personality-Named Tokens
$Kitty is the namesake token of Roaring Kitty. It skyrocketed after Roaring Kitty’s first tweet in three years back in May, and today surged nearly 1000% following his latest activity before retreating.
Wall Street Bets Theme
$WSB and $WSM
There are also direct references to the Wall Street Bets theme via $WSB and $WSM.
It’s clear that market demand has become increasingly straightforward and aggressive. The wealth effect of attention economics continues to overpower pure fundamental analysis. Everyone wants their investment to make an immediate impact—a single piece of news causing an instant pump is ideal. Thus, a single image from Roaring Kitty can now effortlessly move hundreds of millions in capital.
Elon Musk’s dog, Vitalik’s cat, Kitty’s GME—nothing has really changed...
Attention is like a commander’s flag in the hands of celebrities. With just a slight wave, retail investors come running—it’s not an exaggeration to say they’re summoned at will.
But attention also has an expiration date. The market prefers to pay for fresh new trends, even if these so-called new trends are merely old stories repackaged.
Whether Roaring Kitty’s current “comeback” is just a fleeting whim remains unknown. But one thing is certain: the crypto market will never run out of new hot topics—or eager believers willing to bet on them.
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