Original | Odaily Planet Daily (@OdailyChina)
The Chinese Meme craze is not over yet.
During the National Day holiday, the surge of "Binance Life" and its launch on Binance Alpha sparked the first wave of Chinese Meme culture. However, that wave was more centered around the "Binance concept" and did not truly bring Chinese Meme culture to a global audience. Now, a second wave is rising—one that is genuinely rooted in the Meme genes of the Chinese internet, transforming internet memes into market consensus, with a more native form and greater spreadability. (Recommended reading: What does the launch of "Binance Life" on Binance Alpha mean, with a market cap exceeding $150 million in just 3 days?)
Although Chinese Memes are currently mostly appearing on Binance Alpha, the main site has not yet entered the fray, but the winds have begun to shift: on October 9, Binance's contract API added support for Chinese trading pairs, hinting at the potential for launching Chinese Memes.
The market has already solidified a batch of assets with strong community consensus and distinct Meme attributes. As the old saying goes: "Good news and good prices do not appear at the same time." While everyone is watching the market decline and waiting for signals, who will be the first to land on Binance?
Odaily Planet Daily has compiled the current popular Chinese Memes to help users catch the trend in advance.
Binance Life
Contract: 0x924fa68a0fc644485b8df8abfa0a41c2e7744444
Market Cap: $147 million
Holding Addresses: 33,190
"Binance Life" is the hottest and the first Chinese Meme to launch on Binance Alpha, and it is its explosive growth that has brought sustained global attention to Chinese Memes. This Meme originated from the "Apple vs. Android" debate by the internet celebrity Hu Chenfeng, who was banned on Douyin (note: referring to categorizing all superior, elite, and high-quality things as Apple, while inferior and cheap things are categorized as Android), comparing Binance to the "Apple" of the crypto world, creating the community catchphrase "Drive a Binance car, live in a Binance community, enjoy a Binance life." The marketing suggestion for the "Binance Life" Meme was proposed by Chen Jian, who was rewarded with 100 BNB by Binance.
The market cap of Binance Life reached a peak of $500 million, currently down over 70%, but because it is a Chinese Meme closely related to Binance, the community believes the probability of Binance Life landing on the main Binance site is the highest.
Cultivation
Contract: 0x44443dd87ec4d1bea3425acc118adb023f07f91b
Market Cap: $14 million
Holding Addresses: 12,360
"Cultivation" is the first Meme coin launched exclusively from Binance's Wallet Meme Rush platform and listed on Binance Alpha. The Meme Rush platform is a new feature designed by Binance specifically for users of the Binance Wallet (without private key addresses), making it easier to discover and participate in Meme token projects. The community believes that as a new product promoted by the Binance Wallet, the Meme Rush platform must create a wealth effect to attract investors, hence "Cultivation" has a chance to be listed on the main Binance site, creating a narrative angle for the subsequent development of the Meme Rush platform.
The "Cultivation" Meme originates from a “Cultivation” article published by Binance co-founder He Yi at Binance Square, systematically explaining his entrepreneurial cultivation philosophy of "Dao, Fa, Shu, Qi."
Hakimi
Contract: 0x82ec31d69b3c289e541b50e30681fd1acad24444
Market Cap: $30 million
Holding Addresses: 13,190
"Hakimi" is one of the hottest Memes on the Chinese internet, originally born from a character in the Japanese anime Uma Musume in January 2021, who casually hummed a little tune. Over the next few years, Chinese internet users deconstructed "Hakimi," linking it not only to cute cats but also discovering that "Hakimi" could fit with many song melodies. In 2024, Bilibili saw a surge in "Hakimi" song creation. Furthermore, with the rise of "Round-Headed Old Man (Cat Dad)" on the Chinese internet in April 2025, the Hakimi BGM also coincided with the old man image, officially launching the nationwide creation of "Hakimi," with various classic songs being remixed, giving birth to classics like "Blue Lotus Hak," "Jumping Building Ji," and "Ji Mi Says." The most influential virtual singer in China is no longer Luo Tianyi, but Hakimi.
Because of the deep-rooted Meme culture of "Hakimi," it has gathered a relatively solid consensus in the community. Hakimi has already launched on Binance Alpha, and the Meme coins related to the "Hakimi" concept include "Mambo," "North and South Mung Bean," etc., but their market caps are not high.
Milk Dragon
Contract: 0x44448aca77cc60e77c90b6a60851b1bb843cc2ee
Market Cap: $5.7 million
Holding Addresses: 6,350
"Milk Dragon" is a character from the Chinese original animated short film "Milk Dragon," which was born in 2020. Due to its soft and cute appearance, it has been widely re-created on the Chinese internet. Among them, the "I am Milk Dragon" catchphrase has gone viral, with players using AI to remix the audio of "I am Milk Dragon" with the song "Tonight the Stars Shine Bright," combined with "Turkish dance" to make it even more addictive. It has been widely imitated and spread by netizens on the Chinese internet.
"I am Milk Dragon" dance video
Long
Contract: 0xc3c1b25ff8c3f828f36a030960d54082ed984444
Market Cap: $6.6 million
Holding Addresses: 9,110
"Long" is a combination of several hot memes on the Chinese internet. First, the "Long" expression, which is difficult to break, originally belonged to a cosplayer named Long Yutao in 2014. Due to his extreme behavior, netizens turned his cosplayer photos into memes. However, the situation gradually spiraled out of control, and even after Long Yutao publicly apologized, the expression continued to circulate widely on the internet, referred to as "Long Picture."
Source of Long Picture expression
At the same time, the sharp head and the subtitle "Then I ask you" in "Long" come from another fitness blogger "Changshu Arno." In the fitness community, it has been circulated that if a person uses technology in fitness, their head will become pointed, and coincidentally, Arno's head is pointed. During one of Arno's live streams, a netizen asked why his head was pointed, and unexpectedly, Arno broke down, repeatedly asking "Then I ask you." The rebuttal was illogical, leading to a meme created by netizens.
Shamate
Contract: 0xf1cf3b0e5c427c04cc48dbb3ab7f6ba357434444
Market Cap: $1.3 million
Holding Addresses: 3,070
"Shamate" is inspired by the early Chinese subculture "Shamate," known for its flamboyant and rebellious aesthetics. However, the revival of "Shamate" on the Chinese internet is not due to its cultural core, but rather because of memes. China's largest short video platform, Douyin, recently launched a blue Shamate meme pack, which has been well-received by netizens, and also launched another five limited-time Shamate meme packs.
The popularity of the blue Shamate meme pack, besides its Meme attributes, is also due to the fact that in September, when Douyin did not update, only a few netizens could send out the blue Shamate meme pack, leading to comments like "Whoever can send out the blue Shamate meme pack will be recognized as their dad," which further fueled the explosive popularity of the blue Shamate.
Bee Dog
Contract: 0x2eb08a8fe215f72e01e089c1cd8c4c4937414444
Market Cap: $1.15 million
Holding Addresses: 1,110
"Bee Dog" is called "Bee Puppy" due to its swollen dog face, innocent eyes, and bee-like color scheme, with its prototype being a mini Doberman. However, there are various explanations online for why this dog has a swollen face; some believe it was stung by a bee, while others claim it was bitten by a snake. Regardless, its expression is highly meme-worthy and is often used on social media to express awkwardness or innocence.
How Should Binance Decide?
In addition to the Chinese Memes listed above, there are many other hot memes on the Chinese internet that are not mentioned here. Returning to the crypto market, how this round of Chinese Memes will conclude may still depend on Binance's attitude. As the global crypto liquidity hub, its choice to promote or not carries significant implications. After all, most of these Chinese Memes were born on BSC.
Moreover, after "10.11," the community's attitude towards Binance has gradually polarized, with mixed reviews. Binance may need to create another wealth frenzy to shift the market's attention. At this time, launching a Chinese Meme coin could be a better choice.
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