Solana Ghibli-inspired memecoins are surging in popularity as ChatGPT users flood social media with Studio Ghibli-inspired images

Solana Ghibli-inspired memecoins are surging in popularity as ChatGPT users have flooded social media with Studio Ghibli-inspired images over the past 24 hours.

ChatGPT-4's image generation capabilities have quickly become a hit with users, who are now creating a slew of Studio Ghibli-inspired images, leading to a surge in Solana Ghibli-inspired memecoins.

As OpenAI launched image generation for its ChatGPT-4o mode on March 25, users have been quickly churning out images in the art style of Studio Ghibli — best known for its anime films Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro.

The integration was announced by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who also displayed an image of the GPT-4 model generating an image.

Later, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who has a history of influencing memecoins Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE) with his posts, also shared an image of himself generated by the ChatGPT-4 image generation model.

Sam Altman posted a Studio Ghibli-inspired AI image while announcing ChatGPT’s image generation tool. Source: Sam Altman

Neither Musk nor Altman mentioned any Ghibli-themed memecoin. However, the largest Ghibli-themed token has reached a market cap of $20.80 million since it went live 19 hours ago, according to DEX Screener.

At the time of publication, it is trading at $0.02083, up approximately 39,010% since it was created.

The Solana-based memecoin Ghibli has climbed by nearly 40,000% since it launched on March 26. Source: DEX Screener

At least 20 other Ghibli-related memecoins have been created since. Some crypto traders see it as a potential sign of life for the memecoin market, which has dropped 57% in value since Dec. 8 — just days after Bitcoin first hit $100,000.

Crypto trader Sachs said in a March 26 X post that he is praying the memecoin “runs to $100M to bring some hopes into these markets.”

“Severely needed,” Sachs added.

It follows the recent trend of memecoins sparking out of cultural references and movements. The CHILLGUY token launched on Nov. 15 on the Solana blockchain, riding the wave of the viral “Just a chill guy” meme that gained popularity on social media.

CHILLGUY’s value surged, reaching a peak market capitalization of $643 million by Nov. 27.

However, investing in memecoins tied to daily trends comes with significant risk. CHILLGUY is down 95% from its November high, according to CoinMarketCap data.