“Chill Guy”Meme 创建者 Philip Banks 强制执行图像版权，不允许将其用于与加密相关的事物

“Chill Guy”表情包是北卡罗来纳州艺术家菲利普·班克斯 (Philip Banks) 的创意。

An artist from North Carolina named Philip Banks is the creator of the well-known “Chill Guy” meme. With 20,000 and 60,000 followers on Instagram and X, respectively, Banks has a sizable social media presence.

来自北卡罗来纳州的艺术家菲利普·班克斯 (Philip Banks) 是著名的“Chill Guy”表情包的创造者。班克斯在 Instagram 和 X 上分别拥有 20,000 名和 60,000 名粉丝，在社交媒体上拥有相当大的影响力。

The adorable dog character in the “Chill Guy” meme, which Banks created, is dressed in a sweater, blue jeans, and sneakers like a human.

班克斯创作的“Chill Guy”模因中可爱的小狗角色，像人类一样穿着毛衣、蓝色牛仔裤和运动鞋。

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During a Q&A session in October 2023, Philip described the character as being carefree and laid-back.

在 2023 年 10 月的问答环节中，菲利普形容这个角色无忧无虑、悠闲自在。

“Chill Guy” meme has now become massively popular, spreading virally from its humble beginnings as an artwork posted on X.

“Chill Guy”模因现在已经变得非常流行，从最初作为 X 上发布的艺术品开始病毒式传播。

‘Chill Guy’ Meme Coin

“冷酷的家伙”模因硬币

It has entered the cryptocurrency world as a meme coin, and in just a few days, it has seen a price increase of over 538%.

它以模因币的身份进入加密货币世界，短短几天内，其价格涨幅超过 538%。

The meme coin is called CHILLGUY and has the dog character's face on it, much like the meme coin DOGE, and it has already seen a price increase of more than $400 million.

这款模因币名为 CHILLGUY，上面有狗角色的脸，很像模因币 DOGE，而且它的价格已经上涨了 4 亿多美元。

The “Chill Guy” meme has also been used in social media marketing campaigns by companies including Sprite Europe, March Madness, and NFL on CBS.

“Chill Guy”表情包还被 Sprite Europe、March Madness 和 NFL on CBS 等公司用于社交媒体营销活动。

The creator of the “Chill Guy” meme is now going to enforce copyright on the image.

“Chill Guy”模因的创建者现在将强制执行该图像的版权。

On November 21, Banks wrote on X, “Just putting it out there, chill guy has been copyrighted. Like, legally. I’ll be issuing takedowns on for-profit related things over the next few days.”

11 月 21 日，班克斯在 X 上写道，“只是把它放在那里，冷静的家伙已经受版权保护了。就像，合法地。我将在接下来的几天内对与营利性相关的事情进行删除。”

just putting it out there, chill guy has been copyrighted. like, legally. I'll be issuing takedowns on for-profit related things over the next few days

只是把它放在那里，冷静的家伙已经受版权保护了。就像，合法地。我将在接下来的几天内对营利性相关事物进行删除

Banks also made it clear that he won't let his creation be used for anything crypto-related.

班克斯还明确表示，他不会让他的创作用于任何与加密相关的事情。

“I do not give permission for others to use “my new character” (or any of my works) for crypto-related things, and I do not affiliate with any of them or condone their actions,” Banks said.

班克斯表示：“我不允许其他人将‘我的新角色’（或我的任何作品）用于与加密货币相关的事情，我不隶属于他们任何人，也不纵容他们的行为。”

should be obvious, but just to clarify; I do not give permission for others to use "my new character" (or any of my works) for crypto-related things, and I do not affiliate with any of them or condone their actions pic.twitter.com/ahakmOBGNK

应该是显而易见的，但只是为了澄清；我不允许其他人使用“我的新角色”（或我的任何作品）来进行与加密相关的事情，并且我不隶属于他们中的任何一个或纵容他们的行为 pic.twitter.com/ahakmOBGNK

The “Chill Guy” meme is characterized by the dog character's calm and collected demeanor, which is frequently accompanied by a faint smirk. It provides guidance on stress reduction and is also successful because of how simple its animated form is.

“冷酷的家伙”模因的特点是狗角色的冷静和镇定的举止，经常伴随着淡淡的傻笑。它提供了减轻压力的指导，并且因其动画形式的简单而获得成功。

The character has gone viral across a wide array of social media platforms such as X and TikTok and has spawned numerous memes and videos. The “Chill Guy” meme also appears on the official X handle of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele.

这个角色在 X 和 TikTok 等各种社交媒体平台上疯传，并催生了大量表情包和视频。 “Chill Guy”模因还出现在萨尔瓦多总统纳伊布·布克莱的官方 X 手柄上。

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另请阅读：“我们生活在时间”马是新的病毒轰动，看看一些有趣的模因