Forward the original title ‘Is Memeapp, which is just emerging, the next big opportunity at the intersection of Crypto and AI?’

What is Memeapp

Memeapp is an application category based on AI-generated app capabilities, lightly integrated with Crypto, and designed for issuing assets. Some people currently refer to it as “APP coin.”

Users only need to input some descriptions of the app, and an interactive front-end will be generated. It combines MCP, preset components, databases (blockchain), and cloud (decentralized) for rapid deployment.

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol, which helps AI models connect to external data and tools. Through a server-side agent access method, it functions like a translator, making it easier for AI to interact with various tools and data sources without needing separate code for each connection. This greatly enhances the capabilities of the agent, resolving issues like data crawling or tool access that occurred when using systems like Manus, as the server-side opens up to the agent in the future.

SendAI released the Solana MCP in the widely used Coding agent Cline, enabling agents to read and write transactions on the Solana blockchain. This will significantly lower the threshold for AI to develop Solana-related applications in the future.

These tools allow for the rapid creation of simple logic-based applications. AI is not yet capable of writing production-level smart contracts, and contracts that have passed audits and time tests are unlikely to be quickly replaced by AI-generated contracts. However, if contract generation becomes possible in the future, it could enable the creation of native Crypto applications.

These types of apps are simple in function, yet offer different levels of interest and functionality depending on the designer, and they strongly carry meme culture attributes. Their early form has already appeared—on Dexscreener, linked to memecoin websites.

Currently, Memeapp mainly appears as interactive websites and mini-games. This has already sparked creativity among people. Well-known independent developer @levelsio held a Vibe coding contest on Twitter, and Solana also launched a similar competition called Vibe Jam.

Why Pay Attention Now

The logic behind Crypto AI is still largely based on the development of Web2 AI, with Crypto providing the ability for assetization.

So, what is happening on the AI application side in the real world? We are seeing products like windsurf, v0, Bolt, Lovable, and others kickstarting a nationwide feast of app creation (Lovable just secured $15M in funding in February this year). The Aha moment brought by using Agents like Manus, which include virtual machine and MCP capabilities, has already given us a new definition of software development. The innovation brought by these applications is referred to as “Vibe coding” in English, where writing code has shifted from a laborious task to an act of creation.

After several years of development, the usability of these tools has greatly improved. The products emerging since 2025 are now sufficient to meet needs such as website creation, data dashboards, and small games. Unlike auxiliary coding tools like Cursor and Windsurf, Vibe coding products lower the development barrier to zero, allowing users to create and even debug entire apps using natural language, offering strong customization and cost-reduction capabilities. As a result, app development has become a “permissionless” model that anyone can engage with.

With the development of technologies like MCP, AI’s ability to autonomously access data and create code has significantly improved. While the current technology level still lacks tools with complex logic and practical utility, meme-based apps are more than sufficient. This is why mini-games and data dashboards are currently quite popular. Software creation is now equivalent to content creation.

Why Combine with Crypto?

The Value Crypto Brings to Memeapp

Solving the Cold-Start Problem

One of the biggest commercialization challenges Memeapp faces is the cold-start problem. As the number of AI-generated apps grows exponentially, the app market will become more crowded, and how to make quality apps stand out and accumulate their first batch of users will become a crucial task. In this context, a fair launch model similar to Pumpfun provides an ideal solution for Memeapp. This model not only ensures fair participation for initial users but also effectively drives growth in the cold-start phase.

The Challenge of Fragmented Ownership

The low startup and replication costs of AI applications have made competition fierce. At the same time, there is a weak link between AI application creators and operators, and there is a lack of effective mechanisms for sharing profits. How to incentivize creators to continue innovating, protect their intellectual property, and reasonably allocate and integrate interests is a problem that needs to be solved. In the Web3 framework, blockchain technology offers new possibilities to address these issues.

Memeapp, as an assetized AI-generated application, truly brings the concept of an IPO into the blockchain, providing a new path for the capitalization of creativity through blockchain technology. This can attract over 5.5 billion internet users globally and offer a new way of value creation and sharing for users about to access AI. Through blockchain, creators can ensure transparency and traceability of ownership while also fairly sharing their creative results on a global scale.

Various on-chain derivative play strategies involving different combinations of ownership are also expected to emerge without surprise.

The Value Memeapp Brings to Crypto

The innovation of user-generated software in interactive experiences, especially in the meme domain, has a disruptive effect similar to that of short videos. Therefore, Memeapp is not only an excellent alternative to Memecoin but also effectively unleashes the speculative enthusiasm of degens.

For example, a Memeapp building activity themed around “morning routine” could spark people’s interest and creativity. I believe the construction of award-winning works will intrigue people, making them curious about how these interesting apps are presented.

Essentially, Memeapp fills the gap left by the decentralization of asset issuance capabilities. In the early days of the crypto world, only developers who created valuable products were eligible to issue assets and capture the value they created. However, while models like Pumpfun have decentralized the right to issue assets to all crypto users, they have also led to excessive chaos and a lack of effective filtering mechanisms. P holders receive rewards by taking on the initial screening responsibility for asset discovery, but users still need to rely on the background of the issuer, contract addresses, Twitter updates, and website quality to judge reliability.

This is one of the reasons why Memeapp shows a healthier and more sustainable industry influence compared to Memecoin. Through decentralization and more standardized methods, Memeapp can provide more certainty to users, thus driving the entire crypto industry more positively.

Looking at the launch data from Pumpfun, dev.fun conducted token launches through pump.fun, and the graduation rate of dev.fun tokens was about 4.5%, significantly higher than Pumpfun’s data, which is far below 1%. If we define the time that the token price remains above the internal market cap after the launch, the average survival time of dev.fun tokens is about 12 days, much higher than Pumpfun’s three days. This shows that Memeapp has higher quality and sustainability compared to Memecoin.

Soon, participants in every aspect of the industry will connect everyone, organizations, and ecosystems by building their own applications, and the resulting chain reactions will exceed everyone’s expectations.

The founder of Colosseum, also an investor in @devfunpump, @crabbylions, created a grants platform named rick through AI. Its token serves as a reward for high-quality applications on devfun. This quickly led to the creation of many applications centered around the rick theme.

This means that, even within the Crypto industry itself, such platforms can simplify and tokenize all actions and activities in our work processes, completely revolutionizing the way we build the industry.

What’s Next for Memeapp

As native users gradually experience the charm of Memeapp (I believe this will happen soon), Memeapp is expected to develop into a more powerful APP Coin platform. In the future, it will not just be a simple app but will carry more complex logical contracts, built on AI and Crypto native infrastructure, driving the entire ecosystem’s upgrade.

AI-written contracts are a direction many teams dream of, but the security of contracts is crucial. Therefore, compared to ordinary Vibe coding platforms, the threshold for AI-written contracts will be higher. However, EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) platforms are relatively friendly, such as OpenZeppelin and other open-source contract libraries, which already allow AI to easily create basic template contracts. However, once AI can write complex contracts, it will unlock more innovative gameplay and bring new possibilities to the entire crypto world.

For example, the current token generation model of Pump, including token specifications, Bonding curve parameters, internal market size, and liquidity migration methods, are all fixed patterns. If there were a launchpad where users and AI could interact to write contracts, set different parameters, and create various gameplay options, it would unleash boundless imagination.

A large number of AI infrastructures lacking use cases will launch similar products. This marks a paradigm shift for on-chain AI, from agents focused on transactions to applications focused on use cases.

In the long run, mastering the ability to write contracts will allow AI to further penetrate Crypto. Keep in mind that the two most important organizational structures in blockchain, L2 and DAO, are essentially contracts. Thus, Ethereum’s long-discussed idea of universal automated issuance and customization/differentiation of chains will become more tangible.

@Ch40sChain is a pioneer in this direction, built by the @NethermindEth team. It’s worth noting that this is a project once led by the current executive director of the Ethereum Foundation.

In addition to development platforms, two types of organizations are likely to emerge around these “software” content creators:

New Distribution Channels

Similar to Steam’s impact on independent games, Memeapp could lead to the creation of similar distribution platforms that control exposure and pricing from top to bottom. These platforms will aggregate the output of Memeapp tools from different platforms and push personalized content, promoting the appreciation of projects that have issued tokens, and accelerating the launch of projects that haven’t yet issued tokens.

In terms of traffic exposure, projects like @KaitoAI Launchpad, which focus on distribution within the Memeapp platform, may gain more opportunities in the future and become a driving force for the development of platforms and content creators.

Developer Guild DAO

Similar to Gamefi’s gaming guilds, Memeapp could also see the emergence of guild DAOs focused on Memeapp developers. These organizations will vertically integrate developer resources in a bottom-up manner, promoting the fusion of APP business needs, and even driving the merger and innovation of certain tokens.

Currently, Memeapp developer guilds like @buidldao_ have emerged. They integrate the value of a group of developers into a token, providing stronger publicity and promotional advantages for the apps under them and sparking more innovative chemistry between developers.

Projects That Are Worth Noticing

Currently, many teams are working toward this direction.

@devfunpump - An AI-generated application platform on Solana. When publishing applications, it requires the release or binding of a token on Pump.fun. The product design feels very much like Pump.fun, with the model understanding Crypto-related prompts well. The product guidance is very effective, and the user experience during the building process is excellent. The developer community on the platform is very active, and the meme culture is strong, making it one of the most outstanding and usable products at the moment.

@alchemistAIapp - One of the earliest AI-generated application platforms on Solana. It has just completed the V3 update and is one of the few products that survived the last AI wave. It has strong capabilities for building native applications. Currently, it does not have an APP tokenization experience but has some platform token economics. Its $80M market cap token has captured a significant portion of the market pricing and has already been listed on Binance Alpha.

@tryoharaAI - An AI-generated application platform on Base. The building process is smooth. The UI is relatively simple without any special settings but functional enough. Currently, it does not have an APP tokenization experience.

@0xtarobase - Still in stealth mode, aiming to further implement contract-writing capabilities for AI-generated applications.

Many similar projects are still in stealth mode, including infrastructure, upstream and downstream developments, and the mentioned organizational innovations. Memeapp summer will arrive at any time.

For Memeapp, my thesis is very simple: The nihilism brought by Memecoin will be enriched by AI-written applications. The explosion of AI-generated apps will be solved by Crypto assetization. Strong C-end perception, low entry barriers, solving real needs, and creating legitimate assets—that’s the best integration of Crypto and AI I’ve seen.

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