{"id":88293,"date":"2023-12-15T12:01:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T10:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=88293"},"modified":"2025-09-13T17:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T14:07:50","slug":"trader-turns-1000-into-200000-on-meme-token-wif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/trader-turns-1000-into-200000-on-meme-token-wif\/","title":{"rendered":"Trader turns $1,000 into $200,000 on meme token WIF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A crypto trader using the pseudonym Blockgraze turned $1,000 into $200,000 by trading the meme token Dogwifhat (WIF), whose mascot is a dog in a knitted hat. He told CoinDesk in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2023\/12\/14\/crypto-trader-turns-1k-into-100k-on-solanas-newest-memecoin-dogwifhat\/\">CoinDesk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The user bought WIF in late November after its debut on Solana&#8217;s DeFi market.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/dogwifcoin\">CoinGecko<\/a>, at the time of writing the asset was trading at $0.0379, and the 24-hour trading volume reached $14 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-eu.googleusercontent.com\/60cfFt6ixQl00_WVNXkOEWpnEcw8ViZ3lfz-pYophHAz8FrDCYHwCGRkaKEYkkLgAm-4c06OJz30QkcvTXnVb15D75cFV8Mlf_9EAXF13pbd7SiEb_Y6gzkwzwkdHEW6Fn00UA0kAgwBPaSPr0vmxwE\" alt=\"User earned over $200,000 on meme token WIF\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly WIF\/USD chart on Raydium. Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geckoterminal.com\/solana\/pools\/EP2ib6dYdEeqD8MfE2ezHCxX3kP3K2eLKkirfPm5eyMx?utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_source=coingecko&#038;utm_campaign=livechart-btn\">GeckoTerminal<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI thought the dog in the hat was very funny, and that\u2019s why I bought the coin,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Blockgraze added that he has already withdrawn $75,000, while the rest of the tokens remain in his wallet. His portfolio also includes the meme token BONK.<\/p>\n<p>As of December 15 the trader had 5.4 million WIF worth about $175,000 after the price drop. He plans to hold the assets for now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">took out taxes into my real<br \/>bank account and flipped my BONK and WIF sales from SOL to cash on Coinbase so I can sleep tonight<\/p>\n<p>have 5.4 million WIF left now worth about $175k on this dip<\/p>\n<p>have sold about $70k WIF I think<\/p>\n<p>HODLing as much as I can tolerate <\/p>\n<p>?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 blockgraze (@blockgraze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blockgraze\/status\/1735478234588782703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, 100x trades in meme tokens are more luck than skill, Blockgraze emphasised. He also compared this market direction to gambling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI think the secret is to be an idiot. Maybe I should have sold the assets several times, but the dog had a hat,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BONK rally<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another Solana-based meme token and also featuring a dog \u2014 Bonk (BONK) \u2014 rose 100% in 24 hours after Coinbase listing. Its market capitalization has surpassed $1.7 billion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coinbase will add support for Bonk (BONK) on the Solana network (SPL token). Do not send this asset over other networks or your funds may be lost. Transfers for this asset are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinbase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Coinbase<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoinbaseExch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CoinbaseExch<\/a> in the regions where trading is supported.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coinbase Assets ?\ufe0f? (@CoinbaseAssets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoinbaseAssets\/status\/1735005525882831142?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Binance later announced the listing of the asset.<\/p>\n<p>The token showed weak momentum since its appearance in November 2022. However, after 12 months it began to come alive, recording a tenfold rise.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-eu.googleusercontent.com\/y1lZQqkCr7s-JU2PgVwhbx8JTgXj1696rKoLKxUQ3fjngdU-qZVegpWNewWLDtkglQd7mwYmtlL5MlBrdqGQArf6PUGHNgla5NrJ5584ofXonHJR8RYbuc8JSVWt-p1h29aoT8G0to9Vw_ckRc5aHcc\" alt=\"BONK price chart\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">4-hour chart of BONK\/USDT on Orca. Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geckoterminal.com\/solana\/pools\/3ne4mWqdYuNiYrYZC9TrA3FcfuFdErghH97vNPbjicr1?utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_source=coingecko&#038;utm_campaign=livechart-btn\">GeckoTerminal<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The meme token has found use in a protocol. Several Solana projects integrated the coin for use as payment for <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-are-nfts\">non-fungible tokens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other users used BONK&#8217;s burn mechanism to create NFT events.<\/p>\n<p>Bonk is a team of 22 people with no single leader, according to CoinDesk&#8217;s token developers. The project does not consider itself a competitor to Dogecoin (DOGE) or Shiba Inu (SHIB), as it differs from other \u201cdog\u201d coins on the market.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cBONK is already more useful than any of these tokens. You can&#8217;t do much with SHIB or DOGE in the blockchain. Meanwhile, with us there are already more than 50 integrations,\u201d said one of the project&#8217;s founders.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Moreover, Bonk became the largest sponsor of the Sandstorm hackathon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BONK&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BONK<\/a> is proud to be the largest sponsor of the Sandstorm Hackathon! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8LSOvV54X8\">https:\/\/t.co\/8LSOvV54X8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Ur4aSUNYU\">pic.twitter.com\/3Ur4aSUNYU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bonk! (@bonk_inu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bonk_inu\/status\/1613628178072801296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Christmas last year some Solana developers who filled out a form received an airdrop of 25 billion BONK. At the time these assets were worth about $900, but today they are valued at $500,000.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The coolest thing about this is that 500-900$ is actually worth quite a bit in certain places of the world (e.g. Turkish Lira was down 83% wrt to USD), so hopefully this helps them build with a bit more comfort<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 mert | helius.dev (d\/acc) (@0xMert_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xMert_\/status\/1607072192529043459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u041d\u0435\u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0435 \u044d\u043d\u0442\u0443\u0437\u0438\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044b \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u043e\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0437\u0430 \u0430\u0438\u0440\u0434\u0440\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043c \u043c\u0435\u043c-\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0449\u044c\u044e <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/solana-chief-flags-weak-saga-smartphone-sales\">Web3-\u0441\u043c\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0444\u043e\u043d\u0430 Solana Saga<\/a>. \u0421 \u043c\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430 <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/solana-sets-date-for-saga-smartphone-sales\">\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0430 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430<\/a> \u0432 \u043c\u0430\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0442\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 30 \u043c\u043b\u043d BONK.<\/p>\n<p>\u0412 \u043e\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043c\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442 \u044d\u0442\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0442\u044b \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e $900, \u0442\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u043a Saga \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043f\u043e $599. \u0410\u0436\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0436 \u0432\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0443\u0433 \u043d\u0435\u043e\u0431\u044b\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0430\u0440\u0431\u0438\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043b \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0436 \u0441\u043c\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0444\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0432 Solana \u0432 10 \u0440\u0430\u0437.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">lol. just so everyone is aware, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/solanamobile?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@solanamobile<\/a> saga sales have >10x&#8217;d in the past 48 hours, and are now on track to sell out before the new year.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SzKht4DTYL\">https:\/\/t.co\/SzKht4DTYL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 raj ? (@rajgokal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rajgokal\/status\/1735381977250054548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u0421\u043e\u043e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0431\u043b\u043e\u043a\u0447\u0435\u0439\u043d\u0430 \u0410\u043d\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0439 \u042f\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e \u0434\u0430\u0436\u0435 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aeyakovenko\/status\/1735427878316323276?s=20\">\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043b<\/a> \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0443 \u043d\u0430 Saga.<\/p>\n<p>As reported, on December 6, in its 10-year anniversary, DOGE <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/dogecoin-hits-annual-high-on-its-tenth-anniversary\">reached an annual high<\/a> of $0.102. Earlier, the community <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/dogecoin-wallet-to-the-moon\">initiated the launch<\/a> of a wallet with tokens on Luna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A crypto trader using the pseudonym Blockgraze turned $1,000 into $200,000 by trading the meme token Dogwifhat (WIF), whose mascot is a dog in a knitted hat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1161,1150,1159],"class_list":["post-88293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-memes","tag-news-plus","tag-solana-sol"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"36","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88295,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88293\/revisions\/88295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}