Memecoin guides
The essential know-how in one place: what memecoins are, how launchpads work, how to buy your first token safely and who is worth listening to.
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What memecoins are and why people buy them
A token without a product, priced by attention, community and liquidity. The essentials in one place.
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Memecoins from zero in 8 steps
Read in order. Each step takes a few minutes and gives you concrete knowledge before your first trade.
- 1What memecoins are and why people buy them7 min
- 2Memecoin launchpads: pump.fun, bonding curves and migration8 min
- 3A memecoin wallet setup that protects against the costliest mistakes6 min
- 4A ticker is not an identity: verify the token contract or mint6 min
- 5Your first memecoin purchase, step by step7 min
- 6Memecoin red flags to check before buying7 min
- 7Memecoin tools: charts, scanners, explorers and bots6 min
- 8Memecoin glossary: from CA to rug pull8 min
Who to follow on X
Launchpads, DEXs, tools, wallets and on-chain analysts. Every handle checked against a source.
Where to buy crypto
Exchanges with a verified MiCA licence, PLN and BLIK support, and a source for every fact.
Topic series
Security and scams
Wallet, contract and risk report: how not to lose funds to a fake, a drainer or a rug pull.
A memecoin wallet setup that protects against the costliest mistakes6 min
Ledger or Trezor? A hardware wallet for memecoins14 min
A ticker is not an identity: verify the token contract or mint6 min
Fake tokens and copycat tickers: how to verify the contract before you buy10 min
Memecoin red flags to check before buying7 min
How to read a token risk report: mint authority, LP, honeypots and the other signals13 min
The Binance hack: what happened and how Aave held back part of the funds8 min
Launchpads
How a memecoin is born: bonding curve, migration to a DEX and how the platforms differ.
Memecoin launchpads: pump.fun, bonding curves and migration8 min
How pump.fun works: the bonding curve, migration to PumpSwap, fees and risks15 min
Four.meme and BNB Chain memecoins: the bonding curve, PancakeSwap, tax tokens and risks12 min
Why almost no memecoin gets back to its ATH8 min
Perps on a launchpad: pump.fun x Hyperliquid, liquidation, fees and risks10 min
Swaps and costs
Liquidity, slippage, price impact and fees: what you actually pay on every swap.
Liquidity without the mystique: what a pool says about entry and exit5 min
Slippage, price impact and fees are three different costs5 min
Swapping Solana memecoins without overpaying: slippage, price impact, priority fees and fees14 min
Empty token accounts on Solana: where they come from, how much SOL they lock and how to close them safely9 min
Reading on-chain
Charts, scanners and explorers: how to check for yourself what happened on-chain.
Networks
Solana, Base and Robinhood Chain: what each network changes for a memecoin holder.
Polish law and tax
MiCA, the Polish act, PIT-38 and airdrops: what an investor in Poland needs to know.
All articles
SECURITYThe Binance hack: what happened and how Aave held back part of the funds
On 29 October 2026 about US$6.3bn left Binance's hot wallets. We explain in plain language how the attack happened, what the stablecoin issuers froze, why the hacker went to Aave and where the talk of recovering US$14M comes from. As of the morning of 30 October the case is still open.
GUIDEHow to read a transaction on a block explorer: Solscan, Basescan and BscScan step by step
Signature, status, fee, instructions, logs, approve. We explain what the fields on a transaction page mean, how to verify a swap and its fees using the Solana docs and Ethereum standards, and how to spot an approve that opens the door to a wallet drainer.
GUIDEEmpty token accounts on Solana: where they come from, how much SOL they lock and how to close them safely
Every memecoin you have ever held leaves a token account with a SOL deposit behind. We explain what that costs according to the Solana docs, when an account can be closed, what a burn does and why “reclaim your SOL” sites can be a trap.
GUIDECrypto airdrops: how they work, how to avoid drainers and how they are taxed in Poland
What an airdrop is, why an unknown token in your wallet is usually bait, how fake claim sites, approval drainers and signature phishing work, and what Polish tax rulings say about airdrops in the PIT-38 context.
GUIDEWhy almost no memecoin gets back to its ATH
The peak comes fast and the comeback almost never does. We pull together the October 2026 data: how many days it takes to reach the ATH, how many tokens survive their first week at all, and why the way back grows faster than the loss. Figures whose source cannot be checked are clearly marked.
GUIDEFour.meme and BNB Chain memecoins: the bonding curve, PancakeSwap, tax tokens and risks
How a four.meme token is created, what a trade costs on the bonding curve, when liquidity moves to PancakeSwap, what tax tokens are and how all of this differs from pump.fun. Plus gas in BNB, honeypots, copycats and snipers, and how to check a BNB Chain token on MEMECOINY.
GUIDEPerps on a launchpad: pump.fun x Hyperliquid, liquidation, fees and risks
Since 17 October 2026 pump.fun lets you open perps on BTC up to 40x and ETH up to 25x, executed by Hyperliquid. We explain margin, maintenance margin and liquidation with numbers, work out the fees on notional value and funding, and show why 40x on BTC is a completely different risk from a memecoin.
LAW AND TAXPoland's crypto-assets act after three vetoes: what it means for you
Three presidential vetoes, three failed attempts to override them and still no Polish law implementing MiCA. What it changes for choosing an exchange, for taxes and for scam protection, as of 18 October 2026.
GUIDELedger or Trezor? A hardware wallet for memecoins
What a hardware wallet really protects and what it does not, how to pair it with Phantom, Solflare or MetaMask, and how today's Ledger and Trezor models compare for Solana and EVM chains. No winner: we say what fits whom.
GUIDEHow pump.fun works: the bonding curve, migration to PumpSwap, fees and risks
How a pump.fun token is created, where its price comes from on the bonding curve, when it moves to a PumpSwap pool, what every trade costs and how much of that the creator gets. Plus the usual traps and what to check before you buy.
GUIDESwapping Solana memecoins without overpaying: slippage, price impact, priority fees and fees
We break one swap into the costs our trade sheet shows: what “Minimum received” means, why a quote expires, how a sandwich attack works, where the Token-2022 transfer fee hides and how much we actually earn on your swap.
SECURITYHow to read a token risk report: mint authority, LP, honeypots and the other signals
A row-by-row walk through the “Risk report” tab: what RugCheck and GoPlus check on Solana, Base and BNB Chain, how to read liquidity and pair age, and what a clean report does not prove.
BASICSWhat memecoins are and why people buy them
A token without a product, priced by attention, community and liquidity. The essentials in one place.
BASICSMemecoin launchpads: pump.fun, bonding curves and migration
How a new token is born, what a bonding curve is and what it means when a token graduates to a DEX.
GUIDEYour first memecoin purchase, step by step
From creating a wallet and funding it to the swap and the sale. Without the shortcuts that cost money.
GUIDEMemecoin tools: charts, scanners, explorers and bots
The toolkit most traders use and what each tool is for.
GLOSSARYMemecoin glossary: from CA to rug pull
The most common terms from X, Telegram and the trenches in plain language.
LAW AND TAXMemecoin tax in Poland: PIT-38 step by step
When tax arises, what counts as a cost, why a DEX swap is not a taxable event and how to fill in part E of the return.
LAW AND TAXWhere to buy crypto safely in Poland in 2026: MiCA in practice
What a CASP authorisation means, how to check a firm in the ESMA register, where the Polish law stands and how to move funds to your own wallet safely.
SECURITYFake tokens and copycat tickers: how to verify the contract before you buy
On Robinhood Chain, 361 contracts used the GME symbol and only one was genuine. How copycat tickers and address poisoning work, and how to reach the right address in a minute.
SECURITYA memecoin wallet setup that protects against the costliest mistakes
A separate wallet, safe recovery backup and a deliberate check before every signature.
GUIDEA ticker is not an identity: verify the token contract or mint
Names and symbols can be copied. The network and address identify the actual asset.
BASICSLiquidity without the mystique: what a pool says about entry and exit
A displayed price does not guarantee that a larger position can exit at that price.
GUIDESlippage, price impact and fees are three different costs
A high tolerance does not improve a quote. It permits more adverse movement.
SECURITYMemecoin red flags to check before buying
A checklist catches obvious traps, but no scanner can guarantee safety.
NETWORKSSolana: mints, token accounts and network fees
A compact mental model for reading an explorer and your wallet.
NETWORKSBase without shortcuts: what an L2 changes for users
EVM compatibility, ETH for fees and network-specific contract addresses.
NETWORKSRobinhood Chain: what is confirmed and what not to assume
The network is EVM-compatible and uses ETH for gas. That does not prove token liquidity.
METHODOLOGYHow MEMECOINY separates data, context and opinion
A source, retrieval time and a clear boundary between fact and interpretation.