Bitcoin Meme Culture: From Slack Emojis to Mainstream

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What started as a niche internet movement is now a full-blown cultural force.

In the early days, Bitcoin memes were inside jokes:

• “HODL” (Hold On for Dear Life) from a drunk forum post- https://bitbo.io/calendar/hodl/

• “1 BTC = 1 BTC” as price copium

• “Stacking sats” as a battle cry

• Laser eyes on Twitter profiles

Today, those memes are mainstream.

Slack uses the ₿ symbol.
"Have fun staying poor" is on T-shirts.
Even senators post laser-eyed selfies.

Why This Matters

Memes aren’t just jokes. They’re mental payloads.
They spread ideas faster than whitepapers ever could.

Bitcoin’s meme culture:

• Builds identity

• Spreads truth

• Shields against FUD

• Onboards newcomers

• Keeps things light when the price dips

Bitcoin can be technical, complex, and serious.
But it can also be hilarious.

That’s part of what keeps people coming back.
It’s not just hard money.
It’s a movement.