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A fresh meme token, Just a Chill Guy (CHILLGUY), tore through the crypto stratosphere this week, nailing a wild $500 million market cap. Born from a TikTok meme, it lured crypto thrill-seekers—one of whom flipped $1,000 into a fat $1 million bag in days.

Chill Guy’s Chill Look, Mega Bucks

CHILLGUY’s rise tracks back to a character by Phillip Banks, a lowkey dude in jeans, sneakers, and a hoodie. The character blew up on TikTok, where Gen Zers tossed clips around about life’s little hiccups, always keeping “chill vibes.” That digital vibe somehow shapeshifted into a Solana token that blasted from $10 million to $488 million in less than 72 hours, proving again that memes and money do mix in the wild crypto frontier.

Tiny Buy Turns Mega Bag for a Lucky Ape

In the early chaos, Wallet 9zW slid $233.89 into CHILLGUY, way before it left Pump.fun’s meme launchpad. Back then, the token had a paltry $11,000 market cap. But it didn’t stay small for long. A rapid 38,800% uptick ensued over 30 hours, letting the trader rake $16,200 from a few well-timed dumps. Then, while the token slumped and surged back—this time, only a 180% hop—the ape doubled down with $867.35 more. The wallet’s total? $1,101.24, with unrealized gains spiraling to seven figures.

MoonPay Hits Records As Newbies Pour Into Solana

CHILLGUY’s feverish climb hit more than just token holders. Solana’s on-ramp, MoonPay, logged its craziest transaction day ever, as TikTok crowds flowed into crypto, lured by the Chill Guy vibe. For Solana veterans, this seemed like a wave of greenhorns chasing viral gold, guided by meme magic rather than charts.

Banks: Not Vibing With the Crypto Craze

Meanwhile, Banks, the guy who drew the viral Chill Guy, wasn’t vibing. He fired off tweets disowning any ties to crypto and begged off the mania. “Please leave me alone,” he said, before locking his account. Yet, that hardly mattered. Chill Guy knock-offs hit the NFT lanes, and spinoff coins like Worried Guy (WORRIEDGUY) floated up too—one even clinching a $10 million market cap after looking like a total dud.

In a world where memes morph into millions overnight, CHILLGUY has already left its wild mark on the digital bazaar.