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Best Crypto Memes 2024

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Everybody loves a good laugh, and 2024, despite its rollercoaster ride in the crypto world, certainly delivered on the chuckle front. Remember the start of the year? Overflowing with optimism, we had Bitcoin-to-a-million predictions flying around like confetti. While December hasn't arrived yet (so who knows, maybe miracles do happen!), let's just say it's looking...unlikely. Then came the ETF approvals for both Bitcoin and Ethereum, the halving hype, a fleeting (but glorious) meme season, and the brief but intense craze of tap-to-earn games. Oh, and let's not forget the inevitable wave of disappointment that crashed down after various listings and airdrops. Because even with all the evidence to the contrary, some folks still cling to the dream of getting rich quick by tapping a screen. Seriously, dude? And of course, who could forget that HBO reveal? Yeah, let's just say it didn't quite live up to the hype, but hey, at least it gave us some hilarious memes.

Pic. 1. So it begins… or Does it? Have it? Did it? 

So, we're here to revisit the best and funniest crypto memes 2024 has blessed us with so far. From Bitcoin memes to blockchain memes, funny crypto memes to meme cryptocurrency jokes, we've got the cream of the crop. And while the year isn't over yet (who knows what other meme-worthy madness awaits!), we'll be sure to keep you updated with all the latest crypto shenanigans in our news section and on our Telegram and Twitter channels (hint, hint: subscribe!).

Without further ado, let's dive into the funniest crypto memes of 2024!

👉 For a previous edition, why not check out our article on bitcoin meme crypto 2023?

The Great ETF Saga: When Crypto Dreams Met Reality

December 2023 wrapped up with a palpable buzz. The crypto community, fueled by the promise of impending BTC and ETH ETF approvals and the Bitcoin halving, looked towards 2024 with bullish anticipation. January arrived, and with it, the scheduled decision on the Bitcoin ETF. 

Pic. 2. Living the dream (After ETF approval).

Moon talk intensified, with every crypto degen and their dog offering price predictions that likely had more to do with hopium than actual analysis. 

👉 Quick aside: Do you even know what an ETF is? Smart enough to already know that? Feel free to skip ahead. For those still in the dark, think of it as a basket of investments that trades like a stock. Unlike its more rigid mutual fund relatives that only price-check once daily, ETFs keep it real with live pricing throughout trading hours. A Bitcoin ETF simply tracks Bitcoin's value, letting traditional investors get their crypto fix without the headache of actually owning digital assets. It's like having your Bitcoin cake and eating it too.
Pic. 2. When you order food and the delivery driver is "Close".

So, the waiting game began, spawning a fresh crop of memes. Picture the Narcos guy patiently waiting…on a swing set…at a dinner table…at the end of a long road. We've all been there. We, too, waited with bated breath. Then came the Gary Gensler rollercoaster. ETF approved? Not approved? Approved again? It was a whirlwind of confusion. And the result of all that anticipation? Crickets.

Pic. 3. ETF approved? Not approved? Approved again?

Sure, the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in early 2024 was a big deal. It gave investors a regulated and accessible entry point to Bitcoin. By November 2024, several ETFs had launched, attracting significant assets under management (AUM). Institutional adoption, regulatory clarity, and growing investor demand all contributed to this growth. The SEC's approval legitimized the asset class, attracting even the most cautious investors. But did Bitcoin go to the moon? Nah.

Then there was the ETH ETF saga. A long and winding road of uncertainty, finally culminating in approval on July 23, 2024, after months of back-and-forth with the SEC. More moon predictions ensued. And the outcome? You guessed it. Still no moon.

Pic. 4. Levels of ETF excitement.

The Great Halving: When Bitcoin Went on a Diet

Ah, the Bitcoin halving—that magical moment when Bitcoin miners suddenly start earning half as much, and crypto Twitter loses its collective mind. April 19, 2024, was supposed to be our crypto New Year's Eve, but it turned out more like watching paint dry.

Pic. 5. Guess we'll just hold then…

While a few die-hard Bitcoin fanatics probably pulled all-nighters to watch block 840,000 get mined, the rest of us slept soundly. No fireworks. No ticker-tape parade. Bitcoin's price just kind of hung out around $64,000, giving us the digital equivalent of "new phone, who dis?"

For those who slept through Crypto 101, here's what actually happened: Bitcoin miners suddenly started getting 3.125 BTC per block instead of 6.25. The whole thing is basically Bitcoin's way of playing hard to get. Make itself scarcer, they said. Price will go up, they said. It's simple supply and demand, they said. But in fact, it's like showing up to work and finding out your salary got cut in half, but your boss promises it's "good for the economy.”

Pic. 6. How I thought I'd look after the halving vs. how I actually look

Sure, the halving is technically a big deal—it's like Bitcoin going on a forced diet, making new coins harder to come by than a humble crypto influencer. And the true believers will tell you this is all part of the master plan. "Just wait," they say, typing from their mom's basement, "Bitcoin's going to the moon!" Meanwhile, Bitcoin's just sitting there like a teenager being told to clean their room—acknowledging the request but not really doing anything about it.

So, did this historic moment of mathematical diet enforcement send Bitcoin to the moon as promised?

Narrator's voice: It did not.

But hey, at least we got some quality memes out of it! And isn't that what crypto is really all about? (Don't answer that; your portfolio might cry.)

When Pepes and Doges Ruled the Charts

Pic. 7. The Doggfather of Dogecoin.

Remember that phase in 2024 when everyone suddenly decided that cartoon frogs and dogs were better investments than actual companies? Yeah, that happened. The crypto world went full meme mode, turning what started as internet jokes into serious portfolio discussions. Picture your financial advisor saying "Have you considered diversifying into rare Pepes?" with a straight face.

The plot twist nobody saw coming? These digital zoo tokens weren't just moonshots—they were actually outperforming traditional investments. While Wall Street suits were analyzing market fundamentals, a bunch of tokens named after various animals and internet memes were casually dunking on both Bitcoin and the S&P 500.

Get this: a basket of 19 meme coins (yes, there are actually enough to make an index) showed gains of over 183% throughout the year. That's right—while people were debating ETFs and halving impacts, investors could've just thrown a dart at a board of dog-themed cryptocurrencies and potentially outperformed Warren Buffett. March was particularly wild, with meme tokens hitting a mind-bending 338% gain, probably causing traditional economists to question their life choices.

The beauty of it all? These tokens marketed themselves as the "people's crypto"—no fancy VC backing, no suits in boardrooms, just pure, unfiltered internet chaos with a side of financial gains. The entry barrier was so low, you could probably buy a million of some random meme coin for the price of a decent pizza.

By Q4 2024, what started as a "surely this can't last" phenomenon had become an actual investment strategy. Crypto veterans who once scoffed at dog coins were forced to admit that maybe, just maybe, the internet's sense of humor was worth adding to their portfolios.

2024 will go down in history as the year when posting frog memes became a legitimate investment strategy. And somewhere out there, a traditional finance professor is still trying to explain this in a textbook.

The Great Tapping Frenzy: When Clicking Phones Became a "Job"

And then there was the tap-to-earn craze. While it didn't quite capture the hearts and minds (and thumbs) of the Western world, it took Africa and the post-Soviet countries by storm. People were tapping their phones like it was the last day on Earth. Never heard of tap-to-earn? Consider yourself lucky. Honestly, at this point, it's probably a waste of time. But if you're really curious, here's the lowdown:

Tap-to-earn (or clicker games) sprung up in the GameFi world, riding the coattails of play-to-earn's success. But instead of, you know, actual gameplay like in World of Warcraft, tap-to-earn just requires you to…tap. On your screen. For crypto rewards. The appeal? It's easy. No gaming experience or fancy hardware required. Just tap, tap, tap your way to riches (or so they promised). This simplicity attracted hordes of newbies eager to dip their toes into the crypto pool.

Pic. 8. When your retirement plan is based on trollface.

As these games gained traction, developers flocked to platforms with existing user bases. Telegram, with its massive audience and easy TON blockchain integration, became the perfect breeding ground for tap-to-earn mania. Clicker games spread like wildfire. Notcoin, Hamster Kombat, TapSwap, Blum, Catizien…the list goes on.

Dreams of Lambos danced in players' heads. Some folks even made a little money. But not much. And then came the Hamster Kombat airdrop fiasco. Instead of the promised billions of $HMSTR tokens, players received…pennies. Hamster Kombat, once the hottest game on Telegram with over 300 million players, became a cautionary tale. Turns out, buying keys (which the game allowed without warning) was considered "cheating," resulting in bans and a whole lot of disappointed tappers. Imagine tapping away all summer only to wake up to a $20 reward. Ouch.

The Hamster Kombat saga serves as a stark reminder: easy money in crypto is a myth. Sustainable models and solid ecosystems are the real keys to long-term success. Or, as the Hamster Kombat debacle so eloquently put it: not all that glitters is gold. 

Pic. 9. Your transformation is complete.

HBO's Great Satoshi Reveal: The Documentary That Wasn't

Just when you thought 2024 couldn't get any weirder, HBO decided to play crypto detective with their documentary "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery." 

Pic. 10. Area 51 Raid reveals Satoshi's true identity.

Before the October 8 premiere, social media turned into a digital betting parlor. The suggestions for Satoshi's identity ranged from the plausible (Vitalik Buterin, probably wondering why he keeps getting dragged into this) to the absolutely bonkers (yes, someone actually suggested Bigfoot – because apparently, creating Bitcoin while being a cryptozoological phenomenon is totally feasible). Some galaxy-brain individuals even threw Albert Einstein's name into the mix, apparently forgetting minor details like, you know, him not being alive when Bitcoin was created. But hey, who are we to let temporal impossibilities get in the way of a good theory?

And then... drumroll please... HBO dropped their bombshell: Peter Todd! The entire crypto community collectively went "Who?" followed quickly by "Wait, what?"

The documentary's "evidence" was, shall we say, thin. Forum posts. A cryptic chat log where Todd claimed to be the "world's leading expert" on sacrificing Bitcoins. (Which the filmmaker interpreted as a confession to destroying Satoshi's 1.1 million BTC fortune. A bit of a stretch, no?) Todd, of course, denied everything, calling the accusations "ludicrous."

But hey, at least someone made some money. Before the documentary aired, a betting market on Satoshi's identity ballooned to a whopping $30 million. And the $PeterTodd meme coin? It briefly hit a $12 million market cap before crashing back down to Earth when the documentary failed to deliver any concrete proof.

So, did we finally solve the mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto? Nah. But the HBO documentary did give us a good laugh. The true identity of Bitcoin's creator remains elusive, but the intrigue—and the speculation—lives on.

Conclusion

So there you have it—a whirlwind tour of the funniest crypto memes 2024 has coughed up so far. From the will-they-won't-they saga of ETF approvals and the anticlimactic Bitcoin halving to the meme coin mania, the tap-to-earn frenzy, and HBO's bizarre Satoshi Nakamoto "reveal," it's been a year for the meme history books. We've chuckled, we've cringed, and we've definitely questioned the sanity of the crypto world (again).

While the year isn't quite over yet, and a few more meme-worthy moments might still pop up (we're looking at you, December!), this collection represents the best of the best crypto memes, blockchain memes, and Bitcoin memes 2024 has offered. Think we missed a funny crypto meme or a prime Bitcoin meme crypto? Let us know!

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