Not financial advice. Just a degen sharing a gem I stumbled into while doomscrolling.
So apparently… Japan just birthed another potential memecoin legend. And this time, it’s not a dog. It’s a pygmy hippo named Kobushi, born this March at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.
This baby hippo was born, got a ton of attention, and the zoo let the public vote on his name. The winner? KOBUSHI, which literally means “fist” in Japanese. 🥊
And if you know Japan's track record with animals and internet culture from Kabosu ($DOGE) to Shiba ($SHIB) to Neiro ($NEIRO), you already know where this is headed.
Yep. They put Kobushi on-chain. And it’s kinda taking off.
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Why I’m paying attention:
• It’s based on a real animal, not a fictional frog or made-up alien.
• He’s already got organic virality in Japan, media attention as well.
• Branding is clean. Already listed on major aggregators, Web3 wallets and Two Cex [ Ascendex & Poloniex ].
• Hit $2.8M ATH, and still in the early community building phase.
Most memecoins are noise. But every now and then, one taps into real culture. That’s what this feels like. Like watching $DOGE in the early days, before people took it seriously.
I’m not on the team. Just vibing with the story, the cult forming around it, and the fact that Japan might’ve dropped another billion-dollar meme by accident.
If you like getting in early and betting on narratives, take a peek. DYOR, obviously.
🔗 CA: 0xd86830e9c56785E2b703EB0029aE71a943e4D442
🐦 X: https://x.com/Kobushi_ETH
📱 https://Kobushi.io
👥 TG: https://t.me/Kobushi_CTO