Dogwifhat (WIF)
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anchored·5aX2gU…tTHfSummary
Dogwifhat (WIF) is a Solana-based memecoin launched anonymously in November 2023, featuring a Shiba Inu dog wearing a pink knitted hat. It reached a peak market capitalization of approximately $4.8 billion in March 2024 before declining more than 90% from its all-time high by mid-2026. The project carries inherent memecoin risks — no utility, anonymous creators, speculative-only value — alongside a notable failed community fundraiser for a Las Vegas Sphere advertisement that raised nearly $700,000 but never executed, ultimately refunding donors in 2025.
Connected Entities
1 entities- + 6 more
Timeline(16 events)
2019
Original 'dogwifhat' meme photograph of Shiba Inu Achi wearing a pink beanie circulates online, later attributed to Fortnite streamer Issa.
Decrypt20 November 2023
WIF token deployed on Solana by anonymous developer(s) with a fixed supply of approximately 998.9 million tokens. No whitepaper, roadmap, or team identity disclosed.
CoinPaper / CoinSpeaker2024
Pseudonymous influencers including Ansem (Zion Thomas) publicly promote WIF; community fundraiser concept for Las Vegas Sphere advertisement begins taking shape.
DL News5 March 2024
Binance lists WIF for spot trading as WIF market capitalization crosses $500 million.
TradingView / U.Today10 March 2024
'Sphere Wif Hat' crowdfunding campaign surpasses its $650,000 target, collecting approximately $702,000 USDC in a transparent multisig Solana wallet.
CoinTelegraph13 March 2024
Dogwifhat named 4th-largest memecoin by market cap as community fundraiser completion drives momentum.
CoinDesk31 March 2024
WIF reaches all-time high of approximately $4.83–$4.85, implying a market capitalization of approximately $4.8 billion.
CoinMarketCap5 October 2024
On-chain investigator ZachXBT publicly accuses Sphere campaign organizer Ansem of facilitating memecoin pump-and-dump schemes unrelated to WIF specifically.
Yahoo Finance / CoinTelegraph14 November 2024
Official WIF X account is hijacked; attackers promote fraudulent meme tokens POPWNUT, MUU, and WIFD. Web3 security firm Harpie issues public warning. Team regains control and deletes posts.
CoinSpeaker / Crypto.newsFebruary 2025
MSG Sphere / Las Vegas Sphere publicly states it never had an advertising agreement with Dogwifhat and expresses concern about alleged fraudulent use of its name.
BeInCrypto27 February 2025
SEC Division of Corporation Finance releases staff statement concluding that typical meme coins do not constitute securities under federal law.
SEC.gov31 March 2025
Sphere campaign organizer GamesMaster.wif announces the Las Vegas Sphere campaign is cancelled after unreliable communication with advertising intermediary.
Decrypt7 March 2026
Binance places WIF under a monitoring tag, indicating elevated compliance and liquidity risk assessment.
TradingView / U.Today21 April 2026
Binance delists the WIF/BTC spot trading pair, reducing direct trading routes and increasing liquidity fragmentation.
Community reports / exchange announcementsDecision Log
- hash: 6xNCqEMNGt3BuyfC3G5m1JKp2JTQ3iPSWEA7FqRqBM2N
- hash: 8UXo8a5N4cq18J87HcsTNSvj9EFrY4jB4nP8cm4SE6kt
- hash: AXnkVnrgBeXSwSqtqNBMLG77R1wXcWZkzK1BjRgieYkr
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (3 events). 21 of 22 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 6/1/2026, 3:12:46 AM
last updated: 7/26/2026, 2:10:29 PM
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