Update Your NFT Meme Knowledge Before Going into 2023

Are you an NFT enthusiast? Then, update your NFT meme knowledge before 2023 comes

When it comes to memes, the NFT space doesn't disappoint. As a community based on blockchain art and internet culture, things can and often do change on a dime. From 48-hour-long crypto crashes to celebrities jumping into NFT projects at random, there's always something to talk about. Update your NFT meme knowledge before 2023 comes.

But when simply talking about cultural happenings doesn't suffice, you can always count on the NFT community to whip up a meme or two to enhance social media discourse. So to shine a light on the unsung heroes of the weird wide world of non-fungibles, we're bringing you the best NFT memes of all time, from crypto taxes memes to the famous Gary Vee smirk.

Over the last year, NFTs grew from a niche internet fad into one of the hottest pop culture phenomena of the 2020s. Not everyone likes NFTs, and not everyone understands exactly what they are, but that hasn't stopped countless artists and collectors from selling them. With all the hype, some people are willing to buy just about anything as an NFT hoping the asset will be worth something. This drives price speculation and can eventually lead to a crash. For example, remember Tulip Mania? The NFTs based on the actual 16th-century Dutch tulip craze resulted in their own obsession — with one of the 50 pixelated tulip NFTs selling for more than $55,000. Today, you can own one for as little as 0.05 ETH — about $160 USD.

Twitter user "Space Cowboy," who goes by the handle @topshotfund, publicly accused the verified page of "promoting a shadowy cabal of scammy copy pasta NFT projects without proper disclosures," which led to the account being banned.

It's a long-running joke within the crypto and NFT communities that when the charts go down, blockchain millionaires will have to return to their IRL jobs, such as a shift at the local McDonald's. Well, the charts really dipped in January 2022, so McDonald's social media team took the opportunity to check in on the community with this snarky tweet. The creators and collectors took it in stride and hit back with some jabs of their own.