New Abstract Culture Meme Coin: When the Italian Shan Hai Jing and Tungtungtung Brainwash You

Original | Odaily Daily Report (@OdailyChina)

Author｜Wenser（**@wenser 2010 ）

Yes, you are not mistaken, abstract culture is sweeping the Meme coin track once again.

Following the previous "WAP, 🐬 🧲 Meme Coin PVP Wars Entering the Next Level? After Tiktok meme coins such as Chillguy and MOODENG, the “Italian Classic of Mountains and Seas” has become popular from overseas social media platforms to the cryptocurrency industry with the help of a series of abstract meme coins. There are sharks in sneakers, wooden stick men, fighter crocodiles, and meaningless Italian accents, combined with the “brainrot” brought by the short video, which has become the most abstract and brainwashing meme of 2025. **Odaily will take stock of the relevant concepts in this article, and the following content does not constitute investment advice and is for readers’ reference only. **

Italianrot: Market cap exceeds 12 million USD, currently reported at 6.9 million USD.

Focusing on the Italianrot collection as the main concept, the contract was launched in early March this year, possessing certain OG attributes and authenticity, similar to the positioning of Ghibli among previous Ghibli-style related meme coins, which caused its market value to once surge to over 12 million USD, but has now retreated. According to GMGN data, the current information of this token is as follows:

CA：BQX1cjcRHXmrqNtoFWwmE5bZj7RPneTmqXB979b2pump

Price: 0.0069 USD;

Market Cap: 6.9 million USD.

Token Information

Stickman Tung tung tung: Market cap of 1.5 million USD, currently reported at 80,000 USD

Sahur (TungTungTung), a personified stick character resembling an Indian stick, often holding a baseball bat. Its name references the drum sound that awakens people for pre-dawn meals during Ramadan in Indonesia. According to GMGN data, the current information for this token (community CTO version) is as follows:

CA: DNrmDMs2czDaAwgzg2BmvM7Jn5ZqA6VN5huRqCrSpump

Price: 0.000081 USD;

Market Cap: $81,000.

Token Information

Crocodile Bomber Bombardiro Crocodilo: Market Cap at High Point $600,000, currently reported at $130,000

BOMBAR (Bombardiro Crocodilo), a crocodile fused with a fighter jet, sometimes wearing a ballet tutu. The early versions were related to satirical remarks about bombings in the Middle East.

According to GMGN data, the current information for the token is as follows:

CA: Ctp765BwYitk3ZJDLqHLEdVdbRpC1eoJCZpGb5c8pump

Price: 0.00013 USD;

Market Cap: 130,000 USD.

Token Information

Nike Shark: Market cap exceeds 1.5 million USD at its peak, currently reported at 340,000 USD.

Tralalero Tralala, an image of a shark wearing Nike sneakers.

According to GMGN data, the information for this token (community CTO version) is as follows:

CA：8Y5Biziz3njt9NWc38cJuL76pdfyrvX6SnjtFPeDpump

Price: 0.000339 USD;

Market Cap: $340,000.

Token Information

Interpreting the Cultural Craze Behind “Italian Sea and Mountain Classics”: When Parody Becomes a Means to Dissolve Entertainment to Death

It is worth mentioning that Budget Airlines, Ryanair, and the language learning app Duolingo have previously produced some meme content imitating the Italian brainrot style, which has injected a somewhat irreverent atmosphere into the trend of Italianrot with the involvement of serious brands.

The initial relevant element was a giant white shark wearing Nike shoes, generated by AI, that appeared on TikTok in January 2025, accompanied by a piece of artificially synthesized audio. This is the reason why such parody images and videos are usually accompanied by an Italian commentator with a robotic tone.

As AI constantly erodes the boundaries of human existence and the examination of personal value, the entertainment-driven, traffic-oriented short videos spread various meaningless symbols and images around the world at a viral speed. The abstract animal images in the “Italian Shan Hai Jing” are not only materials for parody but have also become an unconventional means to dissolve serious culture.

Content that seems like the ramblings of a lunatic or mentally ill person, utterly meaningless and even sounding a bit abstract, provides a brief mental refuge for countless Gen Z and Alpha Generation youths. Here, they are unrestrained and free, without having to consider the opinions of others. Perhaps this is where the vitality of abstract Memes lies, and one of the reasons why countless abstract Meme coins always have their loyal followers.

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