Unofficial Grand Theft Auto-themed meme coins are flooding Solana, with fresh takes like GTA 6 Coin and GTA Guy briefly soaring past $1 million in market cap within the last day.
But, just like most meme coins—volatile, risky, and fueled by hype—both have already crashed more than 90% from their peaks, now sitting at just $69,000 and $12,000 in market cap, respectively.
These two are just the latest in a growing wave of GTA-inspired meme tokens popping up via Pump.fun, the go-to Solana token launchpad. A quick search for “GTA” or “Grand Theft Auto” on DexScreener pulls up dozens of these tokens, scattered across Solana, Arbitrum, and Ethereum—most of which are already worth close to nothing, with some dating back as far as a year.
The game’s link to crypto isn’t new, either. Since 2021, rumors have swirled about Grand Theft Auto 6 potentially integrating in-game crypto rewards. The speculation hit a peak in 2024, with theories that Bitcoin or Ethereum could play some role in the game. But Rockstar Games and its parent company, Take-Two Interactive, have never confirmed anything crypto-related for the game.
In fact, Rockstar has cracked down on crypto before. Back in 2022, the studio banned the use of crypto and NFTs in modded, fan-run GTA 5 servers, shutting down efforts to introduce blockchain-based in-game ownership.
Will GTA 6 have any real crypto ties? No one knows. But what’s certain is that it’s still one of the most anticipated games ever, with projected sales in the billions within its first year.
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