5 Solana Meme Coins From 2024 Revisited: BONK, APING, KING, DRAGON and KIN

Update 25 September 2026: This list dates from 19 February 2024. Of the five Solana meme coins it named, only BONK is still a sizeable market, and it trades well below its level at the time; the other four have lost 90 percent or more or are no longer tracked. We have added the current state of each coin and removed a promotional section.

In early 2024, a new trend captured the imagination of crypto investors: Solana meme coins. These tokens combine internet humour with the speed and low fees of the Solana blockchain, and at the time they were making big waves. This article explained what sets them apart and which five were drawing attention in February 2024. Read it as a snapshot: the section at the end shows what became of each coin.

What is a Solana Meme Coin?

Solana meme coins are cryptocurrencies that merge meme culture with the Solana blockchain. They are often inspired by internet memes or cultural moments and live from the community around them. Solana’s high transaction speed and low fees make the network a natural home for these tokens, because trading them costs only fractions of a cent. They are usually seen as lighthearted bets, and most of them have no product behind them.

The 5 Solana Meme Coins From February 2024

BONK: the first big meme coin on Solana, with a large community and market capitalisation. It was seen as an alternative to more established meme coins. Price at the time: about $0.0000107.

aping (APING): marketed as the first interactive meme coin, with a deflationary model in which tokens used for streaming are burned. Price at the time: about $0.0000000878.

KING: inspired by the coronation of King Charles III, with a focus on community rewards. Price at the time: about $0.0000332.

DragonCoin (DRAGON): a small meme coin that hoped to repeat the success of Shiba Inu, with a very low market capitalisation. Price at the time: about $0.000000000003453.

Kin (KIN): more than a meme coin, a protocol meant to reward developers and users in apps. Price at the time: about $0.0000135.

What Became of the Five Coins by September 2026

Sources: prices at the time as stated in the original article, SOL closing price on 19 February 2024 from Binance, prices on 25 September 2026 from CoinGecko.

BONK had its big run after this article: based on Binance daily data it climbed to about $0.0000623 on 20 November 2024, almost five times the February 2024 level, before falling back. Solana itself reached about $296 on 19 January 2025 at the height of the meme coin boom and dropped to about $60 on 6 June 2026. The current outlook for the network token is in our Solana price prediction.

Conclusion

The five coins show the typical life cycle of meme coins: one survivor with a real community and several tokens that faded within months. Even BONK, the strongest of the group, would have been a loss for anyone who bought in February 2024 and held. Meme coins remain a high-risk corner of the market, where the community decides everything and fundamentals decide very little. Our meme coin hub collects current analysis and news on the sector.