Billy
“Nobody is quite sure who Billy is. Billy is fine with that.”
This article is about the internet meme. For the original Solana memecoin, see BILLY ($BILLY).
Billy is a Solana-native character meme that gained traction in the pump.fun era of mid-2024, anchoring the BILLY memecoin. It is one of many original cartoon-character coins that defined the 2024 launchpad wave.
Origin
BILLY launched on the pump.fun launchpad in mid-2024 amid a flood of original character-driven memecoins. Rather than referencing a pre-existing viral image, Billy is a crypto-native mascot whose identity grew alongside its trading community.
Spread
Billy circulated within Solana Crypto Twitter and pump.fun trading circles, riding the broader 2024 enthusiasm for fair-launched character coins.
Legacy
Billy is representative of the pump.fun generation of memecoins, community-owned mascots born directly on-chain rather than imported from mainstream meme culture.
The Chain Trail
The OG token for this meme is BILLY ($BILLY) on Solana, launched 2024-06.
Key facts
- BILLY launched on the pump.fun launchpad in mid-2024.
- It is a crypto-native character meme rather than an imported viral image.
- It became a notable mid-2024 Solana meme during the launchpad boom.
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The tokens that claim Billy
Every token we can tie to this meme, and which contract appeared first. The original is marked OG; the rest arrived to ride the name.
| # | Coin | Price | 24h | Market Cap | Liquidity | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BILLY $BILLY | $0.000405 | +1.86% | $398.04K | $277.91K | Jun 1, 2024 |
Combined live market cap for Billy: $398.04K across 1 coin. Market data is live from DexScreener; figures are not investment advice.
The on-chain receipts for $BILLY (the OG contract), pulled straight from the chain.
On-chain report
via helius · updated 1d agoHeld by the top 10 wallets.
- 1. 5Q54…e4j135.24%
- 2. Et6D…FbNu4.24%
- 3. 8FFQ…LtiK2.49%
- 4. u6PJ…Xq2w2.28%
- 5. HDmz…1dpD2.14%
- 6. A77H…4RiR1.79%
- 7. DU8W…DRys1.76%
- 8. 6gVV…oKvr1.76%
- 9. ASTy…iaJZ1.67%
- 10. 8tQv…d4rK1.04%
- Top 10 wallets hold 54.4% of supply — highly concentrated.
- Deployment predates the scanned history — earliest date is a lower bound.
Facts pulled directly from the chain via Solscan-grade data. Not financial advice.
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