Is the Solana Meme Bull Market Back? Exploring $Routine, $Downald, and more AI Tokens

By The One

Translated and Edited by Carine.W

The market is warming up, with BTC recovering to $87,000 and $SOL rebounding to $140.

Solana memes are also seeing a recovery.

After BSC memes dominated the market for a week, sentiment on the Solana chain has begun to improve—with two quick-hit golden dogs recently emerging: $Routine and $Downald. At the same time, some Solana AI memes are starting to warm up, with on-chain capital showing signs of movement.

Daily Quick-Hit Memes Return

$Routine—Viral Internet Video Meme

The $Routine token, fully named "Morning Routine," originated from a video titled "Morning Routine" posted by X user @tipsformenx on March 20. The video features a muscular man documenting his disciplined morning ritual, from skincare to fitness, breakfast, and work—a seemingly healthy and self-disciplined lifestyle. Perhaps it's the healthy habits in the video that resonated with people's desire for an ideal morning, or maybe it's because the video was produced too meticulously with some noticeable product placements that invited parody. Either way, this video spread rapidly within days, and as of writing, the tweet has reached 650 million views.

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The Rapidly Viral Video Quickly Becomes a Meme Token.

The viral video was swiftly turned into a meme token, with the final contract address 4HDZNbUkTyTrgYKy2ox43yp2f8PJ5hoM7xsrfNApump for $Routine emerging and rapidly increasing in value over two days. With the backing of numerous influencers, $Routine reached a peak market cap of nearly $20 million, currently falling back to around $1,200,000. (The image shows trading records of smart money addresses from my personal observation list)

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This combination of high viral spread and entertaining content is quite similar to the growth path of previous memes like $chillguy and $moodeng. However, $Routine's video format is more fixed and doesn't have the same meme-able quality as small animals. Of course, the most important factor is that the current on-chain meme speculation sentiment and liquidity are not what they once were. Nevertheless, $Routine's "slow-burn" performance in the current unfavorable market conditions has been enough to relatively improve sentiment on the Solana chain.

$Downald—Trump Meme Narrative

Just as the sentiment sparked by $Routine was emerging over the weekend, on Monday morning, a new meme token centered around Trump, $Downald, surged to a $10 million market cap within two hours, once again heating up on-chain sentiment.

In the morning, Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social claiming that the Governor of Colorado had hung a portrait of him in the state capitol. However, Trump himself thought the portrait was "too ugly" and compared it to a portrait of Obama by the same artist, asking, "Why does Obama's look good while mine is so ugly?" Trump demanded that Colorado Governor Polis "take it down" and suggested that Polis should be ashamed!

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Throwing a tantrum on social media because his portrait was too ugly is very consistent with Trump's typical style.

Naturally, this comedic incident was immediately captured by on-chain degens. Shortly after, the meme token $Downaldwas born, playing on the homophone of the incident's "take it down." The narrative of parodying political figures is similar to last month's $pwease, which reached a market cap of $55 million at its peak. Within an hour of the token's creation, various influential wallets made significant purchases. In less than two hours, $Downald reached a peak market cap of around $14 million.

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However, in the short term, after reaching a peak market cap of $14 million, $Downald's momentum didn't continue to surge. Currently, influencers are reducing their positions, and the market cap has fallen to around $3.8 million.

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AI Memes Recover and Rebound

Beyond the daily quick-hits, Solana AI Memes—which have been in ruins for the past two months—are also showing signs of improvement, with some on-chain influencers and whales beginning to buy the dip on selected AI Memes.

We've compiled some of today's significantly rebounding Solana AI Meme tokens, sorted by on-chain trading volume.

1. $Fartcoin( Fartcoin)

$Fartcoin, created by the same AI as $GOAT, is a rapidly growing memecoin focused on humor and community. It supports free expression and has attracted a cult following.

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2. $ALCH( Alchemist AI)

$ALCH is the token for Alchemist AI, a no-code development platform where users can turn ideas into applications. It's praised for its technology, team, and market resilience.

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3. $ai16z( ai16z)

$AI16Z focuses on AI agent frameworks, with contributors developing products like Agentwood Studio. It's part of the AI meme sector, often mentioned with other top tokens in this space.

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4. $BUZZ( Hive AI)

$BUZZ integrates AI models, won Solana hackathon, and offers market, trading, and social analysis tools. It's redefining DeFAI, outperforming $GRIFT and $PAAL.

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5. $ARC( AI Rig Complex)

$ARC is an open-source Rust-based library for AI integration, praised for efficiency and robust design. It's linked to RIG, a framework loved by Web2 developers. Project backed by whales and seen as a key AI token in the Solana ecosystem with potential for high market cap growth.

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6. $swarms( swarms)

$Swarms Coin is the default payment for AI agents, enabling collaboration and task automation within customizable workflows, memory, and optimization frameworks.

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7. $GRIFFAIN( test griffain.com)

$GRIFFAIN, a token within the AI agent ecosystem, is set to hit $1B, attracting holders and developers with its robust network and DeFi solutions.

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While today's meme market may not match the explosive growth seen in previous cycles, these recent developments could signal the beginning of a new phase for Solana's vibrant and reactive token ecosystem. As smart money continues to flow back into selected projects, savvy traders would be wise to watch for the next viral sensation or narrative shift that could fuel the next wave of meme token momentum.

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