The more I look at $TENDIES, the more I think people are seriously underestimating how obvious this trade could become.
Every new chain eventually finds a meme that represents its culture. Not just a random mascot, but something that feels native to the people actually using it.
Robinhood was built on retail traders, options degeneracy, WallStreetBets, GameStop, diamond hands, YOLOs and people chasing life-changing gains from their phones.
And what did that entire generation call those gains?
Tendies.
That word was part of Robinhood culture before Robinhood even had a chain. It does not need a forced backstory, complicated lore or manufactured narrative. Anyone who lived through the WSB era already understands it instantly.
Cashcat was important because it proved Robinhood Chain could produce a real meme market. It gave the ecosystem an early mascot and showed that people were willing to speculate on more than just tokenised stocks and RWAs.
But I do not see $TENDIES as competing with Cashcat.
Cashcat represents Robinhood.
Tendies represents the traders who made Robinhood what it is.
That distinction matters.
Vlad is now building Robinhood deeper into crypto, and he clearly understands that a chain cannot survive on infrastructure alone. It needs attention, identity and culture. Memes are what turn a network from something people simply bridge to into somewhere people actually spend time.
If Robinhood Chain continues growing, the market is eventually going to search for its defining WallStreetBets coin. In my opinion, there is no cleaner ticker or stronger piece of native lore than $TENDIES.
It connects Vlad, Robinhood, GameStop, WSB and the entire retail trading movement in one word.
That is why I think $100M is not some ridiculous fantasy target. $TENDIES does not need to capture the whole market. It just needs to become the obvious cultural coin of the Robinhood ecosystem.
Cashcat opened the door.
$TENDIES feels like the coin made for the people walking through it.