# About Chief Pussy: The Legendary Tibanne Thecat – Updated Lore & Developments
Welcome to the official lair of $CHIEFPUSSY – the Solana memecoin celebrating the most legendary cat in crypto history, Tibanne Thecat (aka Chief Pussy, Board Member of $BUTTCOIN! 🐱🔥). This goes beyond a simple cat token; it's a living tribute to real crypto history, epic memes, and now active development with the original legend himself involved. Dive into the full saga, updated with the latest moves from Mark Karpelès (@MagicalTux).
## The Origins: A Cat That Launched an Empire
In 2007, French expat Mark Karpelès (@MagicalTux) welcomed his beloved white-and-orange cat, Tibanne (or Tibane in some spellings), reportedly named by his late grandmother. This furry companion became the heart of his ventures. In 2009, Karpelès moved to Japan (with Tibanne in tow, complete with pet passport and rabies protocols) and founded Tibanne Co. Ltd. – a web hosting/development company directly named after his cat (adding an extra 'N' for domain availability).
## Mt. Gox: From Magic Cards to Bitcoin Dominance
By 2011, Karpelès took over Mt. Gox (originally "Magic: The Gathering Online eXchange"), folding it under Tibanne Co. as the parent entity. Tibanne Co. held ~88% ownership, with Karpelès as 100% owner. Mt. Gox skyrocketed to handle over 70% of global Bitcoin trades. Karpelès posed with Bitcoin as "CEO of Tibanne Co.," while Tibanne chilled in the background – the ultimate silent partner.
The exchange faced early hacks (like the 2011 incident dropping BTC to $0.01) but Karpelès rebuilt the backend swiftly. However, the infamous 2014 collapse saw ~850,000 BTC vanish (hundreds of millions then, billions today) amid hacks, mismanagement, and internal issues. Karpelès faced arrest and conviction in Japan (data manipulation, suspended sentence; acquitted on embezzlement). The cat became eternal meme fuel: "Tibanne's paws on the keyboard doomed Bitcoin," "the feline heist," endless jokes blaming feline interference.
## Buttcoin Satire: Crowned in Meme Royalty
In r/Buttcoin and the satirical Buttcoin Foundation (https://t.co/5U2i5d41Ny), Tibanne reigns supreme as Chief Pussy at Mt. Gox – description: “Meow.” Alongside Buttcoin as Chief Butt, Jason Voorhees, Disco Stu, and more. Classic threads imagined Tibanne as final boss in fake games, high-command leader, even blending with figures like DPR. Old gems from 2014-2015 (e.g., @bitcoin_txt's cryptic "Tibanne Thecat," @ButtCoin roasts) cemented the legend.
Karpelès shared heartfelt updates: Tibanne photos during grinds, health battles, and a poignant 2019 eulogy after 12 years – passed September 21, 2019, from chronic kidney disease: "Tibane departed this life... with me since 2007, forever in my heart. Rest in peace." (https://t.co/vG4KbbjDRd...). Tribute account @tibanethecat lives on.
## $CHIEFPUSSY Reborn & The Epic Turnaround
Launched on Solana (CA: DRtvTCzfiKGhCVREmBbZdN9sB8PHeq9KdRZ3VmFhpump), verified on https://t.co/RtsamGgMXK, this token ties directly to $BUTTCOIN's parody roots (inspired by the 2013 "The Next Bitcoin?" video).
Big update: We made direct contact with @MagicalTux! Community leader @thumbsupguy420 redirected creator fees to Mark, granting him 1% of the supply. Mark took over the project, used those fees to buy back and burn ~3% of supply (close to $50,000 worth at ATH – see burns: 20M + 10M transactions on Solscan).
Mark delivered:
- A full roadmap on https://t.co/2boM7oxiLn
- An introduction video for the project
- Announcements on utility development
- Entry into the https://t.co/ygSlLQuSJr Build In Public hackathon (check his post: ChiefPussy applying!)
This morning (Jan 31, 2026), he dropped a $ChiefPussy-inspired AI-generated song and video created in ~15 minutes on his site https://t.co/drF2cR1MgC – pure fire, check it out! (https://t.co/7RxtcUVpYS)
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Got a $chiefpussy bag after listening carefully.
Packed with alpha. @TibaneLabs moving into wallet infra. @MagicalTux shipping fast and the ideas are spot on.
Also, I know @Vanguard0x and others are diehard holders and good actors for the space.
I see some interesting ecosystem in the making here.
Just to be clear - while we do offer help onboarding tokens the Staking Rewards pools at https://t.co/WGnbDZSWlY are PERMISSIONLESS!
So long as you are the original token deployer, or CTO admin you can launch a pool for your token RIGHT NOW without ANY oversight - in minutes.
Simply go here: https://t.co/bo2nTS86oD
Connect with your Dev wallet
Paste the CA of your token
Create pool
All options are changeable after creation except for the time / weight setting on your pool rewards - so be happy with that number before deploying!
If you have any issue you can DM @Vanguard0x / @thumbsupguy420 / @magicaltux
GM & GMEOW
Tibane usage by the numbers:
135+ stakers
Nearly 30 SOL currently in TVL (and more already rewarded!)
1.1 BILLION tokens staked and creating decentralized supply control 😸
Who’s next? It’s FREE and takes just a few minutes to set up for any token on @Solana!
trying to build back holding culture and tools that better the trenches! By buying $chiefpussy youre supporting @MagicalTux who has blessed us with many new great tools for trenchers on solana! Happy to see other coins finally utilizing the staking rewards for holders!
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GM & GMEOW
The @TibaneLabs thesis is thesising 🙀
@deepnets_ai nearly 15% supply staked
@WienerSol_ over 11% staked under 48 hours
@Balls_Onchain nearly 10% supply staked in just over 12 hours
Holders clearly want to get rewarded for HODLING - who knew ? 😹
Who’s next?? 😸
141.69M tokens staked can’t be wrong!
Enter and exit as much as you want, 0 fees.
Earn Solana simply for HOLDING!
500k $wiener to get started and earn.
You have to hate money to not ape a bag.
Teacat is one of the earliest onboards to the platform and doing amazing work with AI personality augmentation and upgrades with @galaxienemo by @hoppycat
Give them a follow for sure and maybe hop in their pool if you’re so inclined 😸
With volume up on $DNET, it means more rewards in the staking pool. I love seeing the long term holders rewarded. Thanks @TibaneLabs for making this possible.
Wait you can get paid to hodl???
You can on @Solana with @TibaneLabs.
Demand your CTO lead open a free pool on https://t.co/LgnfCDxK2X today and get your fair share of fees 😸
First SOL from fees in rewards pool.
If we average 1 SOL per day, that’s 30 SOL for the first cycle split among stakers.
More fees = more rewards.
I’m not fvcking around.
By the time the average person understands the scope of the Infinite Flywheel(tm) being constructed at @TibaneLabs …
Well the average person will be late and brutally pussylined forever tbqh - but you don’t have to be, you’re here right on time. 😸
https://t.co/ZnOuSMekxG
Introducing “The $Balls-ack”
$balls has always thrived on its strong community and it’s time the community reaps the rewards of their work.
so we are introducing $Balls Staking, alongside the great guys @TibaneLabs, @MagicalTux the former CEO of @MtGox
every trade that hits the pool feeds back to the community, those who show they have the balls to stake their holdings now benefit from volume in all directions, turning loyal holders into rewarded fee farmers.
and how do we reward loyalty even harder?
$balls staking is time weighted, every 21 days you stake for your share of the pool will increase in weight. The longer you stick around, the more you will benefit from volume that comes in.
There is currently a 7 day initial lock once you begin staking, and a 1 day unstaking period should you choose to exit the pool.
Staking link below ⬇️
New Pool (and Launchpad ecosystem) Alert!:
$Balls staking pool is now live on https://t.co/WGnbDZSWlY, and thanks to @Balls_Onchain being the first @jup_studio token to make the move to reward their holders with Tibane - we can now service all jups/jupx token communities! 😸🤝
Sack up & Stake up! 😹
https://t.co/mpprfGaREk