for 10 years before crypto, i worked at some of the best global advertising agencies, helping big brands develop communication strategies and build their identities.
these are skills i’ve found incredibly useful in memes, too.
from my experience in marketing, one of the most important things in building a strong brand is having values that resonate with people and a purpose they can believe in.
the same applies to memecoins. a narrative can grab attention, but what makes people stay, contribute and become part of a community is what that narrative stands for.
if the entire purpose of your community is to outrun another coin, beat a previous generation of memes or prove you’re better than someone else, you’re building your identity around a competitor rather than your own vision.
that’s a PvP mindset, and it puts a ceiling on what you can build.
the strongest brands don’t need to define themselves by who they’re fighting. they have their own identity, their own values and their own reason to exist.
that’s how i see BATON. we’re not here to beat another community. we’re here to bring belief back to the trenches and lead a new wave of memes this cycle.
BATON COMMUNITY GUIDELINES
1. PvE over PvP.
we don’t need to tear other communities down to build our own. no beef, no unnecessary comparisons, no tribal wars. we focus on what we’re building, not on outrunning someone else.
2. bring belief back to the trenches.
BATON stands for hope, belief and the possibility of building something meaningful together. we want to remind people why they fell in love with memes in the first place.
3. we’re here to lead the next wave.
we’re not trying to become the next version of an old meme. we’re building something that can define a new wave of memes this cycle. we set the culture, we don’t chase someone else’s legacy.
4. no price targets, no artificial ceilings.
we don’t put limits on what we can achieve. no arbitrary market cap targets, no declarations about where the top is. focus on the work, the community and the narrative. let the market decide how far it goes.
5. community over personalities.
no one person is bigger than BATON. everyone can contribute, everyone can bring something to the table. we’re building a grassroots movement, not a personality cult.
6. organic growth over forced hype.
we believe in what we’re building, but we don’t need to force it. genuine engagement, creative content, community initiatives and consistent work will always matter more than empty shilling.
7. a rising tide lifts all boats.
we embrace good BATON betas and communities that share our spirit. their growth can bring more attention, more people and more energy into the ecosystem. we want to see the whole wave rise.
8. respect the people building alongside you.
give credit, welcome new contributors, support good ideas and make room for people to get involved. every great community starts with people who decide to care before everyone else does.
9. conviction comes with work.
belief isn’t just holding a bag and waiting. it’s creating memes, making content, welcoming newcomers, spreading the narrative and helping the community evolve. everyone can contribute in their own way.
10. remember why we’re here.
we’re here to make $BATON a symbol of what’s possible when a grassroots community comes together around a simple, powerful narrative.
11. baton betas are part of our ecosystem, and we embrace them. we believe in a PvE mindset where communities grow together, support each other and bring more people into the wave.
PvE. one community. one mission. a new wave.
patient zero.. solana:Hg5Ja55T5wESq4vyFoiVCMeHXtGyVA69X2UHq8hgpump
644 coins now paired with baton and something interesting is happening..
i’m seeing people who don’t even hold baton buying into its ecosystem.
they missed the original run, but still want exposure to the narrative.. so they chase smaller plays building around it.
that’s where this gets interesting..
instead of attention moving away from the original runner, new communities can bring fresh capital and attention into the same ecosystem.
the betas become another way to participate in the baton story.. and the strongest ones could reinforce the asset they’re paired against.
we’ve seen plenty of memes create derivatives.. but what happens when those derivatives actually help build an economy around the original?
might be watching that experiment unfold in real time …
baton is offering a fair chance for anyone out there to get out of the trenches and get in early on one of the best new meme communities.
built from the ground up.
you just need a bit of IQ and a little belief and bagwork energy. pass the baton.
So where is logics?
$PUMP — $2.5b and breaking out
$STONK — $185m and nuking
$SI — still 40m mcap several days old with no correction lol
$BATON — $3.6m the top memestock of a $2.5b top platform is worth 0.14% of it.
reprice it