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Monerochan Token: A Trojan Horse for Promoting Monero

Hello Monerochads,

We understand that the Monero community values privacy and utility over hype and speculation. But the reality is, the meme cycle is here. Every bull run brings a wave of speculative mania, and projects fueled by absurd ideas and flashy memes dominate attention. Instead of ignoring this, we’re proposing a way to use it to our advantage: Monerochan Token ($MONEROCHAN).

This project isn’t just another cash grab or speculative distraction. It’s a Trojan Horse, designed to bring more attention to Monero, onboard new users, and provide funding for tools that benefit the community.


Who’s Behind This?

We’re the Based Money Collective, a team of long-time Monero community members who have built various projects—both for profit and not-for-profit—within the crypto space. To confirm our authenticity, we’ve reached out to the moderators at monero.town with our Monero nyms.

This project isn’t about us; it’s about the Monero community and using its creativity, memes, and culture to attract new users to Monero.


Why Monerochan Token?

  1. Reaching New Audiences

    • Let’s face it: the average crypto speculator isn’t going out of their way to buy Monero because they don’t understand its value or importance. Privacy needs a hook, and $MONEROCHAN is that hook. This token reaches people who otherwise wouldn’t care about Monero or even know it exists.
  2. Leveraging Speculative Mania

    • Speculation drives interest, and rising prices bring attention. This project uses clown-world speculation to draw eyes to Monero, growing awareness through the meme cycle.
  3. Building Tools for Monero

    • The attention generated by $MONEROCHAN will help us build critical tools for Monero’s ecosystem integrating with web3.
      • XMR Swap Service: A vending machine-like service where users can send XMR and receive $MONEROCHAN (or other tokens) in return.
      • XMR–ERC20 Atomic Swaps: We’re researching the existing atomic swap code base to create a deployable front end, allowing seamless swaps between XMR and ERC-20 tokens.
  • Privacy friendly eth wallet: In a world dominated by mobile wallets we want to provide some of our personal tools for interacting with web3 in an opsec safe manner.
  1. Community Growth
    • The more that Monerochan Token gains traction, the more it brings new users into Monero’s ecosystem. Many people are drawn to Monero through curiosity sparked by memes and culture, and this token amplifies that effect.

What’s in It for Monero?

Monero works as advertised, and its adoption in real-world markets is something to be proud of. But the lack of price appreciation has drawbacks. Here’s how more attention benefits the community:

  1. Boosting Hashrate

    • A higher price makes mining Monero more attractive, increasing the network’s hashrate and security.
  2. Code Contributions

    • More eyes on Monero’s code base mean more opportunities for innovation and improvements.
  3. Funding Research & Development

    • Increased attention and community involvement can fund crucial advancements in Monero’s technology.
  4. Real-World Utility

    • A higher price means more people holding and using Monero, which boosts its adoption in markets and enhances its utility as digital cash.

Tokenomics & Distribution

  • Max Supply: 1,337,000,000 $MONEROCHAN
  • Fair Launch: 100% fair distribution, with liquidity locked forever to ensure no rugs.
  • Current Market Cap: Under $1 million

We’ve reserved a bag of tokens for the Monero community. Post your Ethereum address, and we’ll send you $MONEROCHAN for free—no strings attached, no money required. All we ask is that you don’t cash it out as a quick grab—hold it, support the project, and help us grow Monero’s visibility.


Roadmap

Phase 1: Soft Launch

  • Distribute airdrops to the Monero community and targeted groups, including 4chan’s Monero General thread, to build early interest.

Phase 2: Initial Release

  • Burn a significant portion of whale-held tokens to create scarcity and build confidence in the tokenomics. The team burned 25% of the supply yesterday.
  • List $MONEROCHAN on all major decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregators, kicking off a marketing push to reach a broader audience.

Phase 3: Monerochan NFT Drop (April 2025)

  • Launch the first Monerochan NFT collection, requiring $MONEROCHAN tokens for purchase.

Phase 4: Continued Development

  • Develop a “vending machine” service, enabling users to exchange XMR for $MONEROCHAN seamlessly.
  • Research and implement MONEROCHAN–XMR atomic swaps, laying the groundwork for smooth ERC20 atomic swaps.
  • Release a second Monerochan NFT set, expanding the utility and engagement for $MONEROCHAN holders.

How to Get Involved

1. Claim Free Tokens – No Strings Attached

Post your Ethereum address, and we’ll send you $MONEROCHAN tokens for free. No strings attached, no investment required. This is our way of ensuring the Monero community gets ground-floor access to this project.

However, we ask that you don’t just sell it for a quick cash grab. The only way this project succeeds in bringing more attention to Monero is by increasing its market cap. The more $MONEROCHAN is held by strong hands within the community, the less selling pressure there is, which makes it easier for the market cap to grow.

2. Join the Community

3. Buy More Tokens

Monerochan Token is live on Ethereum and trading on Uniswap.

  • Uniswap Contract Address: 0x3f7dB133aFf2F012C8534b36aB9731fe9Ee7bd43

Steps to Buy:

  1. Download an Ethereum wallet (e.g., Metamask).
  2. Swap Monero into Ethereum.
  3. Go to Uniswap and purchase $MONEROCHAN.

A Community-Centric Mission

We know this project won’t appeal to everyone in the Monero community, and that’s okay. But for those who see the potential in using speculative mania to drive real-world adoption, Monerochan Token is a tool to amplify Monero’s message.

This is a side quest with real benefits: more users, more tools, and more visibility for Monero. Let’s use clown-world speculation to strengthen what truly matters: privacy, decentralization, and digital cash that works.

Stay based,
Based Money Collective

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[-] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Why Ethereum? Isn't possible to do it on RandomX? Also, why limited supply? XMR ≠ BTC.

Phase 3: Monerochan NFT

Why the F will you sell JPEGs with the Monero mascot that I can download off of Google images for free?

NFTs = scam


Is there a guarantee this won't be a Pump-and-Dump? Also, why is this pinned?

P.S.: Ik that some NFTs are not just monkeys with different backgrounds, but selling a JPEG of some mascot who can be found on the internet is dumb.

[-] oliver_twisted@monero.town 1 points 23 hours ago

NFT in their current form are. Software/Finance/Artists need to cum together to make it a thing. Truth is there is zero adoption of crypto except for monero.

[-] anesthesia@monero.town 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Why Ethereum? Isn’t possible to do it on RandomX?

Eh... no? Because the Monero blockchain has no support for custom tokens...?

Also, why limited supply? XMR ≠ BTC.

Because this is not XMR? It is literally just a memecoin.

Why the F will you sell JPEGs with the Monero mascot that I can download off of Google images for free?

Because people are stupid and they like the NFTs. Besides it's not about "having the JPEG", more of "owning it" I would guess.

Is there a guarantee this won’t be a Pump-and-Dump? Also, why is this pinned?

Probably not. Again it's just a memecoin, play the game if you want, or don't. Up to you.

I'm not related to this project but I don't think it is such a bad idea. Just don't play the game if you don't like it. It is not even in the Monero blockchain so what harm can it realistically do to us?

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[-] g2devi@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago

Isn’t possible to do it on RandomX? Yes but not on Monero since that's not its purpose and it hurts anonymity (review the Mordinals reaction).

Why the F will you sell JPEGs with the Monero mascot that I can download off of Google images for free? Yes, it's fugazi as is most of the "modern fine art" market.

That being said, NFTs are available on CEXes and there will be an easy XMR to this NFT atomic swap so it might be an on/off ramp for some people.

[-] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Just set up an account on Kraken and trade regular XMR.

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