$LOLCAT is the first meme to make it from 4chan to crypto. This historic act started a new era, on the 16th of December 2010, ShadowOfHarbringer an OG bitcoin contributor posted the cats image on the Bitcointalk forums and wrote: "I mean how could anybody refuse this soft fluffy little lolcat ?"

first meme in crypto! Lolcat was the first meme cat posted on Bitcointalk on December 26, 2010. User ShadowOfHarbringer shared this cat and described it as follows: "how could anybody refuse this soft fluffy little lolcat ?"