The hype around the "dragon concept" reaches a climax, reviewing the "leading" targets in various ecosystems

Author: shushu, BlockBeats

The year 2024 is destined to be an extraordinary year for the cryptocurrency sector, with elections, halving events, and significant updates or upgrades across multiple public chains. For Asians, 2024 is also a special year, the Year of the Dragon, which is the only creature in the twelve zodiac signs that does not exist in reality, making it a favored attribute in the crypto community that prefers cultural symbols.

BlockBeats will review the currently available dragon-related concept assets in the market for readers' reference. Additionally, BlockBeats reminds readers that investing in crypto assets based solely on concepts carries high investment risks, and readers should proceed with caution.

"Dragon" Memes on Various Public Chains

Before entering 2024, the first dragon-related meme coin appeared on various public chains. As true "leaders," they have all seen considerable price increases over the past period, but have also experienced fluctuations in response to changes in narrative popularity. BlockBeats provides this information for readers and does not offer investment advice.

Solana: Silly Dragon (SILLY)

The rise of Solana has been significantly aided by meme coins, and SILLY is one of the most notable in terms of recognition and wealth effect. Silly Dragon can be traced back to September 6. On that day, Solana co-founder Anatoly posted a mysterious message on social media, consisting of just three dragon emojis accompanied by the words: "Silly dragons."

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On December 8, Yaoyao (@ynonestop), responsible for Solana's growth, combined the words "silly" and "Solana" into "Soylano," posting that "2024 is the Year of the Dragon in China, and this will be the crypto year of Silly (Soylano)." According to Birdeye data, as of the time of writing, the price of SILLY is $0.11, with a 24-hour decline of 13.94%.

Near: Black Dragon (BLACKDRAGON)

Black Dragon is a dragon-themed meme coin on Near, established by the Near community, initially airdropped to ecosystem participants through the ShardDog platform. According to DEX Screener data, Black Dragon has a market cap of $1 million, and as of the time of writing, the price of BLACKDRAGON is $0.00000001, with a 24-hour increase of 26.65%.

Avalanche: LOONG

LOONG is a dragon-themed meme coin deployed on Avalanche, with a total supply of 999,999,999,999 coins.

According to Birdeye data, as of the time of writing, the price of LOONG is $0.000000027, with a 24-hour decline of 12.39%.

BNB Chain: MetaDragon

In 2024, the GameFi sector is considered a promising track by multiple institutions, and there are also dragon-related concept assets in this field. MetaDragon is a strategy card game built on BNB Chain, with its governance token MDS (MetaDragonStone) and a gaming guild token BGG (Braves Game Guild).

The three core ecosystems of MDDAO are MCard, MEgg, and MWars, with the gameplay introduction provided by the official website shown below. Collecting MCard can open treasure chests, hatching MEgg can yield MDragon, and summoning the divine dragon to upgrade MDragon allows participation in further gameplay.

According to DEX Screener data, as of the time of writing, the price of MDS is $0.011, with a 24-hour decline of 0.4%. BGG has a market cap and FDV of $38.9 million, with a price of $0.038 and a 24-hour increase of 4.65%.

Dragon Balls

In addition to meme coins that hype the concept of "dragons" itself, related derivative concepts have also gained significant attention recently, such as the Dragon Balls and Saiyans from Japanese culture. Saiyans (Japanese: サイヤ人; English: Saiyan) are a fictional race from the famous work "Dragon Ball" by Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama. Due to their cultural attributes, dragon-related projects have emerged not only in meme coins but also in NFTs.

XSaiyan (SAIX)

XSaiyan is an xpet imitation game built on BRC-20 and Arbitrum, with its main character being a Super Saiyan. On December 27, its token SAIX began minting, and subsequently, SAIX was listed on the BRC-20 trading market. According to OKX data, as of the time of writing, SAIX has a market cap of approximately 205 BTC, with a floor price of $0.0089.

According to official news from XSaiyan, SAIX will be listed on Uniswap on January 3, and will not be listed on any CEX before that. The liquidity of SAIX across BTC and ARB will be managed fairly, with plans for long-term product deployment on both networks in the future.

SEIYAN

SEIYAN is a Saiyan-themed meme on Sei, inspired by the social media profile picture of Sei's co-founder Jay, which features a Saiyan. Sei's price has recently seen a significant increase, with a strong trend, breaking its historical high today. As of the time of writing, Sei's price is $0.76, with a 7-day increase of 28%. As a price amplifier, SEIYAN is currently priced at $0.073, with a 7-day increase of 400%.

Seiyans NFT

Seiyans is a collection of Saiyan-related NFTs on Sei, publicly minted on December 28. According to Dagora data, as of the time of writing, the floor price of Seiyans is 795 SEI, approximately $610.

According to statistical data, the number of Seiyans buyers has reached 1.2 million, with sales totaling 320 million, primarily traded on Pallet and Dagora. However, due to overwhelming queue numbers, accessing the Pallet website requires some waiting time.

Lizards

In addition to the hype around the concept of dragons themselves, in the Western world, lizards also have deep connections to dragons. Therefore, BlockBeats has compiled current lizard-related assets in the crypto field for readers' reference.

GEC

GEC is a lizard meme on Avalanche, deployed on December 21, 2023, with the aim of making AVAX great again. On December 28, the market maker known as DWF announced a partnership with GEC, and subsequently, GEC reached its historical high of $0.000000618 on December 31. According to DEX Screener data, as of the time of writing, the price of GEC is $0.000000086, with a 24-hour decline of 59.6%.

According to its official website, the top 30% of AVAX holders, top 30% of JOE holders, the top 10,000 COQ holders, the top 2,000 KIMBO holders, and all HAT holders can claim an airdrop of 3,471,000,000,000 GEC tokens.

GECKO

GECKO is a lizard meme on Solana, established and deployed by the Galactic Gecko community. The total supply is 99.9 billion coins, with the distribution shown below. According to Birdeye data, as of the time of writing, the price of GECKO is $0.00036, with a 24-hour increase of 27.4%.

According to GECKO's official website data, a Partnerships & Grants section will be launched in the future, with 10% of the tokens allocated for rewards.

"Dragon Concept" Speculation in Progress

Although it is not yet the official Year of the Dragon in China, dragon-related concepts have already begun to be speculated early on. For instance, as early as November, two inscriptions related to dragons, LONG and DRAG, appeared in the BRC-20 market, with community promotions focusing on next year being the Year of the Dragon.

As we officially enter 2024, more and more dragon-related concept assets are emerging. On January 1, 2024, the new coin section of DEX Screener featured six dragon concept assets that could be easily identified by name.

In fact, whether in East Asia or the West, the concept of dragons has unique cultural interpretations. In China, dragons symbolize nobility and majesty, and coincidentally, the pinyin "long" also means "bullish" in English, which carries a positive connotation in the crypto field. Therefore, the dragon concept is sure to hold a place in the crypto world of 2024.