Contract: CSLP8Vp7u9hrXQi7crPXqCp7BaJaG4JrNxqvR3jDpump
Overview
Chimp ($CHIMP) is a Solana memecoin launched on Pump.fun on 31 August 2026. The token draws on long-running terminology from the r/wallstreetbets community, where the word "chimp" has been used for years as shorthand for an inexperienced or novice retail trader. The token recorded an all-time high of approximately $708,000.
Origin
The narrative was surfaced publicly on 31 August 2026 by the trader account @Stally_P, who noted that despite the frequency with which Wall Street Bets terminology has been converted into Solana tokens, the community's most durable term for a normative or beginner trader had not previously been used. The post cited several archived Reddit threads, each exceeding twenty thousand upvotes, in which the term appears, and argued that the concept represented a natural continuation of the "normie" narrative cycle then in progress.
Market activity
Trading was initially subdued, with the token holding a range between approximately $80,000 and $200,000 for several hours after deployment. A sharp expansion followed later in the session, carrying the market capitalisation to an all-time high of approximately $708,000 on rising volume before partially retracing.
Assessment
Chimp is representative of the archival narrative category, in which established internet or trading-community vocabulary is revived and tokenised rather than a token being created around a live news event. Tokens of this type depend on continued social distribution for price support and carry the standard risks associated with newly deployed Pump.fun assets.
