Fart-powered humor trumped crypto gloom as fartcoin climbed 12% in 24 hours, clawing back losses from a Pump.fun-fueled slump earlier this week after Coinbase (COIN) added the token to its listing roadmap.
CoinGecko data shows that the move to $1.06 came on record-high $400 million trading volume, pushing the token into the top 100 by market cap.
Coinbase’s listing roadmap is a watchlist the exchange uses before activating spot trading. Although no go-live date has been set, tokens on the roadmap typically do so within weeks, and traders are betting that the same playbook will repeat.
Assets added to the roadmap today: Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) and Subsquid (SQD)https://t.co/rRB9d3hSr2
— Coinbase Assets 🛡️ (@CoinbaseAssets) June 5, 2025
Fartcoin’s origins are as humorous as its ticker. An anonymous Solana wallet minted 1 billion FARTCOIN on Pump.fun on Oct. 18, 2024, spending just 2 sol
SOL$147.50
and dumping most of the stash within 30 seconds.
The coin became a symbol of the absurd in some crypto circles and a light-hearted rebellion against the grim macroeconomic forecasts. It holds no intrinsic value, but enjoys a cult following — one that has translated into buying demand on several instances of market declines. It hit a high of $2.68 on Jan. 19, CoinDesk data show.
Fartcoin’s platform allows users to potentially submit theme-related memes or jokes to earn tokens. It features a unique transactional system where each trade produces a digital flatulence sound.
Its adherents invest in it not for the promise of utility or groundbreaking technology, but for the joy of the moment, the shared giggle over a coin whose name alone is enough to break the tension of the day.
