Robinhood pulled the trigger—memecoin season’s back on

The broker-dealer just dropped two brand-new Solana mascots, MOODENG (our favorite pygmy-hippo fan coin) and MEW (a cat who thinks it’s living in a dog world). The mere ping of a listing notification was enough to send both tickers sprinting: MOODENG ripped almost 20 % in minutes, while MEW tagged along with a similar pop.

If you’ve been watching for more than a week, today’s jump felt like déjà-vu. The hippo is already up ~8 × in May alone—yes, eight—after a string of TikTok clips and exchange shout-outs turned a zoo baby into a Solana rock star. Even after the Robinhood candle, the chart is still flirting with the old ATH zone around $0.30. A clean breakout above that ceiling could push the next leg of the Elliott-wave hopscotch and print fresh blue sky.

By contrast, MEW spent most of 2025 napping in obscurity. The cat only clawed back ~50 % this month, so traders were baffled that Robinhood gave it an invite alongside a coin that’s already hogging headlines. Cue the Twitter sleuthing and recycled “insider deal” accusations—so far, zero evidence, just speculation.

Robinhood’s crypto desk has had mixed hit-rates in the past, but when it works, it really works. Push notifications hit a gigantic, KYC-ready retail audience; “Trending” banners funnel first-time buyers straight to the order book. For MOODENG that meant instant volume, wider market-maker spreads, and the kind of green candle that ends up screenshotted in every Discord. Traders who stalk listings the second they drop were handed a lay-up today.

Remember, Robinhood is fresh off an SEC probe that wrapped in February, and the app’s crypto revenue graph is finally pointing north again. Ruffling feathers with shady listings would be galaxy-brain dumb right now—another reason the manipulation talk feels thin.

The takeaway is simple: listings move markets when the narrative is already sizzling. MOODENG had the story; Robinhood added the fuel. The hippo might still have room to wade into deeper waters—just mind the splash zone and manage your risk.

If MOODENG 3 ×-es from here, I’m buying that zoo-gift-shop bucket hat. And you?