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What better way to celebrate the season than by diving into the holiday memecoin craze?

Pump.fun has been full of festive mayhem as people decorate the series with memes and mayhem, so we thought we'd take the time to reveal some of the highlights.

First, Santa Claus. Purple is the color of the moment, and so is Santa Apparently Take it in stride. Looks like Santa Paws (yes, a cat) is trying to do just that claw Its way back, while Santa is real and Santa is not real duke He - she outside For ceremonial dominance. Santa's hat, meanwhile, is vibrating An alarming variety of headwear, from classic red to... let's just call it "experimental". And what is this? Could it be a brigade of naked Santa variants storming the series, starting with cheeky To the full Christmas Nightmare fuel? Thanks guys...you really shouldn't do that.

New holidays are also making their debut. ever heard Risma? Hoktuahnokah? Chrismahanokwanzaka? I don't, yet here we are. The Degens have made their wish lists High and clear With aspirational coins like “All I Want for Christmas is (1000X)” and “AllIWANTforXmasIsAMIllionBucks”. Ho Hoddle.

Oh, and snowmen...oh my god, snowmen. They have outdone themselves. Frosty the Dough Man - Because there's no such thing as a "season of giving." Hoarding Moneybags - joined in too swollen Snowman (you read that right), an unnervingly handsome Squidward-esque man meow Snowman, the most popular additions ever thicc Snowflakes, among others a lot, a lot Others.

It gets even weirder. There are features of memecoins killer Christmas trees, unfortunate P. didi to make Gingerbread, Biden and Trump (both dressed as Santa) kiss Under the mistletoe, really It is inexplicable Jesus is made of shrimp (obviously called chrysus).

Then there's the Grinch. Solana developers can't get enough of Dr. Seuss creative Green greed. Grinch Mona Lisa? Checks. Super Saiyan Grinch? Why not?? Creating the Grinch? certainly. If it's a meme, it's mint. Finally, if cold weather keeps you from touching the grass, don't worry – you can always do it Touch the snow.

From all of us at Lightspeed: Happy Holidays, Solana Family!

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