Mace

Right now, there’s a funny battle going on between two tokens both called $ZEUS. It’s honestly entertaining to watch the confusion around the real story behind this iconic dog. The team that actually owns the rights to Zeus—the same ones @jaggedsoft recently sold them to—is this one: teapawt.net/zeuscoineth_ Let’s be clear: ZEUS is Jagged’s dog. Back in 2021, Jagged supported Matt Furie (Pepe’s creator) and independent artists like myself who were making Pepe-inspired art. He was such a strong supporter of the NFT art scene that many of us started including Zeus in our work as a tribute to him. That’s why ZEUS shows up so often in Pepe art—not because Matt Furie drew him, but because Jagged, the biggest Pepe art collector, made him go viral. It’s also important to remember: most of the art used today to market memecoins was created by artists who were able to thrive thanks to Jagged’s support. I’m one of them. Without his 6M+ spent on NFTs, much of this memecoin art wouldn’t exist. And credit where it’s due: the original Zeus artwork was made by @aradew55 (Ndhaus), the first artist to ever draw him. Meme culture owes a lot to these early days. So instead of rewriting history, maybe it’s time we remember who helped build this space—and look forward to what we can create next.