Conviction Pays: Holding Meme Coins Before They Trend

Let’s be real, being early in meme coins is not easy. It’s not just about finding a low market cap or catching a funny ticker name. It’s about conviction. And in the meme coin world, conviction means buying something that looks like nothing to everyone else, and holding it while the rest of the market shrugs or mocks it.

Today, we’re seeing tokens like $TROLL, $MASK, and $MONKE finally get some attention. They’re showing momentum, and people are starting to take notice. But here’s the thing, if you had the guts to hold any of these when they first got listed on Bitget Onchain a few months ago, you’re probably sitting on a fat bag of gains right now.

But that kind of result doesn’t come from chasing pumps or FOMOing into Twitter trends. It comes from spotting something early, whether it’s a meme that hits, a community that’s quietly building, or just a token name that feels like it could go viral at some point, and then waiting. Sometimes for weeks. Sometimes for months.

I’ve seen this pattern over and over again, A meme coin gets launched, barely anyone notices. It trades sideways, people forget about it. Then something shifts, maybe a viral post, a wave of new holders, and boom, it starts moving.

But by the time everyone else sees it, it’s already up big. And most new buyers will end up exit liquidity because they didn’t get in with conviction, they got in with FOMO.

That’s why early meme coin holders deserve more credit than they get. It takes more than luck to hold something lowkey, with no clout, for weeks while nothing is happening. It takes belief, in the meme and in the community.

And yeah, sometimes it doesn’t work out. Many meme coins fade into obscurity. But that’s the game. You diversify, you bet on culture, and you stay plugged in.