Dawkoins
Dawkoins character: pixel-art green face with white hair on a red-orange background

$DAW · Solana

The word meme had a creator.

Dawkoins is a community-run meme coin named for the origin of the word “meme” — coined in 1976. Study the source.

7cb67ev3jvBKaAH1tnVM8FL8WfQ96sa2TYByEXajqx8N

Official contract address. Any other “$DAW” address is not ours.

Buy DAW on DexScreener Swap on Jupiter →

New to Solana? Read the 5-step guide. Rather learn first? The Academy is free.

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Learn → Make → Share. Each step is optional, learning is always free, and you never need to buy or hold $DAW to take part.

  1. 1 · Learn

    14 short lessons in 3 tracks. No sign-up, no wallet, no $DAW needed.

    Open the Academy →
  2. 2 · Holders

    See the top wallets, read from public chain data. Holding is never needed to learn or earn.

    View holders →
  3. 3 · Earn

    Make an original Dawkoins meme and post it publicly, or write a thesis and share it where people learn. Both quests are Open · rewarded: small, hand-paid after review. Spreading it is how you learn it. No hold needed to join, no automatic payouts, no wallet lock.

    See quests →
  4. 4 · Buy

    Check the official address, then use DexScreener or Jupiter, or swap SOL in your account (beta, buy-only).

    How to buy →

Not financial advice. $DAW has no intrinsic value; only use what you can afford to lose.

What Is a Meme?

Before it meant a funny picture, it meant an idea about life itself.

In 1976, at the end of The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins wanted a name for something that evolves the way genes do — but lives in culture, not DNA. He took the Greek mimeme, “something imitated,” and trimmed it to rhyme with gene: meme. His examples were tunes, catch-phrases, fashions, and ways of building arches.

  • Transmission

    Ideas jump from mind to mind — by talking, copying, posting. Culture is the carrier.

  • Imitation

    A meme spreads when someone copies it: a joke retold, a song hummed, a format remixed.

  • Variation

    Copies are never perfect. Every retelling adds a twist, and some twists catch on.

  • Selection

    Attention is limited. The versions people remember and share survive; the rest fade.

Every meme you’ve ever shared is that 1976 idea at work. Dawkoins is a meme about memes — a tribute to where the word began.

Go deeper: Dawkoins Academy, 14 free short lessons in 3 tracks: Science of Memes, Hold Smart, Source of Memes. No sign-up.

History

  1. 1976

    Richard Dawkins coins “meme” in The Selfish Gene: a unit of cultural transmission that copies, varies, and spreads.

  2. 2024

    Dawkoins launches on Solana (March 2024). Dawkins’ reaction on X, as widely reported: “I don’t even know what that means, but it sounds intriguing.”

  3. Now

    A community takeover, carried by holders and meme makers. Focused on where memes come from.

Richard Dawkins is alive and well. He does not endorse, own, or promote Dawkoins, and is not affiliated with it.

How to Buy $DAW

Protect your recovery phrase. Your 12- or 24-word recovery phrase (seed phrase) is your wallet. Write it down offline and never share it, type it into a website, or send it to anyone — not even “support.” Official Dawkoins accounts will never ask for it, or for funds to verify, unlock, sync, or claim.

Beginner guide · 5 steps
  1. Create a Solana wallet. Install a self-custody wallet that supports Solana — for example Phantom or Solflare — only from its official site or your phone’s app store. Save the recovery phrase on paper, offline.
  2. Fund it with SOL. Buy SOL on an exchange you trust and withdraw it to your wallet’s Solana address, or use the wallet’s built-in purchase option (third-party providers set their own fees and ID checks). Try a small test transfer first, and keep a little SOL for network fees.
  3. Verify the official contract address. Names and tickers can be copied; the address can’t. The only official $DAW address is: 7cb67ev3jvBKaAH1tnVM8FL8WfQ96sa2TYByEXajqx8N Check it on Solscan (name: Dawkoins, symbol: DAW). Checked on-chain Oct 31, 2026: SPL token, 6 decimals, mint authority none, freeze authority none.
  4. Use the current purchase route. Tap Buy DAW on DexScreener, confirm the pair is DAW/SOL and the address matches, then use its trade option — or open Swap on Jupiter. Connect your wallet, enter an amount of SOL, review, and approve in your wallet.
  5. Understand fees and slippage. Solana network fees are usually a fraction of a cent, but swap apps and wallets may add their own fee — your wallet shows the total before you approve. Slippage is how far the price may move between quote and trade; price impact is how much your own order moves a small pool. Start with the app’s default slippage, check the minimum you’ll receive, and avoid very high settings.

Already signed in? You can also swap SOL for $DAW in your account (beta: buy-only, up to 1 SOL per buy, you sign every swap). Card and Apple Pay purchases are still planned. The direct link to share is dawkoins.com/buy.

Community

Only these are official. Da Koins on X (@iprobdontexist) is parody. Official accounts will never ask for your seed phrase, private key, or funds to verify, unlock, sync, or claim.

Community Memes

Made by the community, reviewed by hand, credited by handle. Real Dawkoins memes below — community submissions welcome.

  • Dawkoins Police Meme Enforcement officer writing a ticket
    @dawkoinsmeme
  • Meme family reunion on a couch: Different minds. Same meme.
    @dawkoinsmeme
  • Dawkoins fist-bumps the Wall Street bull under green candles
    @dawkoinsmeme
  • Dawkoins in a tuxedo at a high-stakes poker table
    @dawkoinsmeme
  • Dawkoins as the soldier who kept fighting 29 years after the war
    @dawkoinsmeme
  • Dawkoins in a suit: Memetics stonks chart going up
    @dawkoinsmeme

Got one? Submit a meme · Stuck? Remix Without Losing the Thread (4 min).

Merch Coming soon

Four pieces, built around the original pixel face.

Samples come first. A piece goes on sale only after the print or stitch holds every pixel of the face. Nothing is for sale yet: no pre-orders, no prices.

  • Black oversized hoodie, front: the green pixel Dawkoins face on the left chest Black oversized hoodie, back: small DAWKOINS.COM across the upper back

    Oversized hoodie · Black

    Coming soon

    Pixel face on the left chest, embroidered or as a woven patch. Small embroidered DAWKOINS.COM on the upper back.

  • Black tee, front: large pixel Dawkoins face above a green DAWKOINS wordmark

    Face tee · Black

    Coming soon

    Full pixel face and wordmark on the front. DTG print.

  • Forest green tee, front: small pixel face beside $DAWKOINS, MEME EST. 1976 across the chest

    Chest tee · Forest

    Coming soon

    Small face and MEME EST. 1976 across the chest. DTG print.

  • Black dad hat, front: the pixel Dawkoins face centered on the crown

    Dad hat · Black

    Coming soon

    Pixel face on the front, embroidered or as a woven patch, whichever keeps it exact.

Images are design mockups, not photos of finished products. Colors and placement may change after samples. Merch has nothing to do with $DAW: you never need to hold it to buy merch, and merch is not an investment. Launch news will come from our official accounts only.

Roadmap

Plans, not promises
  1. Available todayNow — One honest home: what a meme is, history, verified contract address, official links, gallery, and a beginner buying guide. $DAW is bought through third-party apps (DexScreener, Jupiter).
  2. Available todayNext — Academy lessons (3 free tracks) and community meme submissions.
  3. Available todayAlso live — Holders (top wallets from chain data) and Earn: the thesis and meme quests are Open · rewarded, hand-paid after review from an owner-funded wallet. No holding required.
  4. BetaPhase 2 — Sign in with Google, email, X or TikTok; Privy creates a Solana wallet for you. Dawkoins never holds your funds or keys.
  5. BetaPhase 3 — Buy $DAW in your account by swapping SOL through Jupiter (buy-only, up to 1 SOL per buy). PlannedCard and Apple Pay purchases, only through regulated providers where available.
  6. Available todayPlay — free games: Where’s Dawkoins? and Impossible Throw (no wallet, no rewards). More interactive experiences planned.

Nothing marked Planned exists yet. Plans, not promises: features may change, be delayed, or never ship.