Not long ago, I was deep in meme coin mania.
You too, right?

You'd wake up, check if $WIF or $FLOKI pumped, pray your random buy didn’t rug overnight, and scroll through X to see the next dog-faced rocket ship going to the moon.

But lately… something feels different.

A week ago, I was chatting with a friend over chai. He used to be all about memecoins. But now? He’s deep into this thing called DePIN and rambling about the ASI merger like it’s the next big thing.

At first, I laughed. “Bro, we’re not building Skynet here.”
But then I looked deeper.

🧠 The AI Merger Everyone’s Talking About (But Few Understand)

So here’s what happened:
Three major AI crypto projects — Fetch.ai (FET), SingularityNET (AGIX), and Ocean Protocol (OCEAN) — just merged into a single token called ASI (Artificial Superintelligence Alliance).

Yeah. That’s real. It’s not some hypothetical roadmap thing. It’s done.

The idea? Build an open-source, decentralized AI network powerful enough to rival Big Tech’s closed AI models. It’s like Google and OpenAI… but on the blockchain, without the gatekeepers.

Big vision.
Serious brains behind it.
And the market’s noticing.

📡 DePIN: Where Crypto Touches the Real World

And then there's io.net. I swear I ignored this coin for weeks until it dropped an airdrop and got listed.

What are they doing?
They’re building decentralized physical infrastructure — basically letting people rent out GPU power from idle machines to power AI and compute tasks. Think Airbnb, but for GPUs.

Sounds nerdy? It is.
But the use case? MASSIVE.

This is part of a growing trend called DePIN — where crypto isn’t just about charts and hype, but real-world stuff. Networks like Helium, Hivemapper, and now io.net are proving this isn’t just a buzzword.

🪙 Meanwhile… Meme Coins are Losing Steam

I’m not saying they’re dead. Some will pump again. Maybe even hard.

But the vibe? It’s off.

Same old tricks. Same influencers doing the same paid promos. Same rugs.
Even retail traders are getting smarter. They’re asking, “what does this coin actually do?”

And for many meme coins… the answer is still: “Be funny on the internet.”

That used to be enough. Not anymore.

🚀 The Rotation Is Real

Here’s what I think is happening:

• Narratives are evolving. People want meaning, not just memes.

• VCs are backing real tech — AI, DePIN, infrastructure.

• Traders are rotating into coins with future value, not just viral power.

We’re early in this shift. And that’s why I’m paying attention now.

I’m not selling everything and going 100% into AI or DePIN. But I’ve started repositioning. Trimming my meme exposure. Digging into whitepapers again. Following builders instead of shillers.

Because I’d rather be early to something real,
than late to another meme that peaks on X and dies the next week.