BTC, ETH, and SOL dominate headlines—but the real action is in the long-tail.
That’s where degens live. That’s where memes churn. And right now, meme ecosystems like Base are heating up again, with ~$69B in meme assets tracked by CoinGecko.
Enter the International Meme Fund.👇
~~ Analysis by @wmpeaster ~~
Most larger DeFi protocols optimize for short-tail: proven, liquid, constant demand. That leaves memecoin holders with few borrow/lend paths.
@intlmemefund, gaining traction on Base, aims to "bank the unbankable" via a bespoke lending protocol opening credit markets to overlooked memes.
I found it via @gamiwtf, the main steward, a @nounsdao and @gnars_dao luminary. I track what Nouners ship; IMF flagged my radar.
The idea: post $MOG, $PEPE, $IMF (more coming) as collateral and borrow. Keystone stablecoin: Sky Protocol’s $USDS.
Stack: built on @MorphoLabs's Multi-Market Factory. Each token sits in an isolated Morpho Market, so if $PEPE nukes 50% overnight it can’t drag $MOG lenders with it.
Borrow up to 50% LTV in $USDS; liquidations at 77% LLTV. Not bad for volatile stuff.
One‑click goodies:
➢ Accelerate — loops collateral, 150% long at ~33% start LTV.
➢ Amplify — routes single‑sided deposits into optimized Uniswap v3 LP with USDS for yield.
➢ Allocate — lets $IMF holders vote where USDS incentives flow next.
Credit like this closes a structural gap for meme projects. Borrowing against conviction aligns incentives; lenders farm real yield; underlying tokens deepen liquidity.
What’s interesting is the vector forward. If isolated Morpho vaults + overcollateralized USDS can keep a $PEPE market solvent, the template can extend to Zora Coins, niche NFTs, even exotic RWAs. IMF could be a proving ground for next‑gen permissionless credit engines.
Bottom line: IMF won’t tame memecoin volatility, but it gives believers a new toolbox. If the meme economy is to mature, making conviction bankable collateral is a logical next step.
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