After a brief shutdown following a major April 14 hack, controversial imageboard 4chan is back online — and so is its impact on the crypto world.
The platform’s /Biz/ board, long known for leaking altcoin “alpha,” birthing meme coins, and hosting market-moving speculation, has regained momentum. Historically, anonymous /Biz/ users have predicted major price movements — such as Bitcoin’s 2019 rally and China's 2021 crypto crackdown — sometimes with uncanny accuracy.
4chan was also the launchpad for $LINK 's explosive rise in 2020–2021, fueled by the cult-like energy of the “LINK Marines.” The site’s early memes and predictions helped push LINK from $1.80 to nearly $50, prompting Mechanism Capital’s Andrew Kang to call 4chan “more powerful than even China.”
Memecoins like PEPE and MOG also trace cultural roots to 4chan, leveraging the site’s favorite icons and catchphrases — like Pepe the Frog and “WAGMI” — to attract virality and drive billions in market cap.
Despite competitors like Telegram and X, 4chan remains a chaotic but powerful force in shaping crypto narratives. With the site fully operational again, its influence on price speculation, memecoin culture, and market psychology is far from over.
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