A meme coin traded $125K in 24 hours. My open-source work earned $20 in 4 years. Yesterday, I finally felt what blockchain is actually about. 👇
I first heard about Bitcoin in 2017 when it was $900.
I called it a bubble and didn't buy.
Never touched crypto firsthand again.
Until yesterday...
I launched quackd.
It's my open-source project.
Then this showed up under my X post:
"Hey, we created a meme coin to support your open-source project."
My first thought: scam.
I kept an open mind anyway.
Good thing I did.
Turns out, I'd been set as the "creator" on
pump.fun.
That means I earn fees every time
$QUACKD trades.
pump.fun/coin/GMogeMjrWFaEce…
The most mind-blowing part?
$QUACKD: $125K in trading volume in 24 hours.
$QUACKD: $39.7K market cap at its all-time high.
No, I can't buy a Lambo with the fees (yet).
But here's the one thing I can't stop thinking about...
The traditional financial system has paid me ≈$20 since 2022.
All of it donations.
In that same time, I:
• Helped 3 million developers with AI via Stack Overflow and Discourse.
• Became #1 for OpenAI (still am) and #1 for CrewAI.
• Got rejected 500 times for AI jobs.
• Open-sourced 26 AI projects and made a YouTube tutorial for every single one.
• Gained 2.7K YouTube subscribers.
• Failed 10+ startups (stopped counting after the 8th).
$20 FROM DONATIONS IN 4 YEARS FROM THE TRADITIONAL SYSTEM.
$375 IN FEES IN 24 HOURS FROM A MEME COIN.
Yeah, I know...
It's "just" a meme coin.
But if people want to reward builders this way, let them.
Turns out I'm not the only one.
Someone DMed me: there are many, many coins like this.
Some open-source devs got life-changing fees from
pump.fun.
So far?
Best "thank you" I've ever gotten from ANY community.