Solana project mints Trollface meme token

Crypto account CryptoAntHQ promoted a Solana-based Trollface token on July 9, 2026, in a post on X that cast it as a challenger to meme-coin mainstays such as Pepe and Dogecoin. The post did not announce a new launch, but it pushed a project tied to TROLL, a Solana token that had already been circulating and trading before Thursday. Public market pages for TROLL remained live on July 9, with CoinMarketCap listing a market capitalization of about $54 million and more than 64,000 holders. The underlying project has a longer paper trail than the day’s social-media pitch suggested. Decrypt reported on Sept. 3, 2025, that the team behind Solana meme coin TROLL signed a six-figure licensing agreement with Trollface creator Carlos Ramirez, giving the project an exclusive worldwide license in the crypto and meme-coin category. Ramirez was also set to receive an 11% royalty on net revenue from future merchandise, according to that report. (coinmarketcap.com) ### Was this actually a new token on July 9? July 9 brought a fresh burst of attention, not clear evidence of a first-time mint. CoinMarketCap’s page for TROLL showed historical trading data extending back well before July 2026, including an all-time high on Aug. 22, 2025, and an all-time low on Apr. 20, 2025. That indicates the token was already in the market long before CryptoAntHQ’s post. (decrypt.co) DEX Screener results also show multiple Solana pairs using Trollface-related names, which is common in meme-coin markets and can create confusion over which contract social-media users are discussing. The better-documented project is TROLL, the Solana token linked in 2025 reporting to the Trollface licensing deal. ### What made this Trollface project stand out from other meme coins? (coinmarketcap.com) Carlos Ramirez’s licensing deal gave the TROLL project something many meme coins do not have: formal rights to use the underlying image in crypto-related branding and merchandise. Decrypt said the agreement covered coin-related images, memes and merchandise, and described it as exclusive within the crypto and meme-coin space, with one carve-out for another older coin Ramirez had previously been involved with. (dexscreener.com) BlockNews reported at the time that the licensing agreement was signed by Troll Network Limited, the project’s community takeover team, and said the deal was intended to strengthen the token’s brand legitimacy. That outlet also reported that pseudonymous project lead Seal described the agreement as a “pivotal moment” for the project. (decrypt.co) ### Who is behind the Trollface meme itself? Carlos Ramirez created Trollface in 2008, according to Decrypt, which said the image grew from a webcomic into one of the best-known symbols of early internet trolling culture. BlockNews also reported that Ramirez later copyrighted the image and monetized it through licensing and merchandise. (blocknews.com) That ownership history matters because meme-coin projects built around recognizable internet characters can face legal pressure if they do not have permission from creators or rights holders. In this case, the 2025 licensing agreement placed the Solana token on firmer legal footing than an unaffiliated parody coin. ### What do the current market pages show? (decrypt.co) CoinMarketCap listed TROLL at about $0.054 on July 9, with a 24-hour trading volume of roughly $3.6 million, a circulating supply of about 998.8 million tokens and a maximum supply of 1 billion. The same page described TROLL as a Solana-based meme coin built for entertainment and community engagement, and said it uses Solana’s low fees and fast transactions. (decrypt.co) Those figures can change quickly, and social-media posts often move faster than formal disclosures. As of July 9, the concrete next places to verify the project were the public X post from CryptoAntHQ, the TROLL market page on CoinMarketCap, and the earlier licensing reports naming Carlos Ramirez, Troll Network Limited and the Solana token TROLL. (coinmarketcap.com)