Please Stop Doing This Emote

Summary

• SCUBA traces back to a viral dance called the “Scuba,” which had already been circulating across social media for months before the token launched.

• The token launched on March 4 after a short looping video of an older man enthusiastically performing the Scuba dance began circulating widely across X and meme pages.

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The Scuba dance had already been circulating across social media for months before the token appeared. The meme picked up fresh attention when a short looping video of an older man enthusiastically performing the dance began spreading widely on X.

SCUBA launched on March 4 shortly after the gif started circulating. For several days the token traded below $150K market cap while traders watched to see whether the meme would continue spreading.

As the meme continued appearing across timelines, other accounts began posting their own versions of the dance. AutismCapital shared a clip of an AI character performing the Scuba dance.

On March 10, trader dxrnell, an early supporter of SCUBA, posted a chart update titled “gudtek.”

A day later, Pablo asked on X whether the scuba emote could replace the 67 one.

SCUBA reached an all time high of $950K market cap on March 12 as posts featuring the dance continued circulating across X.