Golden Bull? Try Black Bull

Summary

• The Black Bull references crypto trader and influencer Ansem, who recently reached 1 million followers on X.

• On June 27, Ansem said he would share creator fees from tokens launched in his name instead of creating one himself.

• The announcement helped push ANSEM to a $130M market cap, drawing reactions from traders, artists, and fans across X.

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The Black Bull is based on Ansem, one of crypto's most recognizable traders and personalities, who recently reached 1 million followers on X. He is best known for calling WIF at around a $100K market cap before it eventually peaked near $5B. He also publicly called the Solana bottom around the $8 to $10 range before SOL later rallied to an all time high of roughly $260.

Over the past month, Ansem has consistently argued that Solana remains one of the strongest ecosystems despite broader market pessimism. He has also shared ideas about what he believes should change to improve the ecosystem.

On June 27, X user Clive suggested that Ansem launch a token and distribute the fees to holders, but Ansem replied that there were already enough good tokens and instead offered to share creator fees sent to his Pump fun profile by people who launched tokens in his name.

Yenni said they were surprised by how quickly the token had reached a $50M market cap and that Ansem was raising the standard for meme tokens, while Shah pointed to its one day move as a sign that meme tokens were becoming the focus again.

ANSEM later reached a new all time high market cap of $130M as Ansem continued interacting with the token on X.

The attention wasn't limited to only crypto traders. Beeple posted a new piece titled THE BLACK BULL, Ansem reposted a TikTok made about him, and one fan even tattooed "Ansem To 1B" across his forehead.