From speculation to value: How do Meme Coins embrace real-world assets?

Written by: Ave AI

Compilation: Vernacular Blockchain

Meme Coins initially started as a joke—fun, viral, community-driven tokens that often experience skyrocketing value due to internet culture, celebrity tweets, and perfect timing. However, despite their meme magic, they have always lacked a crucial factor: intrinsic value.

This situation is changing.

In 2024 and extending into 2025, we are witnessing a powerful new trend emerging: real-world assets (RWAs) being integrated into the Meme Coins ecosystem. This is a surprising and captivating fusion—the combination of cultural momentum with tangible value—that could reshape the ways Meme Coins are created, traded, and perceived.

What are RWAs? Why are they important?

Real World Assets (RWAs) are physical or intangible assets with measurable value, including:

Real estate (residential, commercial properties)

commodities (such as gold or oil)

Intellectual Property (Music Copyright, Patents)

Financial contract or invoice

Through tokenization, these assets are digitally represented on the blockchain—essentially converting ownership into tradable tokens.

RWAs have gained attention in institutional finance and decentralized finance (DeFi). However, now Meme Coins, which have long been viewed as the "wild west" of the crypto world, are starting to inject real value into themselves by integrating RWAs into their ecosystems.

How do RWA supported Meme Coins operate?

So, how do Meme Coins tie to real-world value?

In most cases, Meme Coins projects will collaborate with RWA protocols or directly tokenize a certain asset (such as a piece of land, artwork, or income stream). Then:

Meme Coins are partially or fully backed by this asset.

Meme Coin holders may receive real-world dividends, usage rights, or passive income from underlying assets.

Meme Coins are traded on the public market, but now there are asset supports that provide credibility and potential value floors.

This model creates a new type of meme Token: it still rides the speculative wave, but is rooted in tangible assets.

Why is this important?

The Meme Coins market is interesting – but also extremely volatile. Token prices can skyrocket 100x or fall to zero in a matter of days. The introduction of asset-backed has changed this dynamic in several ways:

Enhance credibility

Investors are more likely to trust a Meme Coins project anchored in real assets—whether it's property, intellectual property, or other revenue-generating assets.

Reduce risk

Asset-backed support can provide a minimum value baseline, helping holders reduce losses during market downturns.

Expand Appeal

By combining internet culture with tokenized RWAs, Meme Coins are more attractive to traditional investors who are skeptical about purely speculative crypto assets.

Emerging real-world use cases

Here are some ways we see RWAs intersecting with Meme Coins:

Real estate split meme: Some Meme Coins are supported by the ownership of real-world properties. The more the tokens grow, the greater the exposure to the real-world assets they represent.

Music Copyright: Tokens related to meme-themed music or short audio clips, holders share streaming revenue.

Revenue-sharing NFTs: Meme Coins bundled with NFTs representing future advertising revenue, merchandise, or content licensing shares.

This is not just theoretical - some projects have already experimented with these models on chains like Solana and Base, where the meme culture and innovative development are advancing rapidly.

How does this change the game for Meme Coins?

Let's be clear: Meme Coins will always be part speculation, part culture, and part chaos. But by introducing RWA support, the game has changed:

The founder has come up with a new way to anchor narratives in reality.

The community now has reasons to hold beyond short-term speculation.

Meme Coins category has become more mature without losing its identity.

This is not to make Meme Coins boring - but to give them more dimensions and possibly a more lasting vitality.

Summary: Factors driving change

What is the next step?

As the boundaries between traditional finance and on-chain culture continue to blur, Meme Coins may be the most unexpected beneficiaries of RWATokenization. We are entering a new era where Meme Coins will:

Supported by income streams from the real world.

Embed smart contracts representing ownership or dividends.

Enhanced through practicality, governance, or real economic impact.

If the previous cycle of Meme Coins was "attention assets", then the next generation may be a hybrid of "attention + assets"—driven by memes but based on value.