Before Doge became the face of memecoins, there was actually an earlier contender that laid the groundwork for the entire movement. Most people don't realize that the memecoin phenomenon didn't start with the Shiba Inu—there were digital assets playing with meme culture before Doge ever hit the scene. This piece of crypto history often gets overlooked, but it's worth understanding how meme-based tokens evolved from their earliest iterations to become a major force in the Web3 space.