The first meme ever recorded on a blockchain.
The I LIKE TURTLES meme originated in 2007, becoming one of the internet's earliest viral moments.
In 2011, the phrase "I LIKE TURTLES" was embedded into Bitcoin block 139,838, permanently recording it on the blockchain years before NFTs, Ordinals, or meme coins existed.
That's the lore.
Not that the meme was created in 2007, but that it became the first known internet meme permanently preserved on a blockchain.
It marked the moment Bitcoin became more than a financial ledger. It became a permanent archive for internet culture.
Every meme that entered crypto came later.
I LIKE TURTLES was there first.
Proof:
https://blockstream.info/tx/78eb16507b3d3df615e3b474e853db4667f4b11954ec6d918b1ded0fca7ad25a
The I LIKE TURTLES meme originated in 2007, becoming one of the internet's earliest viral moments.
In 2011, the phrase "I LIKE TURTLES" was embedded into Bitcoin block 139,838, permanently recording it on the blockchain years before NFTs, Ordinals, or meme coins existed.
That's the lore.
Not that the meme was created in 2007, but that it became the first known internet meme permanently preserved on a blockchain.
It marked the moment Bitcoin became more than a financial ledger. It became a permanent archive for internet culture.
Every meme that entered crypto came later.
I LIKE TURTLES was there first.
Proof:
https://blockstream.info/tx/78eb16507b3d3df615e3b474e853db4667f4b11954ec6d918b1ded0fca7ad25a
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https://x.com/i/status/2083701049529909330
区块链上记录的第一个 Meme。
2011 年，有人将 “I LIKE TURTLES（我喜欢乌龟）” 嵌入了比特币区块 139,838，将这一 2007 年风靡互联网的经典 Meme 永久保存到链上，远早于加密世界形成如今的 Meme 文化。
区块链上记录的第一个 Meme。
2011 年，有人将 “I LIKE TURTLES（我喜欢乌龟）” 嵌入了比特币区块 139,838，将这一 2007 年风靡互联网的经典 Meme 永久保存到链上，远早于加密世界形成如今的 Meme 文化。
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I like turtles Portal
https://x.com/ILIKETURTLESRH/status/2083816481393918105?s=20
Just 4 more days.
On August 6, it will be 15 years since "I LIKE TURTLES" was recorded on Bitcoin.
Fifteen years later, the legend never dies.
$TURTLES
On August 6, it will be 15 years since "I LIKE TURTLES" was recorded on Bitcoin.
Fifteen years later, the legend never dies.
$TURTLES
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