Here's an interesting bit of crypto history worth revisiting: the creator behind the original Pepe artwork actually had zero involvement with the PEPE memecoin phenomenon that took off. Matt Furie's legendary cartoon character became a cultural icon in its own right within the crypto space, but the memecoin's explosive rise? That's a whole different story written by the community itself. Pretty wild how these narratives diverge, isn't it? The rest, as they say, became history. $MO