Memetic Assets in the Digital Paradigm: Polymorphic Analysis of financial architecture, sociotechnical dynamics, and predictive Modeling of the Evolution of narrative crypto Assets
Rubrics: SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES
Authors:
1.
Samara State University of Economics
(prepodavatel')
employee
employee
2.
Povolga State University of Telecommunications and Informatics
(kafedra «Cifrovaya ekonomika», Associate Professor)
employee
employee
3.
Samara National Research University named after Academician S. P. Korolev (Samara University)
student
Russian Federation
student
Russian Federation
Type:
Article
Pages:
from 464
to 481
Status:
Published
Received:
23.07.2026
Accepted:
30.07.2026
Published:
30.07.2026
Subject area:
UDC 330
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
memcoins, cryptocurrency, narrative economy, semiotic capital, virality, blockchain, smart contracts, tokenomics, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), segmentation of archetypes, regulatory risks, speculative bubbles, financial hyperreality, postmodern finance, technological adaptation, socio-cultural dynamics, predictive modeling
Abstract:
This study presents a comprehensive structural and predictive analysis of memcoins, a fundamentally new class of digital assets that has emerged at the intersection of Internet culture, financial speculation, and blockchain technologies. The phenomenon is investigated using a polymorphic taxonomy that identifies twelve discrete archetypes, from a "narrative meme" to an "evolving proto-organism." Each archetype has a unique economic ontology, technological skeleton, and social dynamics. Central attention is paid to a key contradiction: memcoins act as semiotic simulacra of value, but at the same time they are able to generate a real market capitalization. This paradox is revealed through the mechanisms of collective psychology and virality. The methodology combines structural analysis of financial architecture, technical and functional modeling and macrostructural forecasting for the short, medium and long term. As a result, the inherent vulnerabilities of each archetype are revealed, the main of which is the total dependence of value on the continuous reproduction of the cultural narrative and external regulatory pressure. In the final part, a consolidated forecast is presented, according to which the market will go through a phase of strict regulatory selection, after which the most viable projects will be integrated into niche digital ecosystems (GameFi, SocialFi, DAO).The work pays special attention to the systemic risks associated with a paradigm shift in the understanding of value. The price of memcoin is finally breaking away not only from the cost, but also from the minimum fundamental utility, setting a precedent for financial hyperreality.
This study presents a comprehensive structural and predictive analysis of memcoins, a fundamentally new class of digital assets that has emerged at the intersection of Internet culture, financial speculation, and blockchain technologies. The phenomenon is investigated using a polymorphic taxonomy that identifies twelve discrete archetypes, from a "narrative meme" to an "evolving proto-organism." Each archetype has a unique economic ontology, technological skeleton, and social dynamics. Central attention is paid to a key contradiction: memcoins act as semiotic simulacra of value, but at the same time they are able to generate a real market capitalization. This paradox is revealed through the mechanisms of collective psychology and virality. The methodology combines structural analysis of financial architecture, technical and functional modeling and macrostructural forecasting for the short, medium and long term. As a result, the inherent vulnerabilities of each archetype are revealed, the main of which is the total dependence of value on the continuous reproduction of the cultural narrative and external regulatory pressure. In the final part, a consolidated forecast is presented, according to which the market will go through a phase of strict regulatory selection, after which the most viable projects will be integrated into niche digital ecosystems (GameFi, SocialFi, DAO).The work pays special attention to the systemic risks associated with a paradigm shift in the understanding of value. The price of memcoin is finally breaking away not only from the cost, but also from the minimum fundamental utility, setting a precedent for financial hyperreality.
Keywords:
memcoins, cryptocurrency, narrative economy, semiotic capital, virality, blockchain, smart contracts, tokenomics, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), segmentation of archetypes, regulatory risks, speculative bubbles, financial hyperreality, postmodern finance, technological adaptation, socio-cultural dynamics, predictive modeling
memcoins, cryptocurrency, narrative economy, semiotic capital, virality, blockchain, smart contracts, tokenomics, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), segmentation of archetypes, regulatory risks, speculative bubbles, financial hyperreality, postmodern finance, technological adaptation, socio-cultural dynamics, predictive modeling
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