What Does 'Community Takeover' Mean?

[ SLANG ][ CRYPTO ][ NOUN ]

FORCE: Degen EconomyUNIVERSE: Crypto CultureCLUSTER: Meme Coin Trading

A meme coin whose original creators have abandoned it, after which a self-organized group of remaining holders takes over marketing, development, and direction to try to keep the project alive.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Devs vanished after launch but the holders did a full community takeover and kept the project going."

LORE & ORIGIN

Commonly abbreviated 'CTO' in meme coin trading circles, naming this specific rescue pattern where a token's community, not its original team, becomes the driving force behind its continuation.

FIRST SEEN

2023

PEAK POPULARITY

2023-2026 (Meme Coin Era)

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Slang

Related To:Cabal Coin Farm and Dump

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

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AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+15 AURA

TREND STATUS

↑ HIGH RISING FAST · MODERATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

[ SLANG ][ CRYPTO ][ NOUN ]

RELATED TERMS

MENTIONS OVER TIME

2023202420252026

TOP PLATFORMS

TikTok

52%

YouTube

20%

Twitter / X

14%

Others

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