The lore

Est 2013.
You know where it's headed.

Every cycle invents new slang. One phrase outlived all of it.

A 2013-era computer in a dark bedroom, a forum open on screen and a full moon outside the window
Late 2013. A forum tab, a new coin, a full moon.

Chapter one

Born on Bitcointalk

In late 2013 the Bitcointalk forum was where new coins were born. That winter, Dogecoin showed up with a Shiba and a joke, and right alongside it came a name that said exactly what everyone was already thinking: Mooncoin.

On December 28, 2013, a member called deaconboogie posted the announcement thread: "[ANN][MOON] Mooncoin: You know where it's headed!" No premine, a "shenanigan free" launch two days later, and an invitation to "come along for the ride."

Read the original thread on Bitcointalk →

Built for the moon

The numbers were the joke.

The original Mooncoin didn't just have a moon in the name. The code was written around it.

384.4B
Max supply: 384,400,000,000. The Earth–Moon distance is about 384,400 km.
29,531
Coins per block after the last reward tier. A lunar month is 29.531 days.
2×
Payout bonus on blocks that lined up with the lunar cycle.
July 21
A 2014 release was planned for the Apollo 11 anniversary.

From the archive

The original posts

Bitcointalk · December 28, 2013 [ANN][MOON] Mooncoin: You know where it's headed! deaconboogie opens the thread. Scrypt, 90-second blocks and no premine: "Pre-mining: Absolutely none!" Open the thread → Bitcointalk · February 7, 2014 The official logo The creator confirms the logo used "from the start": a seal with "fluted edges", a "glossy, golden moon", and "to the moon" repeating around the circumference. The coin on this site carries that same design. Read the post →

Chapter two

The phrase that never left

Coins came and went. Exchanges rose and fell. Entire narratives were born and forgotten inside a single cycle. "To the moon" survived all of it.

It's the most used slang in crypto history, the one thing a 2013 forum regular and a 2026 Solana degen both say without thinking. No lore homework. No explanation needed.

"To the moon." Everyone in crypto, every day since 2013
  1. Dec 28, 2013

    Mooncoin is announced

    deaconboogie posts the ANN on Bitcointalk, the same season Doge launches. Launch was set for December 30.

  2. Feb 7, 2014

    The logo is made official

    Fluted edges, a golden moon and "to the moon" around the rim: the creator calls it a seal of authenticity.

  3. 2017 · 2021

    Every bull run, same call

    New chains, new tokens, new millionaires. The battle cry never changes: send it.

  4. 2024 – 2026

    Memecoins take over Solana

    Anyone can launch a coin in minutes now. The oldest meme was still missing.

  5. Coming soon

    Mooncoin returns, on Solana

    The community is reviving the name as $MOON. Same meme, new chain.