What else could memecoins be?

Vitalik Buterin argues that memecoins could be redirected toward positive-sum uses such as charity funding and genuinely fun games, rather than being purely speculative tokens. He notes that memecoins have drawn unease in 2024, partly because some Solana memecoins were openly racist and many others rise and fall in price while contributing nothing of value. Buterin cites GiveWell Inu, which donated proceeds to GiveWell, and says that half the supply of Dogelon Mars was gifted to the Methuselah Foundation, turning $ELON into a charity coin. He concludes that more fun projects that support public goods should gain attention, and he praises 0xPARC for making crypto games that players joined for fun.