GRELF ($GRELF)

General Characteristics

GRELF ($GRELF) is a meme coin built on the Hedera network. It is based around the original character of “Gerbert the Grelf,” a bald, weird, and intentionally unappealing character who lives in a house built out of a giant stump in an enchanted forest.

Gerbert the Grelf was originally created as a kind of "anti-spokesman" for the CREETS NFT project before being made into a meme coin after the character received a very strong response from the Hedera community. The humor behind GRELF lies in embracing wonderful in the weird.

GRELF is a meme coin but also, more specifically, a "character coin" as the ability for the coin's creator to do live performances and interviews as the Grelf character sets it apart from the competition.

Roadmap

While $GRELF does not have a traditional roadmap, its development is closely tied various creative pursits employed by its creator, WarlockNKey. Future development includes:

Borrowing and Lending: $GRELF will soon be added to Bonzo, Hedera's native lending protocol, as a borrowing and lending asset.
Cross-Chain Expansion: $GRELF has been added to Hashport as a bridgeable asset, allowing the token to be bridged to many networks.
Community Engagement: The project will continue to focus on building a strong community through humor, creative content, and interactive experiences.

Functionality and Utility

$GRELF is a pure meme coin. While it is also a bridgeable asset, and will be added as a borrowing and lending asset soon, the focus for the project is to continue to create unique content and interactive experiences for the Hedera ecosystem. GRELF partners with many of the top dapps on Hedera and will continue to do so far into the future.

Market Performance and Dynamics

$GRELF has a fixed supply of 6.66M tokens. No keys were created for the project, meaning that anyone cannot increase, decrease, or alter its supply.

When writing this line, $GRELF traded at $0.3578, representing a 3% decline in the past 24 hours and 25% over the past week. It has a market cap of $2.3M, liquidity of $456K, and a 24-hour trading volume of $1.277K.

Community

GRELF features a vibrant and engaged group of meme enthusiasts and gamers. Its community is rapidly growing on X, Telegram, and Discord. The founder, WarlockNKey, is deeply involved in the community, fostering a sense of connection and shared identity among holders.

Pros

Unique branding
Fixed supply
Interactive original character
Borrowing and Lending

7 Questions to GRELF Team

1) Gerbert the Grelf is quite a unique mascot! What’s the story behind his creation, and how does he embody the GRELF brand?

The character of, “Gerbert the Grelf” everyone’s favorite bald fantasy weirdo, was actually created before the meme coin. I was working on a new promotional video for my Hedera NFT project, CREETS, and was trying to come up with a voice for the worst salesman possible. What would a guy who you would never, ever, want to buy something from sound like? I found Gerbert’s voice in the shower that day and almost slipped because I was laughing so hard. It’s odd now that my “anti-spokesman” has become so beloved when the initial point was for him to be off-putting. Actually, the initial response to that video with Gerbert the Grelf was so strongly negative that I just HAD to keep forcing him in my content. I have a background in the arts and one thing I’ve learned is that when someone has a strong reaction to something you have created, either positive or negative, that means they’re paying attention. The meme coin was a natural next step in my continued trolling with the character, little did I know that, for many, their intense disdain for Gerbert the Grelf would slowly be turned to a genuine love for the character. GRELF, the token, was created on August 30th, 2022.

As time went on, I’ve developed the backstory and “lore” for the character more and more. To sum up our friend Gerbert the Grelf is quite difficult but I’ll try my best. Gerbert the Grelf is, as his name implies, a Grelf which is a made-up fantasy creature. As far as Gerbert knows, he is the only Grelf in existence as he has never found another. He lives in the enchanted forest in a house built into a giant stump. He is friends with all the animals and other creatures that live in the enchanted forest and, as such, is a vegetarian. Despite his gravely voice, and less-than-attractive features, he is a kind soul who tries to see the best in everyone.

Speaking of his features he’s quite unique in appearance. The first thing most notice are his piercing yellow eyes. The next is that he is bald on top of his head, with grey hair on the back and sides. He is approximately five feet and five inches tall. He doesn’t like to wear a shirt or shoes but typically can be seen rocking some green shorts. His skin is fairly tan and although no one, not even Gerbert, knows his true age, he looks to be late forties early fifties in appearance.
Gerbert the Grelf is very naïve and not the sharpest tool in the shed. He doesn’t understand the world of crypto and will typically mispronounce it as, “cribdo.” He speaks in a blunt and often straightforward manner but his heart is always in the right place. Creating a character like Gerbert the Grelf who from the get-go doesn’t know anything about crypto or web3 has actually been a massive blessing as since he doesn’t know anything I don’t have to either!

2) How does GRELF go beyond being just another meme coin?

Well, his origin as an original character with a voice and persona created by me definitely helps. Since I voice Gerbert the Grelf, he can appear live on X spaces, video interviews, and pop-up all over the place in a live capacity. I would more specifically call him a “character coin” rather than a meme coin because he’s based upon an original character rather than an existing meme. I also have a “VTuber” type 3D model avatar that I now employ for video engagement and people seem to respond very well to it. Gerbert the Grelf has been around for over two years on Hedera so this live video aspect helps to cement him as HBAR’s major meme coin and as the go-to mascot for the Hedera network.

3) GRELF claims to have “more memes than a cat has lives” — who’s behind the meme creation, and how do you ensure fresh, viral content?

In the beginning, most of the memes were me and a good share of them are still me as I am more active in the GRELF project two years in than I have ever been! Now, luckily I have some dedicated community members assisting me in meme creation but, outside of simple images and social media posts, what keeps him relevant are his live appearances and the active relationship he has with the Hedera community itself. He is a living breathing meme and has been able to organically grow and develop in real-time over these past two years, something that sets him apart from any meme coin I have ever come across. To some, Gerbert the Grelf almost feels like a real person.

4) How does Hedera’s efficiency and security compare to other blockchain options like Ethereum or Solana for a meme coin project?

Hedera is an extremely fast, extremely stable, and incredibly secure network. I’m very happy to have made it my home.

5) GRELF emphasizes community, humor, and engagement. How do you keep the GRELF community active and entertained?

My community has grown to love and understand the character of Gerbert the Grelf so, actually, keeping them active and entertained is quite simple! All I need to do is keep putting Gerbert out there, either guest starring in some other project’s content, making solo commentary, or many other methods of interaction. Because I perform the character, and have a skill for improv comedy, I’m not limited by conventional structures for what a meme coin has to be or do.

6) Some meme coins expand into gaming, NFTs, or metaverse projects. Do you see GRELF evolving beyond just being a token?

It’s possible, as I enjoy doing new and interesting things with GRELF, but the focus is and will always be having fun with the character. The GRELF project is not intended to be a badly made utility project. It is a meme project first and foremost and what has kept me able to continue to put as much love and care into it as I have is that it is a creative expression at its core.

7) How do you see the meme coin landscape evolving in the next few years, and where does GRELF fit in?

Honestly, I think “character coins” like GRELF will end up being the next big thing. Obviously I don’t know that for sure and am extremely biased but, to me, a living breathing meme character that community members and influencers can directly interact with seems like a natural evolution of what makes meme coins special and unique.

Official links

Token ID: 0.0.1159074

EVM Address: 0x000000000000000000000000000000000011afa2

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