TLDR:
- Milestone: Gasspas ($GASS) hit a new ATH of $10.84 million from $1.8 million, with $5.0 million trading volume.
- Narrative: Driven by Matt Furie’s Cortex Vortex book featuring Gasspas as Rato’s nemesis, debuted in ZOGZ NFTs, $GASS leverages Furie’s legacy and community engagement.
Gasspas ($GASS), with the contract address 0x774eaF7A53471628768dc679dA945847d34b9a55, has captivated the crypto space by experiencing a runaway growth to an all-time high (ATH) worth $10.84 million from $1.8 million worth of market value, outpacing its earlier ATH value of $5.87 million. The surge, which was marked by high $5.0 million trade volume as of June 02, 2025, is an indicator of the token’s runaway expansion in Solana. The current narrative surrounding such growth is highly connected to Matt Furie, Pepe the Frog artist and award-winning designer, and his newest creation, Cortex Vortex.
The unveiling of Furie’s new work was through his editor, @beuys_on_sale_ on Instagram, who revealed a new upcoming book featuring new characters Gasspas and Rato. Gasspas face is pictured from artwork where he towers above two rats, Wat and Rato, the image that has circulated among collectors and cemented the mythos that Gasspas is the sinister adversary to Rato in Cortex Vortex. Such in-jokes as “cats eat rats” have cemented this dynamic, and Gasspas is now a force to be reckoned with in the story.
Gasspas is one among Matt Furie’s collection of 111 distinct, May 2023-released NFT character designs under ZOGZ. Gasspas brings to his character an aspect of digital collectibility upon his release as part of ZOGZ. Having already accrued momentum through the ZOGZ collection, which is seen to have striking, interactive art, Gasspas gains from this existing fan base. Released on Solana, the token $GASS gains traction from the low-fee, high-speed blockchain, rendering it well-suited for such storytelling projects.
The narrative related to Matt Furie is not new, yet solid. Most meme coins with this narrative find success, some of the prominent ones being $BERRY and $RUSTY.
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