Murad Mahmudov
Princeton grad. Goldman dropout. Bitcoin maxi turned meme coin prophet.
Known For
The "Meme Coin Supercycle" thesis — turned from Bitcoin maximalist to crypto's loudest meme coin evangelist
Murad Mahmudov started as a hardcore Bitcoin maximalist with an Ivy League education and a Goldman Sachs stint on his resume. He co-founded a Bitcoin hedge fund that failed, disappeared from socials, then returned in 2022 with a radical new take: meme coins would eat crypto. He claims he locked himself in a room for 10 days studying meme coins before arriving at his thesis. At TOKEN2049 Singapore in 2024, he delivered the now-legendary "Memecoin Supercycle" presentation, arguing that retail investors care about vibes, not tech, and that "tokenized cults" with strong communities would outperform utility tokens. He championed picks like SPX6900, POPCAT, MOG, and HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu. His wallet reportedly held $70M+ in meme coins at peak. But controversy followed — ZachXBT exposed 11 wallets allegedly controlled by Murad, accusing him of buying tokens before publicly recommending them. The debate over whether he's a visionary or a manipulator rages on.
