Following the journey of a small crypto project and why it caught my eye

I’ve been investing in crypto for years, mostly Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. I’m used to seeing big projects with clear roadmaps and established communities. Then I stumbled across $PINO, and I realized I was looking at something completely different.

It started with curiosity. The project itself is small, yet the founders seem genuinely focused on building community and culture around the token. Unlike many memecoins that launch and disappear, $PINO has been around for months, surviving and adapting. Its market cap peaked at 79 million in December and has since dropped to 2.5 million, which is massive, but also fascinating from a risk/reward perspective.

What drew me in was not the price, but the story. Community engagement, memes that actually evolve, challenges that get everyone involved — it reminded me of why crypto is exciting. I decided to participate with a small amount, not to chase a pump, but to see how a project like this grows organically.

Watching $PINO unfold feels like following a startup in its early days. It’s messy, it’s chaotic, but the energy and creativity are real. For anyone who usually avoids memecoins, I’d suggest observing projects like this. Sometimes the story and the community are as compelling as any technical analysis.