GTA 6 Trailer Sparks 2,900% Rally for Solana Meme Coin Copycat

GTA 6 trailer — The official launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI has triggered a massive price surge for a Solana-based meme coin, after the game’s footage appeared to feature a cryptocurrency parody.

The token, a copycat of the Solana-based HYPE coin, saw its price skyrocket by approximately 2,900% following the trailer’s release. The brief clip shows a character’s phone screen displaying a crypto wallet app named ‘Bitcoin Bet’ with a balance of ‘HYPE $79.94,’ a clear nod to the real-world digital asset.

This visual reference sent traders scrambling, leading to explosive volume and a parabolic price move for the copycat token. The reaction underscores the powerful influence pop culture moments can have on speculative crypto assets, particularly within the meme coin sector on high-throughput blockchains like Solana.

While the trailer confirms the game’s satirical take on modern internet culture will include cryptocurrency, it remains to be seen if this in-game asset will have any functional role or is purely an Easter egg. The dramatic market move highlights the highly speculative and sentiment-driven nature of such assets.