Bonk (BONK) is a meme-based cryptocurrency launched on the Solana blockchain in December 2022. Inspired by the popularity of Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, BONK quickly gained traction as Solana’s first major meme token, aiming to bring fun and community spirit back to crypto. With a large total supply and community-focused tokenomics, BONK became widely distributed through airdrops to Solana users and developers. It helped revive interest in the Solana ecosystem after a market downturn. BONK has been embraced by various Solana dApps, merchants, and NFT projects, evolving from a joke token into a utility token with growing use cases.