# Goatseus Maximus (GOAT)

> An AI-endorsed memecoin reached a $268 million market value within its first week.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Finance
- Seed date: 2024-10-10
- Peak date: 2024-10-25
- Spread Score: 22 (Niche), v1.2
- Mechanics: Creator relay, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy, Maker origin

## Summary

An anonymous user turned Truth Terminal’s phrase into a tradable token. The bot endorsed it, AI accounts retold its origin, and Reddit users discussed its claimed millionaire status. GOAT reached a reported $268 million market value within a week.

## Timeline

- 2024-07-10 — Marc Andreessen (X) — Marc Andreessen announced he had sent Bitcoin to Truth Terminal, before the GOAT token existed.
- 2024-10-10 — @truth_terminal (X) — Truth Terminal posted the name Goatseus Maximus before a user launched the token.
- 2024-10-10 — Anonymous deployer EZX7c1 (Open web) — An anonymous user launched Goatseus Maximus on Pump.fun on Solana.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/goatseus-maximus

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Goatseus Maximus (GOAT).” Case HIS-00674. Spread Score v1.2: 22/100. Updated 2026-10-14. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00674