2005
Boy's Club
Matt Furie draws a zine about four roommates. One of them, a frog named Pepe, walks out of the page and into internet history. The style is soft, psychedelic and childlike, and it never really changes.
A Matt Furie original
Hoppygoes native onRobinhood
The frog who rode through the forest at night is picking a new home. We want Hoppy living on Robinhood Chain: same pond, brighter lights, a green that finally matches his skin.
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Chapter one
Who is Hoppy
An early anthropomorphic frog character created by artist and illustrator Matt Furie. Older than the fame, quieter than the noise, and drawn with the same hand.
2012
The Night Riders
A wordless picture book. A frog and his pet rat set off into the forest after dark, gathering a crew of animals along the way. No dialogue, no explanation, just a night ride. That frog is Hoppy.
Now
The pond gets a token
Hoppy comes back as a community driven meme and token, framed by supporters as part of Furie's wider amphibian world rather than a copy of anything that came after it.
The wardrobe
One frog, many nights. Every piece keeps the Robinhood green so Hoppy looks at home the second he lands.
The meme vault
Thirty pieces of Hoppy, all in Robinhood green. Tap the arrow on any one to save it and post it.
The mission
Make Hoppy native to Robinhood
Not a bridge, not a wrapper, not a visitor. The goal is simple: Hoppy lives on Robinhood Chain, trades on Robinhood Chain, and the pond moves with him.
A chain built for people
Robinhood spent a decade putting markets in normal hands. Hoppy spent a decade being drawn for the fun of it. Same instinct, different medium.
The colours already match
Deep pond green, bright signal green. Hoppy did not need a rebrand to fit in here, he needed an address.
A mascot, not an ad
No roadmap of promises. A character with real history, carried by the people who liked him before the charts existed.
Night rider energy
The Night Riders was about a small crew going somewhere new after dark. That is the whole pitch for this migration.
The migration
01
Wake the pond
Art, banners and the story back in front of people. Hoppy gets a face again instead of a ticker.
02
Plant the flag
Liquidity, listings and a clean contract page on Robinhood Chain so anyone can find him in one search.
03
Fill the forest
Community art, stickers, shorts and night rides. Everything that made the original book fun to look at.
04
Stay a while
Hoppy is not passing through. The pond becomes a permanent green address on the chain.
Questions from the bank
Yes. Hoppy is an early anthropomorphic frog from Furie's own work, best known from the 2012 wordless picture book The Night Riders, where a frog and his pet rat ride through the forest at night.
Same artist, same world, different frog. Furie created Pepe in the 2005 comic Boy's Club and has drawn frogs and animals in that psychedelic, childlike style throughout his career. Supporters frame Hoppy as part of that broader amphibian lineage.
A community driven meme token built around the character. There is no company behind it and nothing is promised. It is a mascot with a contract address.
Because the culture, the audience and honestly the colour palette line up. Making Hoppy native there gives the character one clear home instead of a scattered presence.
The address is 0x183755034c1088a09c41ea9b33bc987e2237eb41. Always copy it from this page or an official channel and check it character by character before you trade.