Memecoins on the rise with OILNU up 4,793%!

Oil just hit $110, and crypto traders are already turning the rally into a meme trade.

The current narrative blends energy crisis themes with animal memes, pulling liquidity across Solana and BNB Chain as traders pile into oil-themed memecoins.

Here are three trending tokens gaining attention:

1. OILNU (Oil Inu): When oil meets the classic Inu meme

OILNU is riding the viral "oil is flying" narrative, and its price has followed the joke—surging 4,793% in a short period.

KOL @laohan_web3 shared that the token's market cap reached around $4.8M, with whales making 11+ SOL single buys, while the holder count quickly surpassed 899.

Trading bots such as @ポポンcnf have also flagged large buy orders flowing in.

Why traders are watching it:

Some believe OILNU could become the next "commodity Inu" meme, similar to how Copper Inu previously exploded.

2. XPD: The return of an OG "oil crypto" meme

XPD is a Solana memecoin launched on Pump.fun 1–2 days ago. It revives the old PetroDollar concept from 2014—the idea of oil-backed crypto—but repackages it as a meme narrative.

Current token stats:

• Market cap: $680K–$707K (previous peak $1.37M–$1.4M)

• 24h gain: +39% to +97%

• Liquidity: ~$80K–$90K

• Holders: 6,000+

• 24h volume: $4.4M–$6.1M

KOL @AphaniticAi6v1 and others are pushing the narrative of "history repeating + Solana speed." With oil prices rising, some traders believe the token could target a $5M market cap next.

3. Lobster: The BNB Chain meme taking over Chinese crypto

The Lobster memecoin jumped 264% in 24 hours, driven largely by Chinese crypto communities.

What makes it unique is that the meme has moved beyond the internet. The idea of "raising lobsters" has turned into real-world community events, while discussions exploded on X after OpenClaw ("Little Lobster"), an open-source AI agent project, reached #1 on GitHub Trending within 100 days.

On March 6, nearly 1,000 people lined up at Tencent Tower in Shenzhen, where Tencent Cloud engineers helped install the system.

More than 100,000 participants joined the "cloud lobster farming" movement, and some even received "lobster birth certificates."

Crypto commentators quickly amplified the trend:

• @saiman8d: "The Binance Chinese community is bringing attention back to BSC memes. Now everyone's joining the lobster trend."

• @9dNsjOZd9mGQYLQ: "Just like how PEPE exploded before—now it's Lobster's turn."

Why it's gaining attention:

It combines several strong narratives at once—AI agents, Chinese community momentum, and viral meme culture.