The buzz around the possible integration of cryptocurrency into the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 has sparked a surge of GTA-themed meme coins on the Solana blockchain. New tokens, such as GTA 6 Coin and GTA Guy, have recently appeared, achieving a market cap of over $1 million within a day of their launch.

However, these tokens exhibit the typical volatility and risk associated with meme coins. Both GTA 6 Coin and GTA Guy have experienced dramatic drops, with their market caps plummeting by more than 90% to $69,000 and $12,000, respectively.

These tokens are part of a growing collection of Grand Theft Auto-themed meme coins launched on Solana’s popular token launchpad, Pump.fun. A simple search for “GTA” or “Grand Theft Auto” on DexScreener reveals dozens of such tokens across multiple blockchains, including Solana, Arbitrum, and Ethereum. Most of these tokens hold little value, and some have been in existence for over a year.

The connection between Grand Theft Auto and cryptocurrency goes beyond meme coins. Rumors of in-game crypto rewards for players in GTA 6 have been circulating since at least 2021. Speculation intensified in 2024 with claims that Bitcoin and Ethereum could play a role in the game. Despite the excitement, neither Rockstar Games nor its parent company, Take Two Interactive, have confirmed any crypto integration in GTA 6.

Rockstar Games has a history of opposing unauthorized crypto involvement in its games. In 2022, the company took action against fan-operated Grand Theft Auto 5 servers that used crypto and NFTs to assign ownership of unique in-game items.

The potential inclusion of cryptocurrency in GTA 6 remains uncertain. Nevertheless, the game is poised to become one of the most anticipated releases of all time, with projections of billions in sales during its first year.