Have you ever come across an Internet meme and just thought to yourself, “I have to bring this into the physical world!” Well [0xb3nn] and [Knit Knit] did. They decided to take the classic nyan cat ...

In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Saturday our Video Producer Kyle Calise explores the origins and history of the most iconic memes online in his “Meme ...

This breathtaking art of Nyan Cat being chased by his nemesis, Tac Nayn (aka Evil Waffle Cat) goes back to 2011, but creators in 2025 have been using it as an object labeling meme to describe ...

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Back in April 2011, Chris Torres of Dallas was just starting a new job as an insurance claims adjuster. But on his first day at work, he couldn’t focus — his phone was blowing up as friends tried to ...

After selling Nyan Cat as an NFT, its creator, Chris Torres, has found himself working on an even bigger event: a week-long series of auctions where classic memes are being sold on the blockchain by ...

Nyan Cat is one of the most important internet phenomena ever. Originally created by Christopher Torres during a donation drive for the Red Cross in 2011, Nyan Cat’s popularity has only continued to ...

The original Nyan Cat video/GIF turned 10 this year. Christopher Torres, Nyan Cat's creator, explains what he's been up to since uploading one of the internet's most memorable memes. Flashback to 2011 ...

An age-old question of how to monetize memes appears to have found an answer. This afternoon, the storied internet sensation, Nyan Cat, sold for 300.00 ETH (about $590,000) in an online auction. It ...