Where it comes from
NPC stands for non-player character: a figure in a video game that the game controls rather than a person. Online, the NPC meme borrows the term to joke about people who seem to run on a script. It’s drawn as a grey, expressionless face, and the project calls it one of the most popular memes on the internet.
Non-Playable Coin turned that meme into a token. Its slogan is “we are all NPCs,” and the supply was sized to match: one token for every human alive on July 29, 2023, which the site puts at 8,050,126,520.
The project describes itself as an art experiment honoring a meme. It says it isn’t affiliated with the meme’s creator, and its disclaimer states it has no intrinsic value, financial expectations, team, or roadmap.
A coin that’s also an NFT
Most memecoins are ordinary tokens. NPC’s pitch is that every token is paired with an NFT (a unique on-chain item, usually an image) of the meme, so the same asset can be traded like a memecoin or viewed like a collectible. The site calls this a memecoin-NFT hybrid and names the general design a “mediacoin.” Flip the card on the right to see both sides.
According to the project, it works like this:
- You buy or receive NPCA matching NFT is minted (created) in your wallet.
- You hold both at onceIt trades like a token, and it shows up in your wallet as an NFT.
- You sell or transfer itThe NFT is burned (destroyed). The site says the two always stay 1:1.
“Backed by an NFT” can sound like there’s a reserve behind the coin. There isn’t. The NFT is the same asset in a second form, created and destroyed alongside the token, and nothing in the design gives it value beyond what buyers will pay.
The coin at a glance
- Ticker
- $NPC
- Total supply
- 8,050,126,520 tokens, one per person alive on July 29, 2023, per the project
- Tax on trades
- 0%
- Liquidity and contract
- The project says liquidity is locked and the contract is renounced
- Networks
- Ethereum, Base, Robinhood Chain, BNB Chain, and Solana
Contract addresses
A contract address is a token’s unique on-chain ID. Copies with the same name and ticker exist, so the address is what identifies the real one. Each network has its own, taken here from the swap links on npc.com.
- Ethereum
0x8ed97a637a790be1feff5e888d43629dc05408f6- Base
0xB166E8B140D35D9D8226E40C09f757BAC5A4d87d- Robinhood Chain
0x241F3Caad03Db31137F641beF005A32176530024- BNB Chain
0xFEbfA339E44c28E2aa9E62Ea1027C9CB4e378605- Solana
BeGY8KqKxboEwRbJd1q9H2K829jS4Rc5dEyNMYXCbV5p
These are the project’s claims, so verify them. Tokens on different networks are separate contracts: use the address that matches the network your wallet is on. Price, market cap, and volume change constantly, so check a live tracker rather than trusting a number printed on any page, including this one.
What else is in the NPC world
The site promotes several products beyond the coin. They are separate things with their own risks.
- Non-Playable Customs
- A separate NFT collection of 155,443 custom NPC portraits on Base. The site says every one has been minted and the mint is closed for good. It trades on OpenSea.
- The customizer
- A web app for building your own NPC from 292+ traits across 9 categories. It’s open to everyone, even though the minting window for the collection has ended.
- Identity files
- Each Custom NPC has a generated name, personality type, and inner monologue you can look up by token ID. The site labels its personality scores “clinically unverified,” so treat them as a joke.
- .npc domains
- ENS-style names sold through Unstoppable Domains, a third-party company.
- Non-Playable Clothing
- A merchandise store at nonplayableclothing.com.
- Mediacoins and Launchly
- The idea of pairing a coin with any kind of media, and a launch tool called Launchly. The site marks Launchly as coming soon. There’s a whitepaper if you want the details.
The coin’s disclaimer says it has no roadmap, so treat “coming soon” as an idea, not a commitment.
How people get it
- Choose a network Pick one of the five. Fees and available liquidity differ between them, and you’ll need a wallet that supports it.
- Put funds on that network Move money there with a bridge (a service that carries funds between blockchains), or buy directly. The site links a card-payment service called Moonshot, which it says accepts Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. Third-party services add their own fees.
- Swap using the matching address On a DEX (decentralized exchange), you swap tokens straight from your wallet. The site lists Uniswap for Ethereum, Base, and Robinhood Chain, PancakeSwap for BNB Chain, and Raydium for Solana. Paste the address for your network and compare it with the list above before you approve.
The site also says the coin trades on 19 venues in total, including centralized exchanges such as Kraken, Binance US, KuCoin, MEXC, Bitpanda, and Gate. Availability depends on where you live, so confirm any listing on the exchange itself.
What the claims do and don’t mean
The project highlights a few technical features. They matter, but each one solves a narrow problem.
“0% tax”
The token doesn’t skim a fee on each trade. You still pay network fees, exchange fees, and slippage, and it does nothing to stop the price from falling.
“Liquidity locked”
The liquidity tokens are held in a lock, so the deployer can’t simply withdraw the pool. Locks can expire, so look up who holds the lock and when it ends. A lock says nothing about whether anyone will keep buying.
“Contract renounced”
The owner gave up admin powers, so the deployer can’t change rules such as adding a tax. It only helps if the contract has no other hidden controls. The hybrid design also runs mint-and-burn logic on every transfer, which is more code than a plain token. The site doesn’t mention an independent audit, so look for one.
“One token per human”
That’s a story, not scarcity: 8 billion tokens is a very large supply. A single token’s price says little by itself. Look at market cap and, more importantly, how much liquidity is in the pool.
“No team, no roadmap”
Nobody is named as responsible, and nobody has promised to deliver anything. That’s common for memecoins, and it means there’s no one to hold accountable.
Before you buy anything
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Impostors are common. Copycat tokens reuse the name and ticker, and scammers send fake links, surprise airdrops, and direct messages. Trust addresses you’ve verified, not names.
Questions people ask
Is it an investment?
The project says no. Its disclaimer describes the coin as having no intrinsic value, financial expectations, team, or roadmap, and as being purely for entertainment. Its price is whatever the next buyer will pay.
Is it affiliated with the meme’s creator?
No. The site says it isn’t, and presents itself as an art experiment honoring the meme.
Do I need to do anything to get the NFT?
According to the site, no: the NFT is minted in your wallet when you buy or receive the coin, and burned when you sell or transfer it. Whether it shows up depends on your wallet, so check that yours displays NFTs on that network.
Why are there five different addresses?
The coin is listed on five networks, and each one has its own contract. Sending tokens to the wrong network’s address, or swapping while your wallet is on the wrong network, can lose funds. Match the address to the network every time.
Are Launchly and the other products part of the coin?
They’re separate products the project promotes. The coin’s own disclaimer says there’s no roadmap, so weigh each product by what actually exists today rather than what’s coming soon.
Who is behind it?
The site says there’s no team and lists only a contact email and social accounts. Anonymous projects are normal in memecoins, but it means no named person or company answers for it.