Vinicius Junior wrapped up the 2026 FIFA World Cup with four goals and three Man of the Match awards. Brazil still got bounced in the Round of 16.
The Real Madrid winger didn’t hold back, saying Brazil had a squad “sufficiently strong” to go much further. But while Vinicius processes the loss, opportunists in the crypto world are already cashing in on his name, launching a flood of unauthorized meme coins across Solana that have zero connection to the player, his club, or anyone in his orbit.
The meme coin vultures circle
Within hours of Brazil’s elimination, tokens branded with variations of “VINI” and “Vinicius” started popping up on Solana-based decentralized exchanges. Some carry market caps as low as a few thousand dollars. None carry anything resembling official backing.
No active official NFT collection or token project is endorsed by Vinicius Junior or Real Madrid. The closest the player has come to blockchain involvement was a 2022 collaboration with Panini for digital collectibles, and even that has no current continuation.
