# TOSHI-USD · catalysts, narrative & risks

**Deep-research report — K3vl4r**  
**Symbols:** TOSHI-USD  
**Sources:** 15  
**Published:** 2026-09-23  
**Canonical:** https://app.k3vl4r.com/research/deep-research-toshi-usd-catalysts-narrative-risks-3243

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## What TOSHI is

TOSHI is a cat-themed memecoin deployed on Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network backed by Coinbase. Its name references Coinbase co-founder Brian Armstrong's cat, Toshi, plus "Satoshi Nakamoto" (the pseudonymous Bitcoin creator) [[2]](https://www.gate.com/blog/toshi-crypto-news-and-price-analysis), [[4]](https://tokenradar.ai/tokens/toshi), [[7]](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/toshithecat/). It is an ERC-20 token on Base (on-chain contract `0xAC1Bd2486Af3B5C0fc3Fd868558b082a531B2B4`), governed by a community vote body called MEOW DAO, and was launched through community-driven means with no traditional fundraiser or identified founders [[4]](https://tokenradar.ai/tokens/toshi), [[14]](https://doortocrypto.com/articles/toshi-price-prediction-2026-2027-and-2030-can-toshi-rise). The token has a fixed maximum supply of ~420.69 billion tokens, of which essentially all is in circulation (~420.66 billion) [[7]](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/toshithecat/), [[14]](https://doortocrypto.com/articles/toshi-price-prediction-2026-2027-and-2030-can-toshi-rise), [[17]](https://stealthex.io/blog/toshi-price-prediction-will-toshi-coin-reach-1/).

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