ZCAT is the meme coin that pays its holders in Zcash. You can buy it three ways: gasless through the FOMO app, spot on MEXC as ZCAT/USDT, or straight on-chain through Solana DEX pools. This guide walks through all three routes. It also covers the 3% transfer tax and how the ZEC rewards actually reach your wallet.
New to the coin itself? Read our what is ZCAT breakdown first. This post is purely about getting filled without mistakes.
What You Are Buying
Quick recap before you press buy. ZCAT (Anonymous Cat) is a Solana meme coin that launched through the StonkFun launchpad in early September. The mascot is a cat with a paper bag over its head, and the whole token rides the Zcash privacy narrative.
One mechanic sets it apart. Every ZCAT transfer carries a permanent 3% tax. That tax fills a rewards pool, and the pool pays out in ZEC to holder wallets automatically. No staking, no claiming, no wallet connection. Millions of dollars in ZEC have already landed in holder wallets this way.
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Route One: The FOMO App
FOMO is the fastest route if you have never touched a Solana wallet. The app creates a wallet for you, buys are gasless, and you can pay by card. Search ZCAT, enter your amount, done. No seed phrase ceremony, no SOL needed for fees.
Your ZCAT sits in a wallet tied to your account, so the ZEC rewards land where they should. More on that below.
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Route Two: MEXC Spot
Prefer a normal exchange? MEXC listed ZCAT in its Meme+ zone on September 6, and the ZCAT/USDT spot pair trades around the clock. Deposit USDT, place a market or limit order, done. Among the big centralized exchanges, MEXC is the only one carrying ZCAT so far. LBank runs a pair too, but liquidity there is thin.
We covered the exchange in depth in our MEXC review, including why it lists new memes faster than anyone.
One caveat for reward hunters: coins on an exchange sit in the exchange’s wallet, not yours. Skip ahead to the rewards section before you pick this route.
Route Three: Straight On-Chain
Confident with a Solana wallet? The deepest ZCAT liquidity lives on-chain, in Meteora and Raydium pools paired against SOL and USDC. Load a wallet with SOL, swap, and hold. You keep full custody and full reward eligibility.
On-chain is also where the copycats live, so this route demands the contract check below. Want the wider tour of DEX tools and terminals? Our pillar on the best places to trade meme coins has you covered.
The 3% Tax and Your ZEC Rewards
Here is the part most first-time buyers miss. The 3% tax applies to every transfer, including your buy. Price that in: a quick round trip costs you roughly 6% before the chart even moves. ZCAT punishes scalpers and pays holders.
The flip side is the reward stream. Collected taxes convert to ZEC, and the ZEC airdrops straight to wallets holding ZCAT. Hold in the FOMO app or your own wallet, and the drip shows up on its own.
Hold on an exchange, and the distribution goes to their wallet instead. Whether that ZEC ever reaches your account depends on the exchange crediting it. Check before you park a big bag there.
Rather stack ZEC directly than earn it sideways? We wrote a full guide on buying Zcash for the first time.
Check the Contract Before You Buy
Several tokens on Solana call themselves ZCAT. Some are pump.fun copies with a few thousand dollars of liquidity, built to catch fat-fingered buyers. The real Anonymous Cat mint is:
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Two quick tells confirm it. The genuine token is a Token-2022 asset showing a 3% transfer fee on-chain, which the copycats don’t bother to replicate. It also traces back to StonkFun, where it launched. Paste the full address into your DEX or explorer, never just the ticker.
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Final Words
ZCAT is still a meme coin. The reward mechanic is clever. Still, the cap already swung from a $170 million peak to roughly half that, and it can drop further just as fast. Size your buy like it could go to zero, because it could.
That said, few memes give you a reason to hold beyond hope, and a ZEC drip is a real one. Curious where ZCAT sits next to the rest of the field? Our evergreen meme coin shill list ranks the market. A buy guide for PONS lands next, so keep an eye on the blog.
FAQ
Which exchanges list ZCAT?
MEXC is the main centralized venue, with ZCAT/USDT live in its Meme+ zone since September 6. LBank runs a smaller pair. Everything else trades on-chain through Solana pools.
Do I still earn ZEC rewards if I keep ZCAT on an exchange?
Not automatically. Distributions go to the wallet holding the tokens, which on an exchange is theirs. Self-custody or the FOMO app keeps the drip pointed at you.
Is ZCAT an official Zcash project?
No. It is an independent community meme coin riding the Zcash privacy narrative. The Zcash developers have no affiliation with it.
Can I trade ZCAT with leverage?
We have not confirmed a major ZCAT perp market yet. Between the volatility and the 3% transfer tax, spot exposure is plenty for most.
Why did my buy fill about 3% lower than expected?
The transfer tax. Every ZCAT movement clips 3% for the rewards pool, buys included. It funds your future ZEC, but budget for it on entry and exit.
