#WAGMI

“We’re All Gonna Make It” - a crypto culture rallying cry expressing optimistic solidarity that everyone in the community will succeed, despite volatility and skepticism.

Quick Facts

Origin Story

#WAGMI (“We’re All Gonna Make It”) emerged from bodybuilding and fitness communities before being adopted by crypto culture around 2020. The phrase originated with Aziz “Zyzz” Shavershian, a bodybuilder who used “We’re all gonna make it brah” as a motivational mantra. After his tragic death in 2011, the phrase became a memorial and inspirational slogan in fitness communities.

Crypto adopted WAGMI during DeFi Summer 2020 as the space exploded with new users, protocols, and possibilities. The phrase perfectly captured the optimistic, community-oriented ethos emerging in crypto—unlike traditional finance’s zero-sum competition, crypto culture embraced abundance mindset and mutual success.

WAGMI became the antidote to FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) and NGMI (not gonna make it). When markets crashed, when skeptics attacked, when uncertainty prevailed, the community responded: WAGMI. The hashtag represented solidarity, conviction, and optimism about crypto’s transformative potential.

The term gained additional resonance as NFT communities formed around 2020-2021. Project Discord servers greeted members with “gm, wagmi”—creating belonging and shared identity. WAGMI became more than prediction—it was community bonding.

Timeline

2020

• WAGMI adopted from fitness communities into crypto
• DeFi Summer creates optimistic atmosphere
• Early NFT communities embrace WAGMI greeting
• Phrase spreads through Discord servers

2021 - Peak Usage

• NFT boom amplifies WAGMI culture
• Every project’s Discord channels filled with “wagmi”
• Becomes default optimistic response to any concern
• “gm wagmi” becomes standard greeting
• Community solidarity at peak
• WAGMI mentality during market highs and dips
• Some criticism emerges about toxic positivity

2022

• Bear market tests WAGMI conviction
• “WAGMI” becomes increasingly ironic during crashes
• Terra/Luna collapse: “wagmi” posts age poorly
• FTX fraud: community questions if we’re all gonna make it
• NGMI (not gonna make it) gains usage
• Distinction emerges: blind optimism vs. realistic conviction

2023

• WAGMI usage moderates
• More nuanced: “WAGMI if you survived 2022”
• Bear market survivors bond over “still here, still WAGMI”
• Phrase becomes marker of community resilience

2024-2025

• Recovery brings renewed WAGMI energy
• More tempered than 2021 peak
• “WAGMI but DYOR” - optimism meets caution
• New cohort discovers WAGMI culture

2026-Present

• WAGMI remains active crypto culture marker
• Used sincerely and ironically in equal measure
• Nostalgia for peak WAGMI era of 2021
• Community greeting survives market cycles

Cultural Impact

#WAGMI represents crypto culture’s optimistic, communal ethos at its best—and sometimes its naivety at its worst. The phrase created powerful sense of belonging and shared mission, particularly important for investors riding extreme volatility.

WAGMI culture emphasized collective success over individual competition. Unlike Wall Street’s zero-sum trading culture, crypto communities celebrated each other’s wins. Someone’s NFT mooning? “Wagmi fam!” Someone’s token up 10x? “We’re all gonna make it!” This abundance mindset differentiated crypto from traditional finance.

The phrase also served psychological function during market downturns. When portfolios crashed 50%, 70%, 90%, community support mattered. WAGMI offered emotional support, helping holders maintain conviction through fear. For some, this built diamond hands. For others, it enabled denial about poor investments.

WAGMI became intrinsically linked with “gm” (good morning) as the standard crypto greeting. Walking into any crypto Discord server in 2021 meant being greeted with “gm wagmi fren.” This ritual created powerful in-group identity.

However, WAGMI culture also attracted criticism. Toxic positivity discouraged critical thinking. Projects weaponized WAGMI to suppress legitimate concerns. Some communities resembled cults, attacking questioners as “FUD” spreaders. When projects failed, “wagmi” posts aged like milk.

Notable Moments

• DeFi Summer WAGMI energy (2020): Community solidarity during explosive growth
• Bored Ape community (2021): WAGMI culture at its peak in NFT projects
• “gm wagmi” becomes universal: Crypto Discord standard greeting
• Bitcoin $69K (2021): Ultimate WAGMI validation before crash
• “still wagmi” posts during crashes: Community resilience
• Do Kwon’s WAGMI tweets: Terra founder’s confidence before $40B collapse
• FTX collapse WAGMI cope: Community struggling with “are we gonna make it?”
• 2024 recovery: “Told you we’d make it” vindication

Controversies

Toxic positivity: WAGMI culture sometimes suppressed legitimate concerns and critical thinking. Questioning projects or risks could get labeled FUD and attacked.

Cult behavior: Some communities used WAGMI to create cult-like environments where members couldn’t express doubts without ostracism.

Enabling poor decisions: Constant “wagmi” reassurance encouraged holding obviously failing projects. Diamond hands became bag holding.

Ignoring reality: During major collapses (Terra, FTX), “wagmi” posts seemed delusional or in denial about catastrophic losses.

Insider exploitation: Project insiders and influencers pumped WAGMI energy while dumping tokens on community members who believed everyone would make it.

Class divide: “We’re all gonna make it” rang hollow when wealthy early adopters made millions while late retail investors lost savings.

Echo chambers: WAGMI culture created filter bubbles where dissenting views were excluded, leading to groupthink and poor risk assessment.

NGMI culture: The opposite hashtag created mean-spirited exclusion and elitism, dividing community into worthy/unworthy.

Variations & Related Tags

• #WeAreAllGonnaMakeIt - Full phrase
• #WAGMII - Emphatic version
• #gm - Good morning, often paired
• #NGMI - “Not Gonna Make It” (opposite/critical)
• #GMI - “Gonna Make It” (individual version)
• #WAGMI族 - Japanese variant
• #StillWAGMI - During downturns
• #AlwaysWAGMI - Eternal optimism
• #WagmiArmy - Community solidarity
• #WagmiFam - Family variant
• #WagmiFren - Friend variant
• #ForeverWAGMI - Long-term conviction
• #MaybeGMI - Uncertain variant

By The Numbers

• Twitter/X posts (all-time): ~150M+ (estimated)
• Peak daily tweets: ~200,000+ (2021)
• Current daily tweets (2026): ~20,000-40,000
• Discord server greetings: Millions daily (estimated)
• NFT project communities using: ~80%+ (2021)
• Most common pair: “gm wagmi” appears together ~60% of time
• Sentiment: ~70% sincere, ~30% ironic (varies by context)
• Most active demographics: Males 18-35, NFT/crypto communities

References

• Zyzz/bodybuilding culture origins
• NFT community culture studies
• Crypto Discord community analysis
• Behavioral economics of crypto communities
• Academic papers on online financial communities
• CryptoTwitter culture documentation
• Post-mortem analyses of failed “wagmi” projects

Last updated: February 2026 Part of the Hashpedia project — hashpedia.org