The meme coin market cap is up almost 20%.
TL;DR
- The meme coin market cap is up almost 20%
- Trump to hold dinner event for top token holders
- Coinbase and Zora blamed for shady marketing and insider trading
- OG meme coins DOGE and SHIB show double-digit gains
- Sui meme coins are on fire
Meme Coin Snaps
The meme coin sector and the overall crypto market are on a bullish high, with sentiment all over the place. TRUMP pumped more than 50% as a dinner event was announced with the president for top token holders, and El Presidente Dave Portnoy called meme coins legalized Ponzi schemes.
- What happened to the Solana killer, Base, as Coinbase and Zora were blamed for dodgy marketing and insider trading? Nothing new in the crypto scene, though.
7-Day Meme Coin Market Snapshot
The meme coin market cap gained almost 20% over the last seven days and went up from $44.68 billion to $53.13 billion.
The meme coins’ top gainers saw wild gains, with NEIRO experiencing a moonshot and counting almost 300% gains.
Source: CoinMarketCap
The crypto blue chips, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and BNB, finally broke out of their dreaded range and all showed gains as institutional investors added over 11x the all-time average into the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, Coindesk reported.
Meme Coin Market vs Other Crypto Sectors
DeFiLlama's Narrative Tracker showed that memes were ranked second, up four spots since last week, and outperformed Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Gaming and NFTs. Brace yourselves for the incoming Murad tweets.
The 30-day trajectory surge hit levels not seen in “decades,” soaring by 50%!
Source: DeFiLlama
Top 20 Meme Coin Leaderboard
All the top meme coins ended green over the last seven days.
Meme Coin Charts: 7-Day Insights
Even the OG meme coins like DOGE and SHIB showed double-digit gains, and the meme massacre crime scene turned into a sight of absolute degenerate beauty!
Biggest Gainers
- Turbo (TURBO): +137.18%
- OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP): +52.81%
- Brett (BRETT): +59.31%
- Pudgy Penguins (PENGU): +38.81%
- dogwifhat (WIF): +37.03%
Meme Coins by Chain
Solana Memes
- ai16z (AI16Z) soared 53%, and they recently crossed 1000 issues and 3000 pull requests in the main Eliza repo.
- Peanut the Squirrel (PNUT) jumped 35% as they went nuts. Wtf?
Ethereum Memes
- Non-Playable Coin (NPC) surged 25%, and as the first meme coin-NFT hybrid, they believe in a meme for every candle on earth.
- Neiro (NEIRO) ripped 265.36%, and of course, the whole army showed up to the party.
BSC Memes
- AI Companions (AIC) skyrocketed 110% as they are redefining virtual companionship with AI, VR, AR, and blockchain.
- Broccoli (BROCCOLI) soared 55%, and they are always bullish!
Base Memes
- Brett (BRETT) shot up almost 60% and is the legendary character from Matt Furie’s Boys' Club comic. He has become the blue mascot of the blue chain. Really?
- Toshi (TOSHI) went up 26% while they claim that some learn, but they master!
Tron Memes
- Sundog (SUNDOG) gained 10% while supposedly standing on the shoulders of giants.
Bitcoin Runes
- Dog (DOG) continued to show strength and surged another 23% as they admit the last few months was nothing short of MAX PAIN!
- Pups (PUPS) went up 10% and never lost focus on world peace.
Meme Coin News
Base Drama
Base, Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain, is under fire after a meme token launched through Zora crashed 95% shortly after a social media promotion. Base posted “Base is for everyone” on Zora, turning the post into a token.
After the Base X account highlighted the message, the token's market cap quickly hit $17 million, only to nosedive hours later, wiping out over $15 million. The crash sparked backlash, with critics accusing Base and Coinbase of promoting a risky token without proper disclosures.
Allegations of insider trading emerged after Lookonchain identified wallets that profited over $666,000 by buying early and selling at the peak. Base issued a statement clarifying that the token was part of an experimental initiative on Zora and not an official Base or Coinbase token.
Sui Meme Coins on the Rise
SUI surged, continuing a bullish trend that has seen a 41.4% rise over the last week. The rally is fueled by growing interest in SUI-based meme coins such as BLUB, MIU, and LOFI. BLUB leads with a 60.8% daily gain and a 77% weekly rise.
MIU climbed 20%, while LOFI rose 13.8%. Increased trading activity in these tokens has driven SUI's daily trading volume up 169% to $2.3 billion. Additional bullish signals include the SUI network surpassing 500 million total transactions and a 7.05% increase in user adoption.
Pope Francis Meme Coin
The unofficial LUCE meme coin, inspired by the Vatican's Holy Year 2025 mascot, soared by 134% following the death of Pope Francis. The Solana-based token has a market cap of $15 million and a daily trading volume exceeding $40 million.
Despite having no official ties to the Vatican, LUCE gained popularity after its October 2024 launch and quickly reached an $80 million market cap. It currently has around 44,750 holders and $1.8 million in liquidity. Meme coin tracking platform GMGN.Ai has flagged LUCE with a 100% rug pull risk warning.
What Can You Do Next?
- DYOR before aping any tokens; meme coins are extremely risky.
- Keep an eye on the Trump dinner event for top holders.
- Meme coins are extremely volatile. Make sure to have a diversified portfolio.
- Consider reinvesting some profits into safer crypto tokens or stables.
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