The meme coin sector and the overall crypto market are showing strength following the FOMC meeting.
TL;DR
- The meme coin sector is bouncing back
- Tron meme coins are printing
- Vitalik crashes token price by 50%
- ARK CEO is skeptical of memes
- LUNC community wants to rebrand USTC as a meme coin
Meme Coin Snaps
- The meme coin sector and the overall crypto market are showing strength following the FOMC meeting. Are we back? Cathie Wood’s Ark doesn’t think so.
- Just as we have forgotten about Tron meme coins, they come back swinging like a baboon who just found out the trash can is empty.
- The Luna community has taken the term “bizarreness” to a whole new level as they plan to turn USTC into a meme coin—or might it actually be genius? That was a rhetorical question, btw. (LOL)
7-Day Meme Coin Market Snapshot
The meme coin market cap has risen by nearly 6%, increasing from $47.68 billion to $50.57 billion, as meme coins become integrated into games.
The top meme coins started a gradual uptrend over the last seven days, but TUT soared above the rest.
Source: CoinMarketCap
The crypto majors, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and BNB, saw a decent rally as the Fed kept interest rates unchanged, announced plans to scale back its "QT" policy, and kept the door open for the possibility of two interest rate cuts in 2025.
Source: CoinMarketCap
Meme Coin Market vs Other Crypto Sectors
DeFiLlama's Narrative Tracker showed that the memes were ranked seventh and outperformed Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, NFTs and GameFi.
The 30-day trajectory had a nice bounce, and we are heading up again.
Source: DeFiLlama
Top 20 Meme Coin Leaderboard
We finally woke up to a sea of green and the top meme coins are looking less like a crime scene!
Meme Coin Charts: 7-Day Insights
The meme coin sector received a well-deserved HOPIUM blessing from above, as TRON meme coins are ripping higher and Raydium announced LaunchLab, a new meme coin platform to compete with Pump.fun.
Biggest Gainers
- Cheems (CHEEMS): +47,51%
- Fartcoin (FART): +31.90%
- SPX6900 (SPX): +28.83%
- Popcat (POPCAT): +17.43%
- Baby Doge Coin (BabyDoge): +11.79%
Meme Coins by Chain
BSC Memes
- Mubarak (MUBARAK) soared 90% as they preach to stop whining and do something instead.
- CZ’S Dog (BROCCOLI) pumped 65%, and they believe every stray has a journey and every journey deserves a home.
Solana Memes
- Gigachad (GIGA) rose 20% while they recently celebrated their birthday.
- Ponke (PONKE) gained 10%, and they always keep their helmets close.
Ethereum Memes
- Apu Apustaja surged by 55%, and they believe teamwork makes the meme work.
- HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu (BITCOIN) rose 10% while they believe once you know the truth, you’re never the same.
Base Memes
- doginme (DOGINME) skyrocketed 270% as they tokenize self-belief.
- Keyboard Cat (KEYCAT) soared 80% while they are simply tapping on-chain.
Tron Memes
- SUNDOG (SUNDOG) surged 35% and they claim to be the dog on Tron that’s going to the SUN.
- Tron Bull (BULL) soared 60% as they HODL to the promised land.
Most Tron meme coins have low market caps so they are extremely risky.
Bitcoin Runes
- Dog (DOG) went up 10% as the DOG army shows strength in unity.
- Pups (PUPS) gained 20% while spreading world peace.
Meme Coin News
Raydium Launches “Pump.fun Killer”
Raydium is launching LaunchLab, a fork of Pump.fun's token launchpad platform, after learning Pump.fun was developing its own AMM. This move comes as Pump.fun meme coins generate 41% of Raydium's swap fee revenue. LaunchLab will offer various bonding curves and flexible fee options, supporting multiple tokens beyond SOL and integrating with Raydium's liquidity provider locker.
Tron Meme Coins Are Cooking
Tron-based meme coins surged, driven by Justin Sun’s push for zero-fee meme trading. Leading the rally was SUNDOG, while other major tokens like TBULL, BULL, and SUNCAT also saw gains.
The surge comes as Sun launched a major incentive program offering zero transaction fees for select “SunPump” meme tokens from March 19 to April 19, 2025.
Top-performing tokens will get fast-tracked listings and one month of fee-free trading. Sun is further strengthening TRON’s meme coin ecosystem by subsidizing energy costs for trading over the next six months and committing $1 million to support meme coin developers.
Vitalik Dumps Free Tokens
The price of Dohrnii (DHN) plummeted 50% after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sold 5,000 DHN tokens, which he had received for free, for $125,000 worth of Ethereum on Uniswap. Despite the sale, Buterin still holds another 5,000 DHN, valued at approximately $114,600.
Following the sharp drop, the Dohrnii team reached out to Buterin on X, offering to buy his remaining tokens over-the-counter to prevent further market disruptions. However, Buterin has not publicly responded.
ARK Bearish on Meme Coins
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood predicts that most meme coins will eventually become worthless, though she believes some, like TRUMP, may endure. In a Bloomberg interview, Wood stated that she avoids investing in meme coins personally, as she expects the vast majority of these internet-driven assets to lose value over time.
Instead, she places confidence in major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana, which she believes will continue to grow. Wood warned traders to be cautious, as meme coins lack regulatory oversight and could lead to significant losses.
USTC Meme Coin?
The price of TerraClassicUSD (USTC) fluctuated as the Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) community voted on a proposal to reclassify it as a Universal Standard Token or meme coin.
The proposal acknowledges that USTC no longer functions as a stablecoin, as it would need a 7,300% increase to regain its $1 peg. The reclassification aims to help maintain exchange listings and avoid stablecoin regulations.
What Can You Do Next?
- DYOR before aping any celebrity tokens, so far they have all pumped and dumped.
- Don’t just focus on one chain as you can see even Ada coins are currently doing well.
- 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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