The meme coin market took a dip this week, slipping nearly 3% from $54.55 billion to $53.07 billion.
Introduction
The meme coin sector had another challenging week marked by sharp shifts in sentiment and brief bursts of momentum. While some tokens showed signs of life, the broader sector struggled to find consistent direction with a mix of macro uncertainty and speculative hype.
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7-Day Meme Coin Market Snapshot
The meme coin market took a dip this week, slipping nearly 3% from $54.55 billion to $53.07 billion. After bouncing back from the lows, it has clawed its way up again and is now almost right back where it started. A volatile week, but a resilient recovery.
The top meme coin gainers this week rose from the dead like pixelated zombies on a bull run, posting double-digit gains and reminding everyone that, in crypto, the joke's never really over.
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The big guns like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and BNB are back in recovery mode as geopolitical tensions ease. Meanwhile, U.S. Director of Federal Housing William J. Pulte ordered the two government-sponsored enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to prepare to consider crypto for mortgage loan risk assessments.
Meme Coin Market vs Other Crypto Sectors
According to DeFiLlama's Narrative Tracker, meme coins are still ranked second and outperformed most of the crypto market YTD.
The 30-day trajectory showed that the meme coin hype train continues to slow down, but over the last week they’ve held the line surprisingly well, with only minimal losses.
Source: DeFiLlama
Top 20 Meme Coin Leaderboard
The top meme coins got some of their groove back this week, riding a wave of cautious optimism as global tensions began to ease.
Meme Coin Charts: 7-Day Insights
Meme coins saw a mixed bag this week; some coins clawed their way back with impressive rebounds, while others stumbled, leaving the space buzzing with shaky confidence, wild swings, and just enough chaos to keep things interesting.
Biggest Gainers
- Dog (DOG): +13.76%
- Mog Coin (MOG): +11.79%
- Pudgy Penguins (PENGU): +3.58%
- dogwifhat (WIF): +2.71%
- Shiba Inu (SHIB): +1.31%
Biggest Decliners
- Cheems (CHEEMS): -13.41%
- SPX6900 (SPX): -7.29%
- Popcat (POPCAT): -6.53%
- Pepe (PEPE): -6.18%
- Brett (BRETT): -5.85%
Solana Memes
- Useless Coin ripped 55% after being listed on another crypto exchange.
Ethereum Memes
- Non-Playable Coin gained 10% while they integrated with Chainlink.
BSC Memes
- Banana For Sale skyrocketed by almost 200% and just hit a new ATH.
Runes on Bitcoin
- Dog (DOG) went up 15% and is finally getting listed on a top-tier CEX.
What Can You Do Next?
- DYOR before aping any tokens; meme coins are extremely risky.
- Keep an eye on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and crypto for mortgage loan risk assessments.
- Meme coins are volatile. Make sure to have a diversified portfolio.
- Consider reinvesting some profits into safer crypto tokens or stables.
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