Benzinga - by Khyathi Dalal, Benzinga Staff Writer.
Memecoins — cryptocurrencies with no fundamental value except entertainment and speculation — appear to be on shaky ground.
What Happened: Memecoin market capitalization increased 0.3% over the past 24 hours, reaching $22.5 billion, according to Coingecko.
Here's a look at some of the major memecoins performed over the past week:
- Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) declined around 1% over the past week.
- MAGA Memecoin (CRYPTO: TRUMP) was the standout gainer with a 21.1% weekly increase
- Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE) saw a 6.9% surge
- Floki (CRYPTO: FLOKI) reported a 4.3% rise.
- Myro (CRYPTO: MYRO) experienced a significant 32% drop
- dogwifhat (CRYPTO: WIF)
- Bonk (CRYPTO: BONK) witnessed declines of 14.6% and 12.6%, respectively.
These established tokens not only attracted investor attention but also capital. The reliance on social media trends and the lack of fundamental value contributed to the subdued performance of memecoins.
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Why It Matters: While the crypto market has been brimming with optimism since the ETF approval and the Bitcoin halving in sight, the most established memecoins have not kept up the pace.
However, Bitcoin and Ethereum, are up 21% and 28% year-to-date, respectively while Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are down 5.7% and 8%, according to Marketwatch data.
Despite these fluctuations, some analysts have expressed optimism regarding the potential of certain memecoins in the current market scenario.
Crypto chart analyst, Ali Martinez predicts a 34% surge as the first pit stop for Pepe and then a further rally.
Crypto trader and technical analyst Mags tweeted:
$PEPEAccumulated a small bag of PEPE for my bull market bag..
possible shiba of this cycle ?