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The Meme Coin Craze: PEPE Leads the Charge as More Meme Coins Emerge

In the past few weeks, meme coins have once again taken center stage in the cryptocurrency market. With PEPE soaring over 25% in an hour recently and a multitude of other meme coins making their debut, the market is split between celebrating wealth creation and experiencing FOMO-induced anxiety.

From well-known meme derivatives to innovative social experiments, this article explores the latest meme coin trends and the inherent risks involved.

Meme Coins: Popular styles and Emerging Coins

Well-known Meme

$PEPE: As the most popular meme coin in the market, PEPE’s market cap has skyrocketed to over $800 million, placing it among the top 100 cryptocurrencies.

The coin, which started trading on April 15, has seen a staggering 600% increase in value in the past seven days and is now listed

on April 15, has seen a staggering 600% increase in value in the past seven days and is now listed on major exchanges such as OKX, Uniswap, Gate.io, and Huobi.

$WOJAK: Following PEPE’s success, Wojak, also known as Feels Guy, has launched its own meme coin, WOJAK.

With a market cap of over $60 million and a 1,000% increase in value in the past week, WOJAK is now listed on exchanges such as Uniswap, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitget, and LBank.

$CHAD: Another well-known internet meme, Chad has also entered the meme coin market with its CHAD coin. Although the coin has experienced a significant drop in value since its peak, it still boasts a market cap of over $4.3 million and has seen a 690% increase in value in the past week.

$POGAI: A Chinese meme coin featuring a panda head, POGAI has seen a 75% increase in value in the past 24 hours, with a trading volume of over $24 million and more than 42,000 holders.

Airdrop Hype Coins

$AIDOGE: Gaining popularity alongside PEPE, AIDOGE is an experimental meme coin within the Arbitrum ecosystem. With a market cap of over $100 million and a 241% increase in value in the past week, AIDOGE is listed on exchanges such as OKX, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitget, and BKEX.

$MONG: A meme coin connected to MONGS NFTs, MONG has seen an 88% increase in value in the past 24 hours and is now listed on Uniswap.

Social Experiment / FOMO Coins

$CLIPS:

A recently launched meme coin, CLIPS employs a complex FOMO-based gameplay that revolves around competing for advertising spots. With a total supply of 220 billion coins, CLIPS has seen an 88% increase in value in the past 24 hours.

$RG: A more obscure meme coin, RG uses an innovative FOMO-based mechanism and claims to be generated entirely by the ChatGPT AI. With a total supply of 999,999,999 coins, RG has seen a 170% increase in value in the past 24 hours, with a trading volume of over $2.44 million.

The recent surge in meme coins has undoubtedly created a frenzy in the cryptocurrency market. As more meme coins are being traded, the increased demand has led to a significant rise in Ethereum gas fees. This increase in gas fees benefits Ethereum, as it becomes the primary platform for meme coin transactions. Consequently, Ethereum may emerge as the ultimate winner in this meme coin craze.

However, it is crucial for investors to be cautious and aware of the potential risks involved in this volatile market, as well as the impact of high gas fees on their investment returns.

Read more: https://lbank-exchange.medium.com/the-meme-coin-craze-pepe-leads-the-charge-as-more-meme-coins-emerge-7321daed6c5f

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