After trading at an all-time low during the final days in 2025, cryptocurrency traders have returned to the market for memecoins. In the last seven days the capitalization of memecoin’s market has increased by 23%.
Market cap of memecoin crossed CoinMarketCap data shows that cryptocurrency transactions reached $47.7bn on Monday, an increase from the $38bn on Dec. 29.
In the last seven days, all three of the most popular memecoins, ranked by their market capitalization, have seen gains exceeding 10%. Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency that was launched in 2009.DOGE( ) gained Shiba () Inu is over 20%.SHIBPepe (PEPE() is up by over 66%.
The volume of memecoin transactions has also risen, from 2,17 billion dollars on December 29th to 8,7 billion dollars on Monday. This represents a 300% rise.
Memecoins fell more than 65% over 2025The market cap of the company was $35 billion, the lowest of the entire year. risk-taking behavior dropped among traders. Memecoins, which are some of the most risky bets made in cryptography, could show that investors have once more decided to accept greater risk.
Altcoin rally may follow memecoin
Santiment analysts provide market intelligence said The memecoin is on the rise “began shortly after FUD was reaching its highest levels among retail traders, just a few days after Christmas.”
The market often moves in the opposite direction of expectations. “As always, stay timely and capitalize on assets that the retail crowd has written off the most.”
While a trader is posting on X under the username Wealthhmanger speculated The altcoins are also likely to see an increase in value as traders shift their focus from one area to another.
“When we see this kind of strength in meme coins, other altcoins usually follow. And historically, the altcoin that benefits the most from meme momentum is Sol,” “They said.”
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Solana a key ecosystem Memecoins were a hot commodity during the previous trading frenzy. usage rose and fell in line With memecoin related activity.
The wider crypto market is lagging behind the memecoins
Memecoins are on the rise, but the rest of the crypto market is lagging behind. Overall, it has risen more than 5 percent, from 2,97 trillion dollars to 3,13 trillion.
BitcoinBTCEther is now trading around $92,335 compared to the previous week.ETH( ) has increased 7.3%, trading for approximately $3,168.
The overall sentiment has also improved. The CoinMarketCap Crypto Fear and Greed Index is a measure of investor sentiment. flipped to neutral on Sunday For the first time in October, a score 40 was achieved.
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Source: cointelegraph.com
