The injection of positive volatility sent memecoins rallying Monday, with coins from the sector emerging as the cryptocurrency market’s biggest gainers.
What Happened: Frog-themed Pepe was the best-performing cryptocurrency in the last 24 hours, with gains upwards of 25%. Its trading volume surged 90% to $1.5 billion, making it the most-traded memecoin over the last 24 hours.
Solana SOL/USD-based dogwifhat was the second-highest gainer on the day, followed by Ethereum ETH/USD-based Floki. Both dog-themed coins recorded healthy upticks in 24-hour trading volumes.
| Cryptocurrency | Gains +/- | Price (Recorded at 11:00 p.m. EDT) |
| Pepe PEPE/USD | +25.01% | $0.00001221 |
| dogwifhat WIF/USD | +22.50% | $2.18 |
| Floki (FLOKI) | +22.19% | $0.0001881 |
Additionally, blue-chip memecoins in the market also registered significant spikes. Shiba Inu SHIB/USD jumped more than 10% to $0.00001988, while pioneer Dogecoin DOGE/USD soared 7% to $0.1261.
See Also: Floki’s 20% Gains Race Past Dogecoin, Shiba Inu And It Could ‘Pump Hard Over The Coming Months,’ Trader Predicts
Why It Matters: The memecoin bull run comes amid positive momentum in the cryptocurrency market following the foiled assassination attempt of pro-cryptocurrency presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Additionally, dovish comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell helped accelerate investments in this highly speculative and risky category of financial instruments.
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