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Meme coins have become one of the fastest-growing sectors in the crypto market, attracting attention from seasoned investors and newcomers. With the rise of community-driven tokens like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, the market capitalization of meme coins has surged, reaching billions in valuation. As of recent data, meme coins represent a significant portion of the crypto market. Freysa AI, Animecoin, and AI Companions show impressive growth metrics. For instance, Animecoin has seen a 310.44% increase over the past month alone, with an additional 16% rise in the last 24 hours. This demonstrates the potential of meme coin s to offer substantial returns, making them a popular choice for those seeking high-risk, high-reward investments. Top Meme Coins to Buy Now With so many projects emerging, choosing the right meme coin to invest in requires careful Analysis . The sector is volatile, as seen in the fluctuating price movements of tokens like Freysa AI (FAI), which experienced a 3.13% drop...

The hype surrounding Wall Street Pepe (WEPE) continues to grow as the presale nears its end, and investors are eagerly wondering if this meme coin can hit a $100 million market cap upon its release. With the presale raising an impressive $65.3 million and increasing by $2 million daily, it’s clear that this project is garnering significant attention from the crypto community. But what makes Wall Street Pepe stand out from other meme coins, and could it truly reach a $100 million valuation soon? The Countdown to the Presale End and The Bullish Sentiment Behind WEPE The clock is ticking as Wall Street Pepe’s presale enters its final 16 days, with total funds raised reaching $65.3 million. The daily contributions to the presale, averaging between $250,000 to $500,000, highlight just how much excitement and interest the project is attracting. With its growing funding pace, it’s no surprise that analysts are looking at Wall Street Pepe as a serious contender in the mem...

Bitcoin may be on its way to a $130,000 valuation by this March, according to analysts from Standard Chartered Bank. According to the bank’s analysts, institutional inflows accelerate and market sentiment shifts could trigger a breakout for the leading cryptocurrency. Standard Chartered analyst Geoffrey Kendrick paints a bullish picture for BTC in the coming weeks. The Standard Chartered head of digital assets research sees bitcoin gaining further momentum down the road a recent leveraged position reset and ongoing developments such as Trump’s crypto-related executive order. Looking ahead, Kendrick cites the Fed’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged as a positive sign for BTC. While macroeconomic risks still remain, Kendrick noted that the Fed’s stance reduces immediate uncertainty. The Standard Chartered analyst expects bitcoin to test the previous cycle’s all-time high of $109,000 in the coming weeks. “Above that I expect bitcoin to increase to a $112,000 to ...

Gemini says it will not be hiring any graduates from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) unless the university drops former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler from his recently-appointed teaching role. “As long as MIT has any association with Gary Gensler, Gemini will not hire any graduates from this school,” said Tyler Winklevoss, a co-founder of Gemini and the company’s CEO, in a post on X today.  Crypto Community Divided Over The Approach Taken By Gemini Gemini’s feud with the SEC goes back to around March 2024, when the exchange was ordered to pay $21 million in fines in order to settle claims made by the financial regulator. In the lawsuit, the SEC said that Gemini sold unregistered securities through its Earn program in partnership with Genesis, a crypto firm that has since gone bankrupt. This enforcement action was carried out when Gensler was the Chair of the SEC. He stepped down on Jan. 20. Industry l...

A top crypto strategist says money invested in Bitcoin (BTC) is unlikely to rotate into the altcoin market at levels seen in previous cycles for one key reason. Pseudonymous analyst The Flow Horse tells his 259,500 followers on the social media platform X that many Bitcoin investors who are now contributing to its strong performance are unlikely to move profits into alts. He says Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy massive purchases of Bitcoin and those investing in Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are major bullish catalysts for the flagship crypto this cycle. However, he believes these entities are not going to rotate their profits into alts. “The money that bought and is responsible for moving Bitcoin is fragmented away from this market. It’s ETFs and Saylor. Most people here jumped into alts thinking this flow would follow, meanwhile it is on IBKR (electronic trading firm Interactive Brokers) and ThinkorSwim [trading platform]. Market str...

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has unveiled an upgraded Qwen 2.5 AI model, claiming it outperforms DeepSeek—the rival AI that sent Nvidia stock tumbling earlier this week. In a Jan. 28 X post , the Alibaba cloud team said on the AI’s official X page that the new Qwen model “achieves competitive performance against the top-tier models, and outcompetes DeepSeek V3 in benchmarks like Arena Hard, LiveBench, LiveCodeBench, GPQA-Diamond.“ Rivals Reel From DeepSeek Revelations Qwen 2.5-Max’s debut was unusual, coming on the first day of the Lunar New Year at a time when Chinese are off work. It underscores how the sensational claims made by DeepSeek are pressuring both foreign rivals like OpenAI and Meta, as well as local competitors. Revelations about the performance of DeepSeek sent tech stocks crashing on Monday, with leading AI chip maker Nvidia losing almost $600 billion of its market cap in a single day, the most in stock market history. Two days after the...

The UK government now holds $6.3 billion worth of bitcoin (BTC) that could reportedly be sold to help ease the country’s financial woes.  This week, The Daily Mail reported that the UK faces a £20 billion ($25 billion) hole in public finances and that the government’s BTC holdings, mostly seized from Jian Wen as part of a multi-billion-dollar Chinese money laundering scheme, could help plug this financial black hole. Arkham shows that the UK’s crypto wallet holds roughly 61,245 BTC (worth $6.29 billion) as a result of criminal seizures and forfeitures. It’s unclear if the seizures from Wen make up the entire wallet, but it’s reported that over 61,000 BTC (now worth $6.27 billion) was seized in her case. RSM accounting partner Chris Etherington told The Daily Mail that, “There is a strong case for selling the bitcoin right away. The currency is too volatile, too speculative.” He added, “Rachel Reeves will be looking at it given the political pressure she is u...

The Official Trump price pumped 10% in the last 24 hours to trade at $30.01 as of 11:23 p.m. EST on trading volume that surged 13% to $3.9 billion. Official Trump Price Poised For A Sustained Breakout The TRUMP price chart on the 1-hour timeframe indicates a descending wedge pattern, a bullish reversal pattern that suggests a possible trend change.  The Official Trump price had been steadily declining within this formation but recently managed to break above the resistance line, signaling a potential shift in momentum. Meanwhile, the price of Official Trump had been consolidating near the lower boundary of the wedge before surging past the upper resistance. This breakout is a strong bullish signal, as descending wedges often precede significant upward movements. Furthermore, the price is currently trading at $30.01, above the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) ($28.08) but still below the 200-day SMA ($35.20).  The next major resistance lies near $35.20, where the 200-d...

While Solaxy’s launch date remains unconfirmed, many speculate it could occur within the next few weeks or months. This anticipation is fueled by the success of similar projects like Catslap, which saw multiple price surges after launch, yielding significant profits for early investors. Although not every project achieves massive success, many meme coins, such as Pepe Unchained, have delivered impressive returns of 500% or more during their launches, with Solaxy expected to mirror their success. Why Solaxy could be your next big meme coin investment The allure of meme coins lies in their ability to deliver short-term gains, particularly during their early stages. Investors can capitalize on the presale discounts; the earlier one invests, the lower the price and the greater the potential returns. Coupled with staking opportunities, which reward investors with additional tokens, the profit potential becomes even more attractive. For example, early adopters who stake their inves...

The Dogelon Mars price plummeted 18% in the last 24 hours to trade at $0.0000002470 as of 02:34 a.m. EST on trading volume that plunged 32% to $24.6 million. Dogelon Mars Price Currently Bearish The ELON price Analysis on the 4-hour chart displays a sharp decline following a significant price spike earlier in the chart. This parabolic rally faced rejection near the $0.0000005500 level, marking it as a critical resistance. Following the spike, the Dogelon Mars price entered a downward trajectory, forming a rounded top pattern. This bearish pattern, coupled with the recent breakdown below the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA), indicates weakness in momentum. Currently, the price of Dogelon Mars is trading near the 200-day SMA, which is acting as a dynamic support level around the $0.0000002336 zone. The inability to sustain above the 50-day SMA and the downward slope of the recent price action suggest bearish sentiment. The rounded top, further implies sellers are in control. Me...

A popular crypto analyst thinks one top-30 altcoin is gearing up for a parabolic rally. The pseudonymous analyst known as Altcoin Sherpa tells his 240,200 followers on the social media platform X that HYPE, the utility token of decentralized perpetual futures exchange Hyperliquid, may more than double in value this cycle. “The pump to $50 will be glorious for HYPE. Hyperliquid. One of my bags.” Source: Altcoin Sherpa/X Looking at his four-hour chart, the trader suggests that HYPE is looking bullish as it has been trading in a range with a lower bound of $18.53 and an upper bound of $26.57, and it is also trading above exponential moving averages. HYPE is trading for $23.20 at time of writing, up 4.9% in the last 24 hours. Next up, the trader says Solana (SOL) has more room to run as the Ethereum (ETH) competitor threatens to take out the $260 resistance level on the weekly chart. “SOL is still going to keep grinding up and still should be the...

Wall Street Pepe ($WEPE) has raised an eye-popping $58.5million in its ICO as FOMO hits new heights with just a few days left for investors to join.  In just three days, the project pulled in over $4.5 million, pushing the total raised since the presale end date announcement on January 17 to an eye-popping $8.4 million. With January nearly in the books, Wall Street Pepe is making a serious case for being the hottest presale of 2025 – surpassing what any meme coin presale has ever pulled off in such a short time. Meanwhile, the explosive launches of meme coins Official Trump ($TRUMP) and Official Melania ($MELANIA) show just how much this sector can still soar. Since last Saturday, both tokens have already hit a $7.6 billion valuation. Even without the new POTUS buzz, Wall Street Pepe’s magnetic charm – thanks to its mischievous Pepe the Frog vibe – continues to strike a chord with crypto enthusiasts. It’s especially reso...

The THORChain (RUNE) price plunged more than 31% in the last 24 hours after the interblockchain settlements protocol paused Bitcoin and Ethereum withdrawals on its lending and savers programs to prevent a potential insolvency risk. Node operators on the THORChain network proposed and implemented a pause for 90 days in the early Asian hours today. This was done to give the protocol’s team some time to come up with a plan to resolve debts, according to messages from THORChain’s Telegram channels. Crypto Banter’s Ran Neuner Tries To Reassure RUNE Community Crypto Banter founder and CNBC crypto trader Ran Neuner shared his take on the situation and tried to reassure his over 905.9K followers in a Jan. 24 X post by saying that the THORChain protocol is still “working perfectly” and that RUNE will not go insolvent.  $RUNE Update: I see a lot of people on my timeline that are under the impression that the protocol has failed and is insolvent. This ...

Bitcoin’s price trajectory has the potential to reach $122,000, driven by consistent institutional investment and strong market sentiment. ETF inflows of $802 million indicate growing institutional confidence in cryptocurrency markets. The CME options market reflects unprecedented optimism since Trump’s election. Analysts predict Bitcoin may enter a consolidation phase after reaching new highs, presenting strategic investment opportunities. Long-term holders are reducing selling activity, suggesting stability in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Current trading at $101,727 with a high Fear & Greed Index of 84 signals bullish market expectations. New Cryptocurrency Releases, Listings, & Presales Today PillarFi transforms DeFi with uncollateralised loans, simplified staking, and robust community governance mechanisms. SpaceM Token combines gamified blockchain education with social interaction and NFT trading on the Avalanche blockchain. ChainAware.ai revolutionises Web3...