Meme Coins
Meme Coins & Token Key Facts
- Meme coins are cryptocurrencies based on internet memes. The first meme coin was Dogecoin
- They are often used as speculative assets and are very volatile.
- Some meme coins like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu have made big profits in the past.
- However, meme coins often disappear as quickly as they came. The risk is immense
- Many meme tokens exist first on MEXC before larger exchanges like Binance come along as well
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XRP - XRP | 2,59 $ | 0,3% | -1,0% | -6,8% | -18,3% | 376,5% | 556,2% | 10,7% | -21,0% | 150,131 bn $ | ![]() |
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Dogecoin - DOGE | 0,2459 $ | 0,5% | -2,8% | -10,7% | -32,4% | 190,4% | 188,4% | -24,5% | -63,5% | 36,422 bn $ | ![]() |
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Shiba Inu - SHIB | 0,000016 $ | 0,8% | -0,8% | -5,0% | -23,1% | 62,0% | 20,2% | -27,8% | -79,3% | 9,181 bn $ | ![]() |
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Toncoin - TON | 3,68 $ | 0,1% | -0,1% | -1,8% | -30,4% | 57,9% | 84,9% | -33,3% | -84,9% | 9,180 bn $ | ![]() |
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Pepe - PEPE | 0,000010 $ | 1,1% | 0,1% | -2,9% | -36,5% | 694,3% | 0% | -50,2% | -100,0% | 4,081 bn $ | ![]() |
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Official Trump - TRUMP | 16,52 $ | -0,1% | 0,2% | -14,4% | -56,2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -63,4% | 3,311 bn $ | ![]() |
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Bonk - BONK | 0,000016 $ | 1,8% | -1,3% | -9,4% | -49,9% | 38,3% | 0% | -45,2% | -69,3% | 1,269 bn $ | ![]() |
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FLOKI - FLOKI | 0,000097 $ | 2,2% | -1,4% | 0,6% | -32,3% | 185,0% | 90,1% | -45,8% | -70,1% | 0,939 bn $ | ![]() |
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SPX6900 - SPX | 0,7652 $ | 0,5% | 3,1% | 1,4% | -45,7% | 0% | 0% | -18,1% | -50,3% | 0,712 bn $ | ![]() |
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dogwifhat - WIF | 0,7100 $ | 1,5% | 2,9% | 3,6% | -50,7% | 127,0% | 0% | -62,0% | -84,4% | 0,710 bn $ | ![]() |
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Pudgy Penguins - PENGU | 0,009167 $ | 2,0% | 1,6% | -8,9% | -63,1% | 0% | 0% | -76,2% | -78,5% | 0,577 bn $ | ![]() |
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MEOW - MEOW | 0,005869 $ | -1,0% | -8,5% | -7,0% | -4,7% | 0% | 0% | 174,6% | -90,7% | 0,528 bn $ | ![]() |
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Brett - BRETT | 0,0520 $ | 3,0% | -0,3% | 13,4% | -42,7% | 0% | 0% | -58,3% | -76,3% | 0,516 bn $ | ![]() |
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would - WOULD | 0,4586 $ | 0,3% | 16,2% | 27,4% | 43,3% | 0% | 0% | 61,3% | 0% | 0,458 bn $ | ![]() |
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ai16z - AI16Z | 0,4081 $ | -0,2% | 10,0% | -3,6% | -60,0% | 0% | 0% | -80,4% | -81,7% | 0,448 bn $ | ![]() |
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Fartcoin - FARTCOIN | 0,3878 $ | 3,0% | 8,4% | -10,5% | -76,8% | 0% | 0% | -61,0% | -84,3% | 0,387 bn $ | ![]() |
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Freysa AI - FAI | 0,0437 $ | 0,5% | 12,9% | 35,2% | -23,2% | 0% | 0% | -9,2% | -42,2% | 0,358 bn $ | ![]() |
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Snek - SNEK | 0,004515 $ | 0,8% | -2,7% | -6,3% | -22,1% | 349,2% | 0% | -25,0% | -44,3% | 0,337 bn $ | ![]() |
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AI Companions - AIC | 0,3386 $ | -0,4% | -4,1% | 0,9% | 168,4% | 0% | 0% | 216,8% | -31,3% | 0,340 bn $ | ![]() |
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Mog Coin - MOG | 0,000001 $ | 2,6% | 3,4% | 3,7% | -51,7% | 329,5% | 0% | -60,2% | -79,1% | 0,319 bn $ | ![]() |
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Notcoin - NOT | 0,003066 $ | 1,7% | 3,0% | 4,7% | -41,3% | 0% | 0% | -52,4% | -86,9% | 0,315 bn $ | ![]() |
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Baby Doge Coin - BABYDOGE | 0,000000 $ | 2,8% | 2,2% | 2,9% | -24,0% | 50,2% | -42,0% | -45,8% | -72,7% | 0,284 bn $ | ![]() |
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Toshi - TOSHI | 0,000676 $ | 1,4% | -0,1% | -1,7% | 58,6% | 543,5% | 0% | 478,1% | -55,1% | 0,284 bn $ | ![]() |
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Dog (Bitcoin) - DOG | 0,002803 $ | 0,4% | -1,6% | -1,5% | -38,1% | -10,1% | 0% | -56,2% | -85,2% | 0,281 bn $ | ![]() |
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Gigachad - GIGA | 0,0284 $ | 3,7% | -2,3% | -6,0% | -60,6% | 0% | 0% | -61,6% | -68,5% | 0,272 bn $ | ![]() |
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cat in a dogs world - MEW | 0,002987 $ | 2,2% | -0,6% | -2,8% | -43,0% | 0% | 0% | -53,6% | -75,4% | 0,266 bn $ | ![]() |
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Turbo - TURBO | 0,003781 $ | 1,6% | 0,7% | 2,5% | -40,9% | 1.038,7% | 0% | -59,0% | -72,7% | 0,262 bn $ | ![]() |
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Popcat - POPCAT | 0,2655 $ | 1,3% | 4,5% | -18,7% | -54,7% | 0% | 0% | -64,5% | -86,2% | 0,260 bn $ | ![]() |
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AI Rig Complex - ARC | 0,2423 $ | 2,0% | 1,0% | 2,6% | -53,0% | 208,4% | 0% | -34,5% | -56,9% | 0,243 bn $ | ![]() |
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Siacoin - SC | 0,004174 $ | 0,5% | 2,2% | 2,4% | -22,5% | -75,6% | -5,8% | -22,8% | -96,1% | 0,234 bn $ | ![]() |
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AgentFun.AI - AGENTFUN | 2,24 $ | 0,2% | -0,6% | -8,4% | -43,3% | 0% | 0% | -48,9% | -69,4% | 0,224 bn $ | ![]() |
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Cheems Token - CHEEMS | 0,000001 $ | 8,1% | 7,9% | 3,4% | 27,2% | 0% | 0% | 7,2% | -15,8% | 0,206 bn $ | ![]() |
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Peanut the Squirrel - PNUT | 0,2023 $ | 4,4% | 32,8% | 28,4% | -43,3% | 0% | 0% | -70,1% | -89,1% | 0,203 bn $ | ![]() |
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Act I The AI Prophecy - ACT | 0,2068 $ | 1,0% | 5,7% | 12,2% | 17,3% | 1.191,3% | 0% | -30,1% | -73,5% | 0,197 bn $ | ![]() |
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Melania Meme - MELANIA | 1,28 $ | 0,8% | 1,0% | -4,5% | -64,0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -71,2% | 0,191 bn $ | ![]() |
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aixbt by Virtuals - AIXBT | 0,2192 $ | 1,1% | 1,4% | 2,8% | -71,4% | 0% | 0% | -62,0% | -75,1% | 0,188 bn $ | ![]() |
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Neiro - NEIRO | 0,000444 $ | 13,9% | 13,7% | 23,9% | -24,2% | 0% | 0% | -54,8% | -99,8% | 0,188 bn $ | ![]() |
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Memecoin - MEME | 0,004425 $ | 3,7% | -0,5% | -3,9% | -48,4% | -84,0% | 0% | -59,3% | -100,0% | 0,172 bn $ | ![]() |
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Comedian - BAN | 0,1815 $ | 13,4% | 145,9% | 170,1% | 181,8% | 0% | 0% | 233,7% | -39,6% | 0,180 bn $ | ![]() |
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BOOK OF MEME - BOME | 0,002251 $ | 3,3% | 6,5% | 2,0% | -46,5% | 0% | 0% | -65,3% | -88,4% | 0,155 bn $ | ![]() |
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Animecoin - ANIME | 0,0272 $ | 0,6% | 9,6% | 2,3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -69,2% | 0,151 bn $ | ![]() |
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Goatseus Maximus - GOAT | 0,1153 $ | 3,5% | 6,5% | 6,7% | -56,9% | 0% | 0% | -80,2% | -90,8% | 0,115 bn $ | ![]() |
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ConstitutionDAO - PEOPLE | 0,0222 $ | 3,0% | 2,2% | 10,4% | -29,3% | -23,5% | -20,0% | -51,6% | -86,1% | 0,113 bn $ | ![]() |
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Dogelon Mars - ELON | 0,000000 $ | 1,2% | -1,5% | -6,7% | -35,2% | 29,8% | -55,3% | -10,3% | -91,7% | 0,105 bn $ | ![]() |
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Dogs - DOGS | 0,000192 $ | 3,1% | 2,0% | 4,7% | -43,8% | 0% | 0% | -64,2% | -86,6% | 0,099 bn $ | ![]() |
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PONKE - PONKE | 0,1755 $ | 4,0% | -8,8% | 12,8% | -19,7% | 0% | 0% | -44,7% | -76,3% | 0,096 bn $ | ![]() |
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HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu (ETH) - BITCOIN | 0,0931 $ | 1,3% | -1,2% | -8,7% | -42,8% | 80,9% | 0% | -43,2% | -73,3% | 0,093 bn $ | ![]() |
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Degen (Base) - DEGEN | 0,005219 $ | 2,6% | 2,6% | 25,4% | -32,2% | 0% | 0% | -44,1% | -90,0% | 0,093 bn $ | ![]() |
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Omni Network - OMNI | 5,17 $ | -1,0% | 0,5% | 2,7% | -44,8% | 0% | 0% | -37,3% | -81,7% | 0,090 bn $ | ![]() |
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Fartboy - $FARTBOY | 0,0877 $ | -0,7% | -19,1% | -30,4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -50,8% | 0,087 bn $ | ![]() |
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Fwog - FWOG | 0,0891 $ | 0,9% | 8,6% | 59,5% | -52,9% | 0% | 0% | -64,5% | -86,4% | 0,087 bn $ | ![]() |
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Shisha Coin [OLD] - SHISHA | 1,21 $ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0,084 bn $ | ![]() |
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Non-Playable Coin - NPC | 0,0103 $ | 1,8% | -1,7% | -8,5% | -51,0% | 0% | 0% | -53,7% | -82,4% | 0,083 bn $ | ![]() |
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Puff The Dragon - PUFF | 0,0922 $ | -0,7% | -0,3% | -4,3% | -18,1% | 0% | 0% | -26,8% | -69,6% | 0,082 bn $ | ![]() |
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Simon's Cat - CAT | 0,000012 $ | 6,8% | 7,2% | -2,4% | -44,0% | 0% | 0% | -64,3% | -81,0% | 0,082 bn $ | ![]() |
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PepeCoin - PEPECOIN | 0,7424 $ | 0,7% | -1,5% | 11,7% | -48,4% | 0% | 0% | -65,1% | -87,3% | 0,081 bn $ | ![]() |
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Purr - PURR | 0,1341 $ | 0,0% | 0,2% | -17,6% | -43,3% | 0% | 0% | -54,5% | -79,0% | 0,080 bn $ | ![]() |
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CorgiAI - CORGIAI | 0,000210 $ | 0,2% | 0,4% | -13,2% | -67,0% | -89,0% | 0% | -70,3% | -95,0% | 0,073 bn $ | ![]() |
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Bone ShibaSwap - BONE | 0,2901 $ | 2,5% | 1,8% | -3,6% | -21,1% | -49,1% | -84,3% | -33,5% | -86,2% | 0,073 bn $ | ![]() |
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Sundog - SUNDOG | 0,0699 $ | 3,5% | 5,2% | 103,4% | 7,2% | 0% | 0% | -27,8% | -80,5% | 0,070 bn $ | ![]() |
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Moo Deng - MOODENG | 0,0709 $ | 12,2% | 13,7% | 14,6% | -51,6% | 0% | 0% | -73,8% | -88,7% | 0,071 bn $ | ![]() |
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Milady Cult Coin - CULT | 0,001588 $ | 5,4% | -0,6% | -11,6% | -52,0% | 0% | 0% | -15,1% | -76,3% | 0,068 bn $ | ![]() |
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Coq Inu - COQ | 0,000001 $ | 2,0% | -10,0% | 8,1% | 1,5% | -37,4% | 0% | -32,5% | -84,3% | 0,066 bn $ | ![]() |
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ANDY ETH - ANDY | 0,000066 $ | 1,4% | -0,6% | -7,5% | -44,3% | 0% | 0% | -62,8% | -81,0% | 0,065 bn $ | ![]() |
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Apu Apustaja - APU | 0,000194 $ | 1,2% | -1,5% | -18,5% | -58,8% | 0% | 0% | -63,0% | -85,3% | 0,065 bn $ | ![]() |
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COCO COIN - COCO | 0,001827 $ | -0,5% | -4,8% | -8,7% | 18,6% | 0% | 0% | -13,8% | -24,7% | 0,063 bn $ | ![]() |
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Osaka Protocol - OSAK | 0,000000 $ | 1,3% | 0,0% | 5,9% | -27,5% | -13,7% | 0% | -54,2% | -81,0% | 0,062 bn $ | ![]() |
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Swarms - SWARMS | 0,0617 $ | 2,1% | 41,5% | 83,7% | -63,7% | 0% | 0% | -27,6% | -87,5% | 0,062 bn $ | ![]() |
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GME (Ethereum) - GME | 0,000146 $ | 1,1% | -7,9% | -10,2% | -43,4% | 0% | 0% | -31,2% | -99,3% | 0,060 bn $ | ![]() |
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Mister Miggles - MIGGLES | 0,0608 $ | 1,8% | -3,2% | -19,9% | -43,0% | 0% | 0% | 11,8% | -63,8% | 0,058 bn $ | ![]() |
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Unicorn Fart Dust - UFD | 0,0581 $ | -0,7% | -6,4% | 20,6% | -77,6% | 0% | 0% | -26,9% | -82,4% | 0,058 bn $ | ![]() |
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Ski Mask Dog - SKI | 0,0567 $ | 3,5% | 1,3% | -40,5% | -59,2% | 0% | 0% | -72,3% | -82,0% | 0,058 bn $ | ![]() |
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Pepe Unchained - PEPU | 0,007004 $ | 1,3% | -2,4% | -27,8% | -47,7% | 0% | 0% | -33,4% | -68,5% | 0,056 bn $ | ![]() |
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Bitcoin Wizards - WZRD | 2,60 $ | 0,1% | -2,4% | -22,4% | -33,2% | 0% | 0% | -40,1% | -74,6% | 0,055 bn $ | ![]() |
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Big Dog Fink - BINK | 0,000344 $ | -0,1% | -1,5% | -19,6% | -51,2% | 0% | 0% | -55,4% | -91,9% | 0,051 bn $ | ![]() |
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Vine - VINE | 0,0502 $ | 6,9% | 53,0% | -11,7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -86,5% | 0,050 bn $ | ![]() |
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McDull (Meme) - MCDULL | 0,000006 $ | 0,1% | -0,9% | -11,1% | -40,1% | 0% | 0% | -9,0% | -40,1% | 0,050 bn $ | ![]() |
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Ava AI - AVA | 0,0498 $ | 3,3% | 22,4% | 26,6% | -75,5% | -91,6% | 0% | -96,4% | -99,0% | 0,050 bn $ | ![]() |
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sudeng - HIPPO | 0,004863 $ | 0,7% | 0,7% | -2,4% | -30,1% | 0% | 0% | -47,9% | -82,1% | 0,049 bn $ | ![]() |
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LandWolf - WOLF | 0,000053 $ | 0,8% | 0,1% | -7,4% | -50,9% | 0% | 0% | -71,3% | -99,7% | 0,048 bn $ | ![]() |
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Hatom - HTM | 0,9236 $ | 1,6% | 10,7% | 81,7% | 10,9% | -70,0% | 0% | 1,5% | -73,2% | 0,047 bn $ | ![]() |
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Slerf - SLERF | 0,0932 $ | 3,3% | 3,0% | -8,5% | -41,3% | 0% | 0% | -45,6% | -88,6% | 0,047 bn $ | ![]() |
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Stella - ALPHA | 0,0503 $ | 1,9% | -0,7% | -0,1% | -23,2% | -60,5% | -66,5% | -39,5% | -98,1% | 0,046 bn $ | ![]() |
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Elon4AfD - ELON4AFD | 0,0417 $ | 1,2% | -3,9% | -18,6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -82,0% | 0,042 bn $ | ![]() |
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LIMITUS - LMT | 0,0492 $ | -1,0% | -6,1% | -20,7% | -71,2% | 0% | 0% | -61,3% | -79,3% | 0,041 bn $ | ![]() |
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Zerebro - ZEREBRO | 0,0407 $ | 3,2% | 23,4% | 20,6% | -77,8% | 0% | 0% | -93,0% | -93,6% | 0,041 bn $ | ![]() |
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Koma Inu - KOMA | 0,0631 $ | 7,7% | 13,9% | 10,8% | 1,4% | 0% | 0% | -47,6% | -62,0% | 0,039 bn $ | ![]() |
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doginme - DOGINME | 0,000561 $ | 1,3% | 4,3% | 8,1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -60,4% | 0,038 bn $ | ![]() |
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Sleepless AI - AI | 0,2901 $ | 1,1% | 0,1% | 2,2% | -51,4% | -83,8% | 0% | -50,5% | -85,4% | 0,038 bn $ | ![]() |
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Wojak - WOJAK | 0,000537 $ | 1,0% | -0,7% | 6,0% | -23,7% | 0% | 0% | -41,1% | -67,2% | 0,037 bn $ | ![]() |
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Just a chill guy - CHILLGUY | 0,0362 $ | -0,7% | 20,8% | 14,0% | -56,5% | 0% | 0% | -78,4% | -93,7% | 0,036 bn $ | ![]() |
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Rekt - REKT | 0,000000 $ | 0,9% | -1,9% | -14,6% | -50,9% | 0% | 0% | -51,8% | -71,6% | 0,036 bn $ | ![]() |
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TEDDY BEAR - BEAR | 0,000000 $ | 2,5% | 5,3% | 16,4% | -47,0% | 0% | 0% | -46,0% | -71,4% | 0,035 bn $ | ![]() |
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Milady Meme Coin - LADYS | 0,000000 $ | 1,0% | -0,3% | -18,9% | -39,8% | -44,2% | 0% | -48,4% | -90,2% | 0,034 bn $ | ![]() |
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LOFI - LOFI | 0,0324 $ | 1,3% | -8,4% | -17,4% | -58,3% | 0% | 0% | -72,6% | -85,2% | 0,032 bn $ | ![]() |
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Pups (Bitcoin) - PUPS | 0,0321 $ | 0,9% | 3,2% | -5,4% | -54,7% | 0% | 0% | -71,2% | -100,0% | 0,032 bn $ | ![]() |
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michi - $MICHI | 0,0549 $ | -0,5% | 34,6% | 59,8% | -46,6% | 0% | 0% | -51,3% | -89,5% | 0,031 bn $ | ![]() |
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RETARDIO - RETARDIO | 0,0302 $ | -2,2% | 9,0% | -1,5% | -59,2% | 0% | 0% | -52,2% | -87,0% | 0,030 bn $ | ![]() |
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XRP ARMY - ARMY | 0,0508 $ | 1,1% | -1,6% | -25,7% | -50,9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -73,2% | 0,030 bn $ | ![]() |
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MoonRabbits - MRB | 0,000047 $ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -67,7% | 0,030 bn $ | ![]() |
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Aavegotchi - GHST | 0,5773 $ | 1,2% | 1,8% | 0,1% | -29,0% | -44,8% | -64,4% | -44,8% | -83,0% | 0,030 bn $ | ![]() |
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Basenji - BENJI | 0,0295 $ | 3,1% | -2,2% | -12,9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -49,9% | 0,030 bn $ | ![]() |
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BOB - BOB | 1,39 $ | 0,7% | -7,4% | 41,2% | 0% | 4.391.685,2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0,029 bn $ | ![]() |
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Keyboard Cat (Base) - KEYCAT | 0,002955 $ | 3,5% | -0,5% | -13,8% | -38,9% | 0% | 0% | -18,9% | -79,8% | 0,029 bn $ | ![]() |
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Pepecoin - PEP | 0,000311 $ | -0,1% | -11,1% | -26,0% | -57,4% | 0% | 0% | -65,6% | -80,9% | 0,028 bn $ | ![]() |
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pippin - PIPPIN | 0,0283 $ | 4,3% | 13,1% | 30,1% | -85,6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -89,8% | 0,028 bn $ | ![]() |
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yesnoerror - YNE | 0,0282 $ | 2,9% | 8,6% | -2,4% | -58,9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -70,8% | 0,028 bn $ | ![]() |
What are Meme Coins?
Meme Coins are cryptocurrencies that were originally created as a joke or from an internet meme culture. Well-known examples include Dogecoin and Shiba Inu. They often do not have a direct functional purpose in a blockchain system like other cryptocurrencies (e.g., Ethereum for smart contracts).
They have brought cryptocurrencies to the attention of a broader public and contribute to the volatility of the overall market. They may also attract new investors to the crypto market who are attracted to its fun nature and potential quick returns.
Many meme coins come as fast as they came. Some are also created with the goal of making quick profits for the creators through the hype before then selling (dumping) large amounts. Here one speaks of so-called “rugpulls.”