Meme Coins Explode: These Altcoins Soared Over 100% While Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Lag Behind
Forget the old guard—a new wave of meme tokens is stealing the spotlight with triple-digit rallies.
While household names like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu wrestle with sideways action, a handful of lesser-known contenders have quietly doubled their value. The numbers don't lie: these assets posted gains exceeding 100%, a feat that has the market's attention shifting from the usual canine-themed suspects.
What's Fueling the Frenzy?
The surge isn't happening in a vacuum. It's a mix of speculative momentum, community-driven pumps, and traders hunting for the next parabolic move—often with the kind of risk appetite that would give a traditional portfolio manager heartburn. It's the classic crypto playbook: find the narrative, ride the wave, and hope you're not the one left holding the bag when the music stops.
The Bigger Picture
This rotation highlights a restless market. Capital is agile, constantly searching for the hottest narrative, even if that means jumping from established projects to the latest viral token. It's a reminder that in crypto, sentiment can shift faster than a blockchain confirms a transaction—loyalty is often just a function of the last 24-hour chart.
So, while the veterans consolidate, the upstarts are having their day. Just remember, in a sector where 'fundamentals' can be a meme itself, today's 100% gainer might just be tomorrow's lesson in volatility. After all, what's a little financial whiplash between degens?
PIPPIN Climbs The Ranks Of Meme Coins Very Quickly
Like other meme coins, PIPPIN saw an initial run-up following its initial launch back in November 2024, and as attention shifted to the next shiny meme coin, it died a slow death. By 2025, the coin was all but forgotten before its shocking revival in November 2025.
As data analytics platform Bubblemaps shared, there seemed to be a coordinated accumulation trend from a number of connected wallets. Between October 24 and November 23, 50 wallets, funded from the HTX exchange in very tight timeframes, had received similar amounts of solana (SOL).
Once received, the wallets, which previously had no enchain activity, then proceeded to buy the PIPPIN token. By the time the buying was done, the wallets had bought up $19 million worth of PIPPIN, giving them control of half of the meme coin’s supply.
What followed was what has been referred to as a coordinated pump, causing the meme coin to rise 1,000%, or 10x, in the space of one week. However, PIPPIN did not stop there and has since risen by more than 2,000% since then, with its market cap crossing $400 million to new all-time highs. CoinMarketCap data shows a 146% increase in the last week alone, making it the top performer among the leading meme coins and putting it ahead of the likes of Fartcoin and FLOKI.
JELLYJELLY Doubles In One Week
Another of the meme coins that seemingly came back from the dead is JELLYJELLY, whose initial rally had shocked the market. Just like PIPPIN, JELLYJELLY’s rise had also begun with a coordinated accumulation among a number of wallets. Bubblemaps reported this back in November, showing that seven wallets had withdrawn 20% of the meme coin’s supply from the Gate and Bitget exchanges.
With the accumulation done, the JELLYJELLY price had risen by more than 600% to reach a new all-time high just short of $500 million back in early November. The price had then retraced, reaching below $100 million, but has seen another revival this week.
CoinMarketCap data shows the JELLYJELLY price ROSE 143% in one week, to put it above the $100 million market cap level once again. This makes it the second-best performer behind PIPPIN among the top 30 meme coins over the last week.
