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Meme Coins Laugh All the Way to the Bank as Bitcoin Lags Behind

Meme Coins Laugh All the Way to the Bank as Bitcoin Lags Behind

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2025-05-23 15:00:00
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Forget ’digital gold’—these three meme cryptocurrencies are stealing Bitcoin’s spotlight with jaw-dropping rallies. While institutional investors debate inflation hedges, degens are printing life-changing gains in the meme economy. Here’s who’s leading the pack.

1. The Dogecoin Resurgence: From Joke to Juggernaut

Elon’s favorite shiba inu token just flipped Bitcoin’s weekly gains—again. Retail traders pile in as ’fundamental analysis’ gets tossed out the window.

2. Shiba Inu’s Ecosystem Play: More Than Just Woof Paper

Shibarium transactions surge 400% as the network evolves beyond its meme roots. Still won’t stop Wall Street analysts from calling it a ’speculative asset.’

3. Pepe’s Unstoppable Green Candles: Meme Magic or Market Manipulation?

The frog-themed token defies gravity with a 300% monthly run. SEC subpoenas reportedly incoming—but when has that ever stopped crypto?

As TradFi brokers scramble to explain these moves to clients, one thing’s clear: in today’s market, memes move faster than macroeconomic theories. Just don’t remind anyone what happened last cycle when the music stopped.

Meme Cryptocurrencies Ride The Bitcoin Wave

bitcoin btc sky

Source: Watcher Guru

BTC’s rally may have led to a surge in investor confidence. The latest BTC surge was likely due to a spike in institutional investments. Retail investors may have taken a backseat in the current market rally.

Meme cryptocurrencies have maintained gains even after BTC’s rally seems to have cooled off. Some memecoins have even registered double-digit gains amid a market-wide consolidation phase.

Top 3 Meme Cryptocurrencies Outperforming BTC Right Now

1. Dogwifhat (WIF):

WIF has had an explosive rally over the last few days. The asset has rallied 8.5% in the daily charts, 19.4% in weekly charts, 75.5% in the 14-day charts, and 123.8% over the previous month. The meme cryptocurrency’s price is still down 58.2% since May 2024.

WIF cryptocurrency price chart

Source: CoinGecko

2. Pepe (PEPE):

PEPE is also currently performing better than Bitcoin (BTC). Frog-themed meme cryptocurrency has risen 8.5% today, 17.1% over the last 7 days, 19.4% over the last 2 weeks, 72.2% during the past month, and 10.5% since May 2024.

PEPE cryptocurrency price chart

Source: CoinGecko

3. Bonk (BONK):

BONK is now the third memecoin that is performing better than the original cryptocurrency. Over the past several days, the asset has performed amazingly well. The daily charts show an 8.9% increase in BONK’s price, the weekly charts a 12.3% rise, the 14-day charts an increase of 14.4%, and a jump of 53% in the last month. Since May 2024, the value of BONK has decreased by 32.5%.

BONK price chart

Source: CoinGecko

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