Meme coins are off to a hot start in 2025, with major meme coins like Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Pepe, Bonk, and Dogwifhat all posting double-digit gains.
In fact, the meme coin sector is up nearly $8 billion in the past 24 hours to a valuation of more than $112 billion.
It looks increasingly like the long-predicted meme coin supercycle has arrived—and that means big opportunities for traders. Let’s take a look at what tokens are popping off now and one that could be next.
Dogecoin and Bonk Pump Higher as Whales Make Waves
The meme coin sector’s gains are being led by Dogecoin and Bonk, which each posted gains of around 10% in the past 24 hours alone. Dogecoin is up 20% in the past 7 days, showing that its momentum from 2024 is set to carry over into the new year without interruption.
The sudden move in Dogecoin—which has pushed up the token’s market cap by more than $5 billion—is due at least in part to whale activity. A pair of transfers on December 30 moved more than 800 million $DOGE valued at over $250 million into long-term storage wallets, indicating that these whales are planning to stick with Dogecoin for the foreseeable future.
It also helps that Dogecoin is the largest and most well-known meme coin, and it could be the first stop for new investors jumping into the crypto market for the first time. There are even rumors of a Dogecoin ETF, which could see a relatively smooth path to launch once Donald Trump takes office.
It’s less clear why Bonk is rising today, and the sudden move may be driven mainly by fear of missing out. Traders have been watching Bonk carefully since it flipped $WIF as the top Solana meme coin by market cap in late November, and the token has been opening its lead ever since.
Bonk remains 40% below the all-time high of $0.00005916 the token set on November 19, so the current pump could have room to keep running.
Wall Street Pepe Raises $40m in Presale, Eyes ICO Record
While the gains in Dogecoin and Bonk are impressive for large-cap meme coins, emerging tokens offer more explosive potential. And no token looks more likely to build a rocket to the moon right now than Wall Street Pepe.
Wall Street Pepe ($WEPE) just passed the $40 million threshold in its ongoing token presale, less than a month after opening to investors. That means the project has raised more than $1.33 million every single day since the presale began.
The project is capitalizing on the viral Pepe meme while preparing crypto traders for this year’s bull run with actionable trading signals, meme coin picks, and a dedicated trading chat room. Its ultimate goal is to arm ordinary crypto traders with the same tools that Wall Street whales use to earn massive profits from the crypto market.
$WEPE token holders can also participate in weekly trading competitions to earn token bonuses and stake their coins to earn rewards. Right now, presale investors can fill their bags with 32% APY staking rewards.
The project has been called the next Pepe coin by analysts like Matthew Perry, and ClayBro predicted that it could pump as much as 100x after $WEPE hits exchanges.
The price of $WEPE has already doubled since the start of the presale, and there could be more gains in store since the project team hasn’t announced an end date. The next price increase is just one day away, so investors can’t wait to lock in the current price.
