The cryptocurrency market launched into a bullish run in 2024, with a number of cash netting exponential returns to their holders.
Meme cash, influenced by lovable characters and animals, have been on the forefront of this rally, with a lot of them hovering over 1000% because the starting of the yr.
What occurred: Cat-themed cryptocurrency Popcat has been the best-performing cryptocurrency in 2024, exploding an eye-popping 16151% year-to-date.
The Solana SOL/USD-based token entered the $1 billion membership using on the rally, the one feline-themed digital asset to hit such a milestone.
| Cryptocurrency | YTD Good points +/- | Worth (Recorded at 9:55 p.m. EDT) |
| Popcat (POP) | +16151.67% | $1.32 |
| Peanut the Squirrel PNUT/USD | +2067.11% | $1.14 |
| dogwifhat WIF/USD | +1960.32% | $3.15 |
| Pepe PEPE/USD | +1314.79% | $0.00001962 |
Subsequent on the checklist was Peanut the Squirrel, a meme coin impressed by the late animal of the identical title, which has exploded to a $1 billion capitalization in lower than a month from its launch.
PNUT has surged over 2000%, changing into one of many quickest entrants to the $1 billion membership. It has benefitted from the sturdy sentiment following the demise of “Peanut,” a viral pet squirrel, who was confiscated and euthanized by authorities.
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One other Solana-based cryptocurrency dogwifhat has surged 1960% year-to-date, leapfrogging into the highest 5 meme cash by market capitalization checklist.
In the meantime, Pepe swelled 1314% in 2024, changing into probably the most profitable Ethereum ETH/USD-based meme coin of 2024.
Blue-chip currencies like Dogecoin DOGE/USD and Shiba Inu SHIB/USD have additionally multiplied returns this yr, rising 360% and 149%, year-to-date.
The full meme coin market capitalization has expanded from $22.27 billion to $116.89 billion, a fivefold enhance.
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