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Dogwifhat (WIF) recently saw a price surge that pumped its value by close to 200% in the past 30 days.
The popular token has dipped in price to open April, alongside other top meme coins, but overall this quarter and historically meme coins have been among the top performers whenever the market was bullish.
With meme coins always among the first to rise and the Bitcoin halving just around the corner in April, let’s take a look at the 10 best meme coins to buy now:
Summary
Best Meme Coins to Invest In — Top April Picks
Slothana (SLOTH)
The first on our list is Slothana (SLOTH), which is a new meme crypto that has just launched its presale on the Solana chain. As such, the token is still not in circulation, but you can still buy it, and buy it early. Right now, the project offers 10,000 SLOTH per 1 SOL, and so far, the presale has raised close to $6 million.
The project will then airdrop the tokens to the buyers once the presale ends. For the moment, the end of the presale has not yet been determined, or at least — it was not announced to the public. But, all those who buy the SLOTH token can keep track of what is going on with the project on X, where SLOTH also saw rapid growth.
The project went from 500 followers to nearly 7,000 in only a few days, which shows just how many people are excited about the new meme coin. The project is also using the platform to communicate with its community and allow it to participate in decision-making.
Right now, it has a poll where the community was invited to vote on whether the SLOTH token should launch on DEX only or if it should go full throttle and go live on CEX and DEX alike.
Dogecoin20 (DOGE20)
Dogecoin20 (DOGE20) is one of the most successful meme coin presales in 2024 up to this point. The token raised over $10 million in a matter of days thanks to several factors, including its return to the tradition that is DOGE, but also due to changes that allow it to be more modern and advanced.
DOGE20 is an ERC-20 token, meaning that it is based on Ethereum’s network. This allows it to enable staking, granting its community the opportunity to earn rewards simply by holding DOGE20 tokens. But, it being on Ethereum also means that Dogecoin20 is much more eco-friendly than traditional Dogecoin.
As such, it can allow the crypto world to start moving toward a more sustainable future. Its tokens will be compatible with any ERC-20 wallet, too, allowing for easy storing across a vast number of available wallets.
Finally, Dogecoin20 has a capped supply of 140 billion tokens. This is yet another reason why it is more reliable than the original Dogecoin, which doesn’t have a limited supply, and can be mined indefinitely.
While DOGE20 is nearing the end of its presale, there is still time to join it and buy what will undoubtedly be one of the most popular meme coins around. It costs only $0.00022 per token, and you can buy it with ETH, USDT, BNB, or credit/debit card.
Sponge V2 (SPONGE)
As the name suggests, Sponge V2 (SPONGE) is a new version of the original Sponge token, which launched in 2023. While the old Sponge did see a 100x pump due to massive popularity with investors, its developers realized that they can make it much even bigger and better.
So, they discontinued the original version and launched Sponge V2 available today. Of course, the original Sponge V1 tokens were bridged, and the project now allows users to stake them and continue earning rewards. Meanwhile, new arrivals can buy Sponge V2 tokens directly and stake them, as well.
So far, the project has bridged and staked over $21.4 million, and the figure continues to rise. Furthermore, the project points out that its original V1 token had a launch price of $0.000025, while the current price of V2 is $0.001984. This represents a 7,935% price increase, meaning that V1 investors have already seen massive returns.
With V2 being bigger, better, and expected to be more popular, it is easy to see why this token is worth the attention. Just note that the project and its token are not associated with Nickelodeon or their creation, SpongeBob SquarePants. The project was simply inspired by SpongeBob memes, and has nothing to do with the original.
Smog (SMOG)
Smog (SMOG) is one of the meme coins that have the potential to become a major force in this sector in 2024. The reason behind it is the fact that this is a dragon-based meme coin, while 2024 is the Year of the Dragon according to the Chinese zodiac.
To many people, dragons are a symbol of luck, and so a meme coin based on a dragon might be considered a lucky investment. The token has certainly not disappointed its investors, as it surged by over 210% in the last month, and by over 340% since launch.
Furthermore, in only two days, it will hold its first airdrop, which it describes as the “Greatest Solana airdrop of all time.” It is still not too late to join, and all you need to do is buy and stake SMOG in order to earn XP, which will be used to determine how much each token holder will receive in rewards.
SMOG tokens are very affordable too, with their current price being only $0.21 per token. Best of all, Smog is selling its tokens at a 10% discount right now. Apart from that, SMOG can also be staked to receive additional rewards over time, so there really is no downside to buying them.
Dogwifhat (WIF)
Dogwifhat (WIF) is another dog-based meme coin that describes itself as “literally just a dog wif a hat.”
Even so, the project has been remarkably popular among meme coin investors, allowing it to become the third-largest meme coin by market cap at the time of writing, with a market cap of $4.33 billion. As such, it sits directly behind Dogecoin and Shiba Inu.
Dogwifhat managed to win crypto investors over by putting hats on dogs, and that is about all you need to know about the meme coin sector to understand it.
It has no real use cases, it cannot offer staking, and while it has a total supply of 998.9 million tokens, it also doesn’t intend to ever burn any of them.
Still, it is a big part of today’s meem coin community simply due to the popularity of the dog memes. It is a meme coin in its purest form, where all investing and trading comes simply due to the project being fun to join.
It is not about what it has to offer, but about the vibe that the project brings with it, and Dogwifhat definitely brought all it needs to succeed.
Pepe (PEPE)
Pepe (PEPE) is another easily recognizable meme coin that has been around for almost a year now. The project describes itself as “the most memeable memecoin in existence.” Based on the popular meme with the same name, Pepe claims that the time of dog memes has passed, and it is time for Pepe to take reign.
While it is a bold claim to make, Pepe did manage to deliver, partially, by becoming the fourth-largest meme coin. As such, it is ahead of many dog-based competitors, although all three top-ranking meme coins are still dog-based.
Still, Pepe is a highly successful project given that it appeared through a stealth launch, with no presale, zero taxes, LP burnt, and contract renounced. It cannot be staked, and like Dogwifhat, it is simply a regular meme coin with no tricks up its sleeve to attract the masses.
Despite all that, Pepe became a highly popular cryptocurrency that is available on all major exchanges, including centralized and decentralized ones. It has a loyal community, which includes over 677k followers on X.
Pepe is also known for rarely concerning itself with any current developments. The project simply makes and posts memes, and its community does the same, simply having a good time despite what is going on in a wider market.
Bonk (BONK)
Going back to dog-based meme coins, we have Bonk (BONK), which calls itself “The dog coin for the people.” Bonk was launched as a free airdrop to Solana users on Christmas 2022, and since then, it has seen rapid adoption, reaching 619k+ holders according to its website.
It also expanded to 10 different chains, all with the goal of becoming the #1 community coin in Web3.
So far, the project also has 119 integrations across various categories, including DeFi, Developer, Exchange, Gaming, NFT, Transfer Tools, Social, and Wallet. It is also listed on 33 different exchanges, including CEXes and DEXes.
While it is generally not considered a top-ranking crypto, it still ranks as the 6th-largest meme coin by market cap, which is at $1.68 billion. Meanwhile, on a global crypto scale, it ranks as the 66th largest cryptocurrency, which is not bad, given the massive amount of available coins and tokens.
The project is also active across numerous social networks, including X, Medium, Discord, Telegram, Instagram, Youtube, and more, unlike most other meme coins, which typically only have X and maybe Telegram. This further establishes its connection to its community and makes it easier to understand why the project is as big as it is.
Book of Meme (BOME)
Book of Meme (BOME) is a meme crypto project that has a massive goal of archiving all the memes in a digital book, and immortalizing them on blockchain. While this is no easy feat, it is something that made sure that the project will quickly be noticed, resulting in it becoming the 7th-largest meme coin by market cap, which is at $899.4 million.
The project points out on its website that it is “an experimental project poised to redefine web3 culture by amalgamating memes, decentralized storage solutions, and degen shitcoin trading and gambling.”
It is also a multi-chain project, running on Solana and Arweave, with the potential to expand further in the future. Its long-term goal is to foster a new dimension of decentralized social media and make memes unstoppable.
As part of its efforts to achieve this, the project also announced a number of tools that are to be published in Book of Meme in due time. These include a Meme Enhancer, a Meme ClipArt Gallery, and more.
Since its launch, the BOME token saw a massive price increase of 1,690% which brought its value to $0.016. The project saw an even greater surge post-launch to $0.026, after which it corrected to current levels. But, this only shows that it has potential to go further up, which definitely makes it worth buying.
Wen (WEN)
Wen (WEN) is a meme coin that has one goal, which is “immortalizing Wen culture with the cutest cat coin in Web3.” It is also the first community coin ever to be launched based on a fractional NFT.
Essentially, the project’s creators split @weremeow’s poem ‘A Love Letter to Wen Bros’ into a trillion pieces, launching them as tokens on Solana’s network. Now, they trade like normal meme coins, but at the same time, each Wen token represents fractional ownership of the poem.
According to the project’s website, its purpose is to push the limits of Solana. So far, it made several steps to establish itself as the first project to make specific moves. It represents the first community coin based on a fractional NFT, as mentioned.
It also represents the first official launch on Jupiter DEX’s LFG launchpad. Finally, it is the first NFT minted on the WNS NFT standard. All of this, coupled with the fact that it is one of the rarer breeds of cat-based meme coins, made Wen stand out quite a bit, and the community loved it.
Memecoin (MEME)
Finally, we have Memecoin (MEME), which describes itself as “literally a meme coin.” It claims to have no utility, no roadmap, and no promises, or expectations of financial returns. Instead, it is simply a coin launched for the sake of a meme.
It has 69 billion tokens in its supply, which will be distributed into 7 main pools. Each of them has its own unlocking schedule. The tokens were launched on Ethereum’s network, making MEME an ERC-20 token.
While it claims to have no utilities and functionalities, the project allows MEME farming, and it recently launched Stakeland — a “weird little island in the Broken Sea where steaks grow on trees.” Essentially, this is a place to stake MEME tokens and earn more MEME as rewards.
So, while MEME certainly launched to be “just a meme coin,” it has since added certain functionalities, likely to make it more worthwhile for the community to engage with the token.
Still, the plan worked, and Memecoin is now the 9th-largest meme coin in the industry, with a market cap of $488 million – at press time $MEME is also one of the most resilient meme coins following the early April Bitcoin price dip to $66k.
Conclusion
With that, we conclude our list of the best meme coins to buy now that Dogwifhat price pumped 100% in seven days. As it is always the case with meme coins, and all cryptos, in general, the prices remain volatile and very difficult to predict.
Even during the strongest bull runs, prices could turn around and enter a free fall. Despite this, meme coins were always the first to recover and the top performers simply because they are fun to buy, own, and use.
Even though many of them have added use cases like staking, they have always been about popularity and fun. With that said, all of the listed coins could be great opportunities, and in the end, it is all about your preference.
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