Meme coins went beast mode in 2024. Dogecoin and its pack contributed many storylines that sustained the industry’s buzz. DOGE led the way with an
Meme coins went beast mode in 2024. Dogecoin and its pack contributed many storylines that sustained the industrys buzz. DOGE led the way with an increase of 255%, and Shiba Inu (SHIB) with a 103% growth.
DOGE continues to dominate, holding a $33 billion market cap. It makes up more than a third of the total meme coin market.
While DOGE dominates, a few memecoins have recently surged, including Pepe Coin, with a $5.86 market cap. PEPE, the third-largest meme coin, surged 1,324% in 2024, surpassing DOGE‘s 250% gain. With this momentum, many wonder if it can claim the top spot by year’s end.
After An Explosive 2024, PEPE is Set for Another Run This Year
Pepe Coin is one of the biggest memecoin projects on the Ethereum chain. Last year, PEPE was the eighth in the Top 300 crypto assets by growth, surging by 1,300.
PEPE started the year priced at $0.00000129, and on February 29th, it increased by almost 50% in just one day. And by December 2024, this crypto hit a record high of $0.000028 and ended the year at $0.000018.
With no obvious use cases, PEPE banked on its vibrant community and rode last years memecoin craze. This cryptocurrency gained from speculation surrounding Ethereum ETFs.
Its price surged after the SEC approved ETH ETFs on May 23, 2024. Market excitement and investor interest drove the spike.
PEPE Price: Can It Sustain Its Growth and Top DOGE?
As of May 28th, PEPE has shown resilience and significant growth, but still trails DOGE in market capitalization. Although PEPE consistently played second fiddle to the top memecoin, it managed to show flashes of impressive market performance.
This year, PEPE has repeatedly surpassed DOGE in 24-hour trading volume. In May 2025, trading volume hit $2.33 billion in 24 hours, making it the most-traded memecoin. There were instances when PEPE‘s volume hit $3.88 billion in one day, topping DOGE’s $1.9 billion.
These surges in market activity reflect PEPEs growing popularity and potential. However, permanently topping DOGE remains a challenging task.
For PEPE to formally lead the memecoin segment, it has to expand its community base. DOGE has 4.3 million followers on Twitter/X/X, while PEPE has 800k. Regarding market cap, PEPE‘s $5.86 billion is just 17% of Dogecoin’s total capitalization.
Remittix: A PayFi Surprise for Your Holdings
As PEPE and Dogecoin struggle with real-world use cases, Remittix surprises the community with its innovative take on cross-border payments. Remittix, an Ethereum-based payments platform, promises to change how we pay with its crypto-to-fiat solution.
Its Pay API enables customers to pay fiat into any global bank account using crypto, by simply linking a wallet. Business owners can set up a merchant account through Remittixs official page. Alternatively, they can integrate it directly into the Pay API.
Regardless of the option, users enjoy cross-payments that aren‘t just fast; they’re cheap, with no FX fees and transparent. Remittix boasts an ERC 20 standard token, the RTX, currently on sale.
The RTX token sells at $0.0781, and current holders are looking for $0.0811 as its price in the next presale stage.
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