- Bonk is leading the crypto gains chart, netting 51% in the past day, the highest gains in the top 100 coins by market cap, and ahead of its rivals Dogecoin and Shiba Inu who trail closely behind as meme coins lead the entire market.
- Bonk’s trading volume is up 80% as investor interest surges, and with its technical indicators looking strong, more gains could be on the horizon for Solana’s flagship meme coin.
Meme coin mania is upon us! As the entire crypto market rallies to new annual heights and breaks past $2.3 trillion in total market cap, it’s the meme coins that are leading the charge, and one Solana-based token sits tall at the top. Bonk is setting the pace for the industry, surging past its biggest rivals and elevating the Solana ecosystem to new heights.
BONK trades at $0.00002474 at press time, gaining an incredible 51% in the past 24 hours, the highest gains of any crypto project in the market.
In the past week, the meme coin has more than doubled in price, gaining 110% in that time. The token’s market cap is up 52% in the past day to hit $1.62 billion, the 61st highest in the market ahead of established crypto stalwarts like Sandbox, Fantom, and Axie Infinity. It maintains its position as the third-largest meme coin after the two established players—Dogecoin and Shiba Inu respectively.
The fundamentals are looking strong for BONK. Its trading volume is up by 82% to hit $978 million. For context, a week ago, the meme coin was struggling to hit $100 million as investor interest in the project faded after a surge in last year’s bull market.
Other indicators remain strong for BONK. Its social volume shot up more than threefold in the past four days according to Santiment, with X and Telegram accounting for the most activity.
However, investors are urged to invest cautiously as the relative strength indicator (RSI) is high, indicating an overheated market that’s ripe for a correction.
BONK’s surge comes at a time when other Solana ecosystem tokens have shot up. Dogwifhat (WIF) is among the top risers, and as Crypto News Flash reported earlier on, the token has rallied 140% in the past week and at press time, it changes hands for $0.8398 for a total market cap of $842 million to rank just outside the top 100 cryptos. WIF is now the fifth-largest meme coin in the market, with its rise pushing Solana to heights last seen close to two years ago.
Meme Coins Soar
It’s not just Solana meme coins that have soared—the entire sub-sector has been on a roll in the past few days. According to one source, the meme coin market cap has shot up 24% in the past day to hit $33.84 billion. Trading volume has also soared to hit $12.3 billion, a 77% surge in the past day.
Dogecoin still holds the top spot as king of the meme coins at $18.8 billion in market cap. In the past day, DOGE gained 33%. Second-placed Shiba Inu gained 27% to hit $8.2 billion in market cap. PEPE, which was among the fastest risers days ago, barely moved in the past day, but it has gained 148% in the past week.
