- Whales are moving big amounts of meme coins to exchanges, sparking worries about their future.
- Prices of meme coins like SHIB, DOGE, PEPE, and FLOKI are dropping due to whale transfers.
Whales in the cryptocurrency market are making significant moves, transferring substantial amounts of meme coins to centralized exchange wallets. This behavior and speculation have raised concerns concerning the future of these digital assets. Recent events have shown that whales are moving substantial amounts of Dogecoin (DOGE), PEPE, and Shiba Inu (SHIB) to centralized exchanges like OKX, Gemini, and Crypto.com. Market watchers are paying attention because of the sheer size of these transfers, which are millions of dollars in total.
Traditionally, an influx of an asset onto exchanges and a price decline signals a bearish trend for the cryptocurrency. According to data from crypto intelligence trackers, two whales added an astounding $10.6 million worth of SHIB and PEPE to these exchanges, which has investors worried about a possible market collapse. A significant portion of SHIB is still in the wallet of a prominent whale involved in these transfers, and their estimated unrealized profit is $129 million. Further evidence of significant returns on their initial investment was provided by a whale who deposited $4.13 million worth of PEPE to OKX.
There have been rumors of a large sell-off in the dog-themed meme coin because of the inflow of DOGE tokens into Robinhood. Furthermore, the market has expressed concern over Justin Sun’s 7 billion FLOKI tokens transfer to Poloniex. SHIB, DOGE, PEPE, and FLOKI prices have all declined in recent trading sessions as a result of these occurrences.
Meme Coins and Retail Interest
Memes continue to draw interest from individual investors despite price decreases because of FOMO or the fear of missing out. crypto_bitlord7 highlights that meme coins are speculative, mainly for “pump and dump” situations. Due to this behavior, there has been a rise in retail market involvement, which has boosted the optimistic mood overall. Similarly, milesdeutscher observes an influx of retail investors drawn by FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), contributing to bullish price trends across the meme coin landscape.
Stop asking about the utility of meme coins
Their utility is to pump and that’s it
— Crypto Bitlord (@crypto_bitlord7) March 13, 2024
The surge in meme coin activity has had ripple effects across the cryptocurrency market. Key price thresholds are being regained by altcoins like Polkadot (DOT), which is seeing a surge in attention. Analysts predict that liquidity may move into high-quality cryptocurrencies with solid fundamentals when the frenzy around meme coins fades.
Linda P. Jones, known for her insights on cryptocurrency investing, identifies several factors driving meme coin market dynamics. These include hedge fund capital inflows, inflated percentage gains compared to Bitcoin, and impending regulatory uncertainty. Comparing meme coins’ trajectory to the dot-com bubble, Jones forecasts a possible drop in meme coin dominance as regulatory constraints increase.
Bitcoin Correlation Reaches 87% as Meme Coins Rally
According to IntoTheBlock, the correlation between Bitcoin and leading meme coins such as Dogecoin has reached 87%. As Bitcoin approaches $73,500, meme coins are following suit, often with even greater percentage gains.
CoinMarketCap data reveals that the aggregate market capitalization of meme coins has surged to $1.4 trillion, marking a 1.02% growth in a single day. This dominance of meme coins in the market has propelled them beyond the market capitalization of decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible token (NFT) sectors.
