We anticipate 2025 to be a very good year for meme coins. After years of toiling in the shadows of its bigger siblings (Bitcoin and Ethereum), the top meme coins seem to be finally flexing their muscles.
Crypto traders are preparing for Donald Trump’s re-ascension to the White House on January 20, partly by anticipating sudden gains in Bitcoin’s value. When Bitcoin does well, other crypto coins usually also do well.
If Bitcoin takes off like rocket fuel as anticipated, then we can expect the following five meme coins to follow the same upward trajectory.
1. Wall Street Pepe ($WEPE) – Pepe Project Raised $42M, Nears Listing
Wall Street Pepe ($WEPE) is likely to do really well in 2025 for two reasons:
- It’s seeking to capitalize on the huge popularity of $PEPE.
- It has a compelling use case behind it – beat the whales at their own game and hand the same financial insights and power into the hands of the little people.
Who can’t be motivated by a mission like that?
Since its launch back in early December 2024, $WEPE has raised more than $1M a day, which means it’s now sitting on a war chest of over $42M. Traders have been very active, with one whale buying $200K $WEPE shortly after the presale went live.
Expect that to go up even more as launch day approaches in March (according to the project’s Coinsniper profile).
We recommend you read $WEPE’s litepaper to see what makes it click, and follow them on X to stay up-to-date with the latest goings on.
2. Solaxy ($SOLX) – Layer-2 Coin Aims to Improve Solana & Raises $8.6M
Solaxy ($SOLX) is also having a ‘hold my beer’ moment. With incredible staking rewards (which has seen over 2.8B tokens locked up), a current token price of $0.001592, and a compelling real-world use, it’s giving other upcoming top meme coins a real run for their money.
The Solaxy presale also started in December 2024 and has seen gains of over $8.6M since then. $SOLX aims to improve upon the existing Solana ecosystem.
This includes reducing congestion and dealing with spam transactions, network outages, and scalability issues. Traders can use the $SOLX token to pay transaction fees as well.
However, practical, real-world use is no guarantee of a coin’s success. But we think Solaxy has the potential to grow legs and keep on running throughout 2025, especially with enough community support.
See its whitepaper to understand why.
3. Flockerz ($FLOCK) – Vote-to-Earn Project Attracts Investors
It’s not only frogs who are going to potentially have a good year, but hopefully birds, too. Continuing the theme of animal-based crypto coins is Flockerz ($FLOCK).
It promises token holders the right to vote on the coin’s future (and get rewarded for it through the first-ever Vote-to-Earn mechanism), which seems to attract investors, going by the presale figures.
$FLOCK has raised $8.9M since its launch back in September, and its launch price is currently sitting at $0.0066351 (although it’s set to increase in 16 days). The 307% staking APY doesn’t hurt either, which has led to over 586M $FLOCK tokens being locked up by investors.
Look through the Flockerz whitepaper to see why the project might be a winner this year.
4. Meme Index ($MEMEX) – Innovative Meme Coin Index Raises $1.9M
Remember how we said that real-world use isn’t a guarantee of a coin’s future success? Well, Meme Index ($MEMEX) could prove to be the exception to that rule.
Part of its popularity is its promised simplicity and accessibility.
Buying meme coins has always been a ‘clumsy’ process with different networks getting involved and costly transaction fees. Meme Index aims to greatly simplify this process with one single platform for buying meme coins and cheaper transaction fees.
Holding $MEMEX tokens gives you exclusive benefits, such as governance and voting rights. There’s also the not-so-inconsiderable 1,216% staking APY and a token price of $0.0149831, which gives you an early-bird advantage.
You can invest in four different types of investment plans, ranging from the ‘sleep soundly at night’ low-risk indexes to the ‘pass me my blood pressure medication’ high-risk and volatile ones.
Make sure to read Meme Index’s whitepaper and follow the project on X to stay updated with the latest developments.
5. Pepe ($PEPE) – The Legend Makes a Comeback
Pepe ($PEPE) has been around since May 2023, which makes it a dinosaur in crypto market terms. So why is it on this list?
Because it’s seeing growth once again.
It may be marine-based animal nostalgia, but it could also be because of Wall Street Pepe’s staggering success so far. Maybe investors are falling in love with frogs once again, and Pepe is claiming some of that love for itself.
Not being a presale, Pepe doesn’t have any staking APY to offer, but its token price has seen a lift of 10.9% over the past week. So, while you’re thinking about investing in Wall Street Pepe, maybe also give some love to Daddy Pepe, too?
Can Meme Coins Help You Get That Yacht Deposit in 2025?
With the expected Bitcoin surge after January 20, your meme coin portfolio can look pretty respectable if the developers play their cards right. We estimate that, with the launch of coins like Wall Street Pepe and Meme Index, meme coins will have their spotlight moment in 2025.
Obviously, though, these are estimations, not guarantees. Do your own independent research and come to your own conclusions. Never invest money you could potentially lose. Have a good 2025, and keep your shirt.
