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The crypto market's unique performance this year has once again drawn attention to memecoins, as the memecoin index offered by VanEck's subsidiary MarketVecto reached an astonishing rise rate of 195%, demonstrating the tremendous potential of the index's altcoins to provide returns to investors. The index, which includes the six largest memecoins by market value, Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Pepe (PEPE), dogwifhat (WIF), Floki (FLOKI), and Bonk (BONK), serves as a market value-weighted overview of these memecoins' price performance. The latest data from the index indicates a 195% rise over the annual timeframe, showing that these altcoins have made significant price increases over the last year.
Everything You Need to Know About VanEck's Memecoin Index
VanEck's subsidiary MarketVecto recently launched a memecoin index that tracks the performance of the six largest memecoins in the crypto market. The index's component weights are limited to a maximum of 30% for an asset, including Dogecoin (30.77%), Shiba Inu (28.34%), Pepe (14.51%), dogwifhat (12.54%), Floki Inu (7.14%), and BONK (6.7%).
Especially, when comparing the annual performances of these altcoins, the charts have risen up to 195%, creating optimism in the market. In this context, looking at the annual price charts of the mentioned altcoins, they have brought extraordinary gains and investors who entered the market at the right time have achieved unprecedented gains within a year.
DOGE, SHIB, PEPE, WIF, FLOKI, and BONK Rally
Consistent with the data from the memecoin index, the annual timeframe price charts of DOGE, SHIB, PEPE, WIF, FLOKI, and BONK reveal that these altcoins have had an extraordinary bull run over the year. Dogecoin, the largest memecoin by market value, saw a 102.82% increase in its price last year. Although the price of the altcoin is currently trading at $0.1476 with a 1.92% decrease in the last 24 hours, it continues to stand out with its potential to bring high returns to investors in the long term.
Shiba Inu, declaring itself a Dogecoin killer, saw a 159% increase in value on an annual basis and is currently trading at $0.00002287 with a 0.76% decrease in the last 24 hours. SHIB's annual gains ride the wave of the community's monumental development efforts, making it one of Dogecoin's main competitors and the second largest memecoin by market value.
PEPE, the third largest memecoin by market value, recorded a remarkable 338% rise annually. Currently trading at $0.000008309, the frog-themed memecoin's price has increased by 4.26% in the last 24 hours. WIF, a dog-themed memecoin based on the Solana network, has risen by 1615.28% since its launch in November last year. WIF is currently trading at $2.88 with a 1.73% decrease in the last 24 hours.
Another dog-themed memecoin offered by members of the Shiba Inu community, Floki Inu's FLOKI has shown a 403.93% increase over the annual timeframe. As this article is being prepared, the altcoin has risen 2.17% in the last 24 hours to a level of $0.0001745.
BONK, another dog-themed memecoin on the Solana network, has risen by 5474.23% over the last year. As this article is being prepared, the altcoin's price has risen 1.14% in the last 24 hours to a level of $0.00002406.
As indicated by VanEck's subsidiary's memecoin index, these altcoins' extraordinary price increases have created tremendous optimism among investors. Moreover, the fact that the largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has not yet had a halving rally after its 4th block reward halving instills hope for the future price movements of these altcoins.
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