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A meme token named $DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON, created by Leonidas, the founder of Ord.io, has reached a new peak and is now the ninth-largest meme coin by market capitalization. At the time of writing, the token’s market value stood at $695 million.
The Top 10 Meme Coins Now Have Bitcoin-Centric Member
A new meme coin has entered the top ten meme token rankings, and for the first time, it marks a significant achievement for a meme coin asset created from the Bitcoin blockchain. The token, $DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON, referred to as $DOG hereafter, has steadily climbed the ranks since its launch and airdrop to Runestone NFT holders.
According to data collected by coingecko.com, $DOG is the ninth largest meme coin by market cap, but it ranks as the 132nd crypto asset by market valuation among all cryptocurrencies globally. At press time, $DOG is trading at $0.006997 per unit as of 6 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday.
The current price reflects a 7.5% decline from its all-time high (ATH) of $0.007542 per coin on May 30, 2024. The Runes-based meme token’s market valuation peaked at $745 million. Over the past week, $DOG has increased by 79% against the U.S. dollar, and it has surged 216% over the last 30 days.
Current data indicates that 70,292 unique bitcoin addresses hold $DOG, with the top address controlling 3.24% of the supply. On the digital collectibles marketplace operated by Okx, $DOG is the most popular Runes-based token today, recording 577.39 $BTC, or $39 million, in the past 24 hours. On Magic Eden, $DOG ranks as the second most traded Runes token, with a 24-hour trade volume of 86.57 $BTC, or $5.8 million.
$DOG’s ascent exemplifies the growing influence of meme tokens within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. As mainstream adoption of digital assets accelerates, unconventional tokens like $DOG and many others could potentially disrupt traditional financial markets, challenging longstanding assumptions about value and investment paradigms.
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