As Bitcoin (BTC) rebounds from the local bottom below $90,000, the cryptocurrency segment is recovering. Top meme coins are recovering faster than their competitors, while some dog-themed cryptos are posting double-digit gains today.
Dogecoin (DOGE) outperforms all large-cap cryptos today
Today, January 14, 2025, Dogecoin (DOGE), the largest meme cryptocurrency, rose over 11% from $0.31 to over $0.355. Dogecoin (DOGE) market capitalization surpasses $52 billion as the top meme coin becomes the fastest-growing asset in the top 25, according to data from CoinGecko.
In the top 50 largest cryptocurrencies, Dogecoin (DOGE) is eclipsed only by veteran PoW coin Kaspa (KAS) and Hyperliquid (HYPE), an EVM blockchain recently launched on mainnet.
Other major coins are also in the green today. Shiba Inu (SHIB) added 5% and reached $0.00002148, while Floki (FLOKI) is up 5.1%. With a 5.3% rise, Pepe (PEPE) is back in the top 30 cryptocurrencies by market cap as its price reached $0.00001736.
Recovering from yesterday’s collapse, the market benchmark for the cryptocurrency segment rose 3.4% today, while Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency, climbed 4% .6%.
AI16Z and PENGU among the most efficient, BRETT aims for the top 100
As the price of Bitcoin (BTC) climbs back above $96,600, the orange coin is one step away from the critical $2 trillion capitalization milestone.
Smaller meme cryptocurrencies are showing even more impressive gains. Ai16Z (AI16Z), the crypto meme associated with the AI-governed investment DAO, surged 25% and touched the $1.30 level.
Pudgy Penguins (PENGU), an NFT-associated cryptocurrency, is up 11%. PENGU’s market capitalization has eclipsed $2 billion today.
Based Brett (BRETT), the first mainstream coin on Base, is poised to return to the top 100 largest cryptos, rising 5.2% in 24 hours.