The meme coin sector is going through an extremely volatile phase this morning, with an 18% dip in its total market cap ($38.2 billion) alongside a nearly 20% rise in daily trading volume. Wild price swings are leaving traders on edge \u2013 but long-term meme coin bulls are watching out for chances to buy the dip. The top five meme tokens are still worth over $1 billion each, and one coin in particular is standing out right now.<\/p>\n
Pippin \u2013 a social media AI agent with a presence on X \u2013 has climbed by roughly 31% in just 24 hours, showing strong momentum even while most other meme coins struggle to stay afloat. MemeCore is up by 27% week-on-week, but it\u2019s now pulling back, leaving Pippin in the lead. Taken as a whole, the market is clearly showing that projects that mix entertainment with practical features have the best chance of coming out ahead through the rest of December and into 2026.<\/p>\n
This explains why PEPENODE (PEPENODE)<\/a>, a \u201cMine-to-Earn\u201d gaming project with its own meme coin, has become a hit with serious investors and raised over $2.3 million. Top analysts see PEPENODE as a promising contender that could potentially overtake some of the market\u2019s most established cryptos when it debuts on CEX and DEX platforms in just a few weeks, becoming the next meme coin to explode.<\/p>\n This publication is sponsored. CryptoDnes does not endorse and is not responsible for the content, accuracy, quality, advertising, products or other materials on this page.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n With delayed US economic data due to be released today, including non-farm payrolls and unemployment stats, the crypto space is under heavy pressure. This is partly due to the increased influence of Wall Street investors, who can now gain exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and even Dogecoin<\/a> through ETF products that trade on normal stock exchanges. Since tradfi players have a tendency to overreact to economic news, this uncertainty is having an oversized impact on crypto as well.<\/p>\n As a result, Bitcoin definitively broke below $90,000 yesterday, and has failed to regain that level since then. Ethereum is in a similar situation with the $3,000 level \u2013 a similarly vital psychological price point. This is what\u2019s driving investors further down the market cap leaderboard, and propelling projects like Pippin (up 31% in a day, 157% in a week, and 1,500% in 30 days) into the spotlight.<\/p>\n The trader Sweep recently posted a long-term chart for the PIPPIN token, showing extreme price movements that at first glance look impressive:<\/p>\n That's what I call a generational reversal<\/p>\n No movement over months and then one pump straight to $370 MILLION is mental $PIPPIN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jyKp7hk7sz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sweep (@0xSweep) December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\nCan the Meme Coin Market Hold Its Ground This Week?<\/h2>\n
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