After PEPE, which animal-themed Meme coin will hit a billion-dollar market cap next?
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After PEPE, which animal-themed Meme coin will hit a billion-dollar market cap next?
Don't wait until the market cap breaks 10 billion before thinking about getting on board.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsWritten by: Asher, Odaily Planet Daily
Yesterday, after Elon Musk posted, reshared, and replied to five meme images related to Pepe (one shown below), PEPE’s market cap surged past $11.3 billion in the early morning, reaching an all-time high. Following DOGE’s continuous price rise and PEPE’s breakthrough into the double-digit billion-dollar market cap range, Musk has reignited imagination around animal-themed memecoins. Perhaps beyond AI-themed memes, animal-based memecoins deserve special attention in this bull market.
Next, Odaily Planet Daily will review popular animal-themed memecoin projects with market caps exceeding $100 million, exploring which ones have potential to reach a $1 billion valuation.
FLOKI (FLOKI)
Project Introduction:
Floki originated from Musk's post on X: "My shiba inu will be named floki." Unlike other animal-themed memecoins, FLOKI is a token backed by a metaverse game, NFT ecosystem, and blockchain lending functionality.
Contract Address:
0xcf0C122c6b73ff809C693DB761e7BaeBe62b6a2E
Reasons for Optimism:
1. Beyond its meme attributes, Floki is actively building its own ecosystem. First, Valhalla, Floki’s flagship metaverse blockchain game, is scheduled to launch mainnet in Q1 next year. Second, Floki announced its debit card is now live, allowing users to spend crypto assets at any merchant globally that accepts VISA or Mastercard. Third, FlokiFi Locker, the project’s crypto lock protocol, once reached a total value locked (TVL) of $165.6 million, currently reporting $52 million;
2. Token airdrops for FLOKI holders. In the second half of this year, FLOKI holders received two token airdrops—CAT and MONKY tokens.
Price Performance:
According to GMGN data, FLOKI’s market cap previously peaked above $3.3 billion and currently stands at $2.2 billion.
Brett (BRETT)
Project Introduction:
Inspired by characters from Matt Furie’s Boys Club comic series—the same series that gave rise to the infamous Pepe the Frog meme—this token has cultivated a dedicated following within the crypto community.
Contract Address:
0x532f27101965dd16442e59d40670faf5ebb142e4
Reasons for Optimism:
1. Leading animal-themed memecoin on Base chain. By metrics such as market cap and community热度, BRETT is considered the leading animal-themed memecoin within the Base ecosystem;
2. BRETT is listed on Binance Futures and Upbit spot markets. Among Base-based animal memecoins, BRETT is one of the few to be listed on major exchanges. Notably, BRETT was listed on Upbit alongside PEPE.
Price Performance:
According to GMGN data, BRETT’s market cap previously exceeded $2.5 billion before declining, and currently sits at $1.7 billion.
Peanut the Squirrel (PNUT)
Project Introduction:
PNUT emerged from the controversy surrounding the euthanasia of a viral celebrity squirrel named Peanut. Amplified by public figures like Elon Musk, it evolved into a political narrative influencing the U.S. election discourse.
Contract Address:
2qEHjDLDLbuBgRYvsxhc5D6uDWAivNFZGan56P1tpump
Reasons for Optimism:
1. The first animal-themed memecoin in this bull cycle to be listed on Binance spot;
2. A politically charged viral squirrel. The Peanut incident escalated into a broader criticism of the Democratic Party, even becoming a tool in political rhetoric. With Trump confirmed as the next president, there may be further room for speculation.
Price Performance:
According to GMGN data, PNUT’s market cap previously surpassed $2 billion, dipped below $1 billion at its lowest, and currently stands at $1.1 billion.
DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON (DOG)
Project Introduction:
The entire project was initiated by @LeonidasNFT, who remains the undisputed community leader. While DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON appears on the surface to be an “animal coin,” it actually emphasizes fair distribution narratives. Leonidas has aggressively rallied the community to engage various CEXs, promoting DOG’s ethos of fair distribution across the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Reasons for Optimism:
1. Leading memecoin in the BTC ecosystem. By market cap and community热度, DOG is the leading animal-themed memecoin in the Bitcoin ecosystem. If market attention toward Bitcoin’s ecosystem increases again, DOG could see significant price appreciation.
Price Performance:
On-chain data shows DOG’s current market cap at $907 million.
Neiro (NEIRO)
Project Introduction:
NEIRO is the name of a rescue dog recently adopted by Kabosu—the late Dogecoin-famous Shiba Inu’s owner. Once revealed, the name quickly became a new favorite meme, with multiple identical tokens launched simultaneously across blockchains like Ethereum and Solana. (For more details on the Neiro capitalization debate: "Neiro and NEIRO Both Listed on Binance—A Turning Point for the Memecoin Sector?")
Contract Address:
0x812ba41e071c7b7fa4ebcfb62df5f45f6fa853ee
Reasons for Optimism:
1. Lowercase Neiro represents a landmark community victory. The lowercase version was the original “first is first,” but a so-called “cartel” later issued the uppercase NEIRO and listed it first on Binance Futures. However, sustained community advocacy—and support from Justin Sun, who championed the lowercase Neiro, emphasizing that crypto should belong to the community and respect grassroots movements—led to the listing of lowercase Neiro on Binance spot, where it continued to outperform uppercase NEIRO.
Price Performance:
According to GMGN data, Neiro’s market cap previously exceeded $1.2 billion, then declined, and currently stands at $650 million.
Moo Deng (MOODENG)
Project Introduction:
In September, a quirky-looking hippo named Moo Deng went viral worldwide, making headlines across media outlets. Born at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, the two-month-old Moo Deng captivated social media with its distinctive face and entertaining videos. Naturally, the crypto world jumped on the trend, and the MOODENG meme token first appeared on Solana on September 11.
Contract Address:
ED5nyyWEzpPPiWimP8vYm7sD7TD3LAt3Q3gRTWHzPJBY
Reasons for Optimism:
1. MOODENG has been listed on Coinbase, with potential for future Binance listing;
2. One of the few native animal-themed memecoins in this cycle, with exceptionally high overseas community engagement, showing potential to reignite the "zoo mania" trend.
Price Performance:
According to GMGN data, MOODENG’s market cap previously exceeded $700 million, and currently stands at $370 million.
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