The memecoin transaction volume has spiked in step with the market cap, jumpi The memecoin transaction volume has spiked in step with the market cap, jumpi

Memecoins rip into 2026 with 23% market cap pump

The memecoin transaction volume has spiked in step with the market cap, jumping from $2.2 billion to $8.7 billion, representing a 300% increase.

Crypto traders flooded back to memecoins as the new year turned, driving memecoin market capitalization up by over 23% in the last week after trading at a yearly low in the final days of 2025.

The memcoin market cap crossed $47.7 billion on Monday, up from $38 billion on Dec. 29, according to cryptocurrency data platform CoinMarketCap.

The top three memecoins by market capitalization, Dogecoin (DOGE), gained over 20% in the last seven days, followed by Shibu Inu (SHIB) with 19.9% and Pepe (PEPE), which has increased over 65%.

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