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Pepe (PEPE) was one of the most exciting (and profitable) new meme coin launches of 2023, yet, with a multi-billion market cap success, many are saying its best days are behind it.
In this article, we dive into the latest Pepe price trends and investigate whether a newer meme coin could be the hottest addition to the meme coin market.
$PEPE has more daily volume than $DOGE and $SHIB combined.
Meanwhile, $DOGE's market cap is almost 5x bigger than $PEPE.
Should PEPE be valued as much as DOGE or SHIB? pic.twitter.com/uxLGwRqN7p
Despite the somewhat ‘Blue Chip’ nature of Pepe today, the coin remains a favorite amongst traders, as seen by its incredibly high volume – which almost triples rival coins such as FLOKI and SHIB.
This could perhaps be explained by PEPE’s unique status as the only frog coin in the top 6 meme coins, which stands out in a dog-eats-dog world.
Jumping into the PEPE price chart, it can be seen that the coin is currently trading at a market price of $0.000007 (representing a 24-hour change of -1.55%).
This comes as Pepe continues to track the broader market decline, which has left the price at a miserable -9.5% month-on-month, and an even worse -45% decline over the past 3 months.
Yet, despite this downturn in price, PEPE remains poised, with a market cap defiant above $2.9Bn.
Localized price action paints a bleak view; while still trading above the lower support level at $0.000006, the meme coin has been in serial decline over the past month, with high volatility, as shown in the Bollinger bands.
Worse still, price action
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