The cryptocurrency and meme market is recovering.
The top gainers in the last 24 hours include $FOFAR (+184%), $CUMMIES (+88%), and $CARLO (+68%). Even trend-setters like PEPE and Dogecoin are in the green, with the total meme coin market rising 0.6%.
pedocoin ($FARTCOIN) is another winner, gaining 4.8% in the last day and 30% in the last week.
It's meme time again, and we're all for it, so let's review the hottest new cryptocurrencies that could surge in January 2025.
Don't forget to DYOR and never take unnecessary risks. Meme coins are risky.
1. Solaxy ($SOLX): Solana Layer-2 raises $8 million in pre-sale
It hasn't even been a month since Solax ($SOLX) It was launched in pre-sale and has already raised $7.97 million.
Solana Layer-2 (L2) will solve many of the problems of $SOL, such as network congestion, costly transactions, and an insufficiently scalable ecosystem.
With no downtime, even during periods of high traffic, Solaxy aims to become the fastest chain in history. It's also the only Solana L2 in existence, so it has first-mover advantage.
The project is getting a lot of attention right now. A whale bought $158,000 $SOLX on New Year's Eve, showing growing interest from big crypto players.
Traders have already staked 2.5 billion tokens for a 445% staking APY, so long-term HODLing is definitely an option.
Many see Solaxy as Solana's only chance to progress and scale beyond her natural limitations. Read the technical document and <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/SOLAXYTOKEN” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener nofollow”>follow the project in x to understand the project and keep up to date with the latest developments.
You can buy $SOLX for $0.001588/token from the official pre-sale website.
2. Meme Index ($MEMEX): First Decentralized Meme Coin Index Raises $1.5 Million
Meme Index ($MEMEX) is another strong contender for the high profit meme coins list of 2025. It is the world's first meme coin index, allowing you to invest in multiple coins with a single asset.
According to official information, $MEMEX will have exposure throughout the market with one of the highest staking APYs (1500%) and four indices to choose from, from low volatility to high risk:
1. Titan Meme Index
2. Moonshot Meme Index
3. Meme Mid-Cap Index
4. Meme Frenzy Index
Community governance will be a key aspect of $MEMEX, allowing buyers to vote on project proposals and changes to the ecosystem (such as adding or removing an index entirely).
The project has raised $1.5 million. with a token price of $0.0148639, gaining exposure faster than most predicted. This 'Meme Coin World ETF' is definitely one of the best meme coins of 2025.
3. Pepe Unchained ($PEPU): Pump Pad Coming to Biggest Pre-Sale of 2024
Unchained Baby ($PEPU) was the largest meme coin pre-sale in 2024, raising a staggering $74 million before tripling its listing price in two days.
Early buyers should have made at least 10 times more if they sold at its peak.
On December 28, the development team sent out a teaser for the upcoming Pump Pad on x, leaving fans in awe.
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Pump Pad will be similar to Pump.fun, a meme coin flipping platform that helps developers flip coins. As one of the major eth L2 protocols, $PEPU could see great success after the launch of Pump Pad.
A listing on CEX is also planned, although it is unclear which centralized exchange the team is targeting. Fans are expecting 100x or 200x as Pepe Unchained gains more popularity and its utility kicks in.
Read $PEPU white paper and <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/pepe_unchained” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener nofollow”>follow the project in x to learn more about it.
4. Best Wallet Token ($BEST) – Next Generation Wallet Token of 2025
Best Wallet Token ($BEST) is the native token of Best Wallet, a popular crypto wallet that allows you to purchase all major cryptocurrencies and meme coins from one place.
Their token project has raised over $6 million since pre-sale was launched in late November 2024, and is steadily gaining traction. with more <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/bestwallethq” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener nofollow”>29.2K followers on x and the established reputation of its parent crypto wallet, $BEST looks like a winner.
The benefits that $BEST holders receive include:
- Early access to new projects, such as accredited pre-sales before their market launch.
- Reduced transaction fees within the Best Wallet ecosystem
- Higher Staking Rewards for High APY Earnings on Betting Aggregator
- Community governance to vote on key ecosystem decisions
Best Wallet has a detailed roadmap and the future looks bright for the project. From advanced anti-fraud protection to the launch of Best Card and a new betting aggregator, upcoming features make $BEST a high-potential coin.
One $BEST token is currently worth $0.002345 and you can join the pre-sale from the official pre-sale site. We recommend you read $BEST lite paper to better understand the project.
5. Chubby Penguins ($PENGU): Fluffy, Cute and Up to 600% in a Month
Meet the cutest, fluffiest, chubby meme coin. Chubby Penguins ($PENGU).
Inspired by the original Pudgy Penguin nft collection that became an instant sensation in 2021, the coin continues that success story.
To understand how popular $PENGU is, check out its <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/pudgypenguins” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>half a million followers on x. In its nft heyday, it was featured in publications like The New York Times and CNBC.
Now, the penguin A-Team has its own meme currency, store, and <a target="_blank" href="https://igloo.shop/” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>clothing brand on the market.
Regarding performance, $PENGU had a great time after launch on December 17 for $0.003375. It reached a high of $0.05019 on the same day, fluctuated a bit and stabilized at $0.03 until now.
It is currently the fifth largest meme coin in terms of market capitalization ($2.2 billion), with a 24-hour trading volume of $377 million. Not only is the project cute and fluffy, but it has also been a huge success so far.
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6. Fartcoin ($FARTCOIN): a dizzying 489% in the last month
Fartcoin ($FARTCOIN) is a coin created by an unknown developer who was inspired by ai conversations on Truth Terminal, a crypto ai chatbot.
Basically, an ai chatbot came up with the idea for Fartcoin, a developer created it, and then sold his allocation for $500.
Now, $FARTCOIN has no core team or anyone controlling it, but it has a market capitalization of $1.36 billion. Truth Terminal is essentially the first ai billionaire.
Looking at Fartcoin's performance shows a magnificent rise of 2,725,393% in more than two months. And remember, no one controls this rebel ship.
As originally defined by Truth Terminal, Fartcoin should have community governance, 'gas leak' marketing events, a 'Hall of Flame' for top Fartcoin content creators, and much more.
Naturally, none of those things exist (yet?) because there is no one to believe them. A collection of nfts is also mentioned, with concepts such as 'Fart Zodiac' or 'Eco-Fart Infographics' and 'Fart-Powered Vehicles'.
Can <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/fartcoinofsol?lang=en” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener nofollow”>visit a Fartcoin x page made by the community with 48.7K followers and join the Fartcoin movement.
7. Gigachad ($GIGA): crypto Sigma increases 53% in the last week
Gigachad was launched on January 5, 2024 and proceeded to gain 3,760 times in one year, from $0.00002386 to its current price of $0.08971.
Inspired by the hugely popular Gigachad meme based on Russian bodybuilder Ernest Khalimov, $GIGA brings maximum masculinity to the crypto industry.
with more <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/GIGACHAD_meme” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener nofollow”>36.1K followers on xthe project is taking the industry by storm in an unapologetic, decidedly hyper-masculine, and sigma-approved way.
$GIGA holders call themselves…drum rolls…Gigachads. They are one of the most united communities we have seen.
The 'Gigachad Thesis' says that you need to be a high-testosterone, bench-pressing, life-maximizing Chad to invest in $GIGA. “Normal” is not accepted, but who's to say what a normie is?
The token economy is incredibly simple: 9.6 billion total supply, immutable contract, and a burnt liquidity pool. As for a technical document, there is none.
If $GIGA sounds appealing to you, you can buy it on Coinbase.
The future of Meme Coin looks better than ever
It seems like we're repeating ourselves, but meme coins are back in the spotlight. Did they ever disappear completely?
Not precisely.
Be it Pepe Unchained, Best Wallet Token or Solaxy, these new meme coins have a high potential to make good profits in 2025.
But remember to do your own research and be very careful with fraudulent projects: meme coins are risky investments and volatility is almost always high.
