crypto bull market – Jason Ansell

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Why Meme Coins Are Still Dominating in 2026 — And What’s Changing

Meme coins continue to dominate the crypto landscape in 2026, but the game has changed. Powered by SocialFi, AI-generated virality, chain-native communities, and new utility models, meme coins have evolved far beyond jokes. Here’s why they’re still thriving — and how this new generation of culture-driven tokens is reshaping the next bull cycle.

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Vector Smart Gas (VSG) $ 0.000119

Bitcoin (BTC) $ 87,514.00

Ethereum (ETH) $ 2,836.93

Tether (USDT) $ 0.999673

BNB (BNB) $ 851.73

Wrapped SOL (SOL) $ 132.25

USDC (USDC) $ 0.99964

XRP (XRP) $ 2.07

Dogecoin (DOGE) $ 0.146725

TRON (TRX) $ 0.275276

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Toncoin (TON) $ 1.47

Cardano (ADA) $ 0.414245

Avalanche (AVAX) $ 13.38

Shiba Inu (SHIB) $ 0.000008

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Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) $ 87,283.00

WETH (WETH) $ 2,835.35

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) $ 551.29

Chainlink (LINK) $ 12.67

Polkadot (DOT) $ 2.31

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) $ 1.85

Dai (DAI) $ 0.999972

Uniswap (UNI) $ 6.20

Sui (SUI) $ 1.38

Litecoin (LTC) $ 83.84

Aptos (APT) $ 2.36

Pepe (PEPE) $ 0.000004

Kaspa (KAS) $ 0.041244

Monero (XMR) $ 389.75

Stacks (STX) $ 0.311079

dogwifhat (WIF) $ 0.33925

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Cronos (CRO) $ 0.108874

Bonk (BONK) $ 0.000009

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Hedera (HBAR) $ 0.151068

Lido Staked Ether (STETH) $ 2,834.28

Wrapped stETH (WSTETH) $ 3,455.69

LEO Token (LEO) $ 9.48

Wrapped eETH (WEETH) $ 3,065.36

Bittensor (TAO) $ 300.65

Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) $ 0.283083

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Internet Computer (ICP) $ 4.11

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First Digital USD (FDUSD) $ 0.99663

Ethereum Classic (ETC) $ 13.69

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POL (ex-MATIC) (POL) $ 0.135631

Stellar (XLM) $ 0.249794

Immutable (IMX) $ 0.313831

OKB (OKB) $ 104.86

Ethena USDe (USDE) $ 0.999265

WhiteBIT Coin (WBT) $ 57.51

Aave (AAVE) $ 169.49

Filecoin (FIL) $ 1.63

Optimism (OP) $ 0.306569

Mantle (MNT) $ 1.03

Render (RENDER) $ 1.74

Arbitrum (ARB) $ 0.20342

injective-protocol

Injective (INJ) $ 5.43

VeChain (VET) $ 0.013136

THORChain (RUNE) $ 0.631512

Cosmos Hub (ATOM) $ 2.51

Sei (SEI) $ 0.134018

The Graph (GRT) $ 0.049978

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Binance-Peg WETH (WETH) $ 2,836.55

Bitget Token (BGB) $ 3.54

FLOKI (FLOKI) $ 0.000046