PEPE Edges SHIB in Socials: SHIB Bulls Still Eyeing $0.000022?

Fiery competition between the blue-chip meme coins sends the meme section up 21%, defying broader market momentum.

Shiba Inu, PEPE and Doge ready to take center stage.
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  • Market momentum stays with meme coins, niche market cap grows 21%.
  • PEPE Token flips Shiba Inu in social media buzz, estimated LunarCrush.
  • Shiba cryptoโ€™s rebound power relies on retail interest, analyst exclaims.

As the broader crypto markets face a 1% downturn due to Bitcoin (BTC) briefly plunging below $66K, social media is buzzing with crypto investors looking for favorable entry points. According to social metrics from LunarCrush, the three most talked-about meme coins currently are Dogecoin (DOGE), Pepe (PEPE), and Shiba Inu (SHIB).

Meme Coins Fight for Territory

Interactions around DOGE soared to 11.2M in the latest 24-hour period, striving to stay above $0.13 after a 35% monthly bull race. Dogecoinโ€™s social media actions take up 3.85% of the overall market โ€œshare of voice.โ€ PEPE snatched second place by this metric with nearly 3M daily interactions.

SHIB takes the bronze medal in social activity on meme coins, consuming 1.6% of the social crypto talk. SHIB and PEPE registered micro gains on Thursday, as Bitcoin is attempting to sustain above $67K.

Is $0.000022 Feasible for SHIB?

SHIB was rejected before hitting the core level of $0.000022 twice in September 2024, and this price milestone has been unclaimed since June 13, 2024. To recoup this territory, SHIB has to conquer the first major resistance at $0.00001891, based on the 200-day simple moving average (SMA).

Fiat Leak’s technical analysis shows that the 50-day SMA coincides with the $0.000022 resistance levels, potentially marking a strong recovery. The crypto analyst draws attention to SHIB’s struggles with market volatility, as SHIB’s price has nearly retraced all 440% gains from its massive spring rally.

As of press time, SHIB is changing hands at $0.00001777, picking up a daily trading volume of $418 million, a slight upswing from the beginning of the week. Aside from the technical implications, retail demand drives a fortune for Shiba Inuโ€™s bullish breakouts, usually paired with rising social prominence.

On the Flipside

  • Pepe Token currently triples Shiba Inu coinโ€™s Spot trading volume, boasting $1,222,100,413 in 24 hours compared to Shiba Inuโ€™s $418,668,257.
  • The distance is even bigger on Derivatives, where Pepe nets $1.23 billion over the past 24 hours, in contrast to Shiba Inuโ€™s $313 million.

Why This Matters

The rapidly spiking interest in meme coins portrays a shift in cryptocurrency trader mentality, as leveraged plays on underlying crypto assets are breaking records in popularity.

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Tadas Klimasevskis

Tadas Klimaลกevskis is a DailyCoin Journalist, covering memecoins & latest developments. Tadas has moderate holdings in SHIB, HBAR, LTC, MATIC and a selection of low-cap meme currencies.

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