After growing by nearly half a trillion between late December 2024 and January 2025, the broader crypto market cap threatens to undo that progress with today’s drop of 3.38%, which positions it at $3.37 trillion.
Meme coins took a significant hit during the negative trend plaguing the market, dropping from $91.1 billion to $83.86 billion over the past 24 hours, representing a 7.34% loss.
However, as leading tokens face losses of 12-50% over the week, Pepe Unchained (PEPU) is up by 65% in the same period following its recent launch, making investors optimistic about similar projects still in their presale phase.
This article explores five of the best meme coins to buy that look set to explode in 2025.
Mind of Pepe (MIND)
With an AI agent in the works, Mind of Pepe seeks to join the meme coin and AI agent markets, which have a combined value of $89.5 billion, and empower its holders with unique AI-generated market insights.
MIND’s developers plan for the AI agent to attract its own audience by autonomously posting on its social media pages and launching its own tokens in the future. Those holding MIND will also have exclusive access to its tokens before the general public, giving the token utility.
With nearly $5 million raised, MIND’s per-token price stands at $0.0032402, and investors can purchase it using BNB, ETH, USDT, or a credit or debit card at that price until tomorrow when it will rise again.
Meme coin expert Austin Hilton told his 317,000-strong audience on YouTube to get into the presale during its early stages, highlighting the project’s 465% staking APY.
The blend of its Pepe-inspired memetic appeal and AI components continues to impress crypto analyst Austin Hilton, who expects Mind of Pepe to explode on launch.
Meme Index (MEMEX)
Meme Index is bringing pooled investment to the meme coin market via its four upcoming “baskets” that will contain various tokens categorized by their volatility.
From low-volatility tokens such as the market’s leaders to their strongest midcap contenders and high-volatility meme coins, MEMEX’s upcoming decentralized platform offers versatility and simplifies investment, so it’s no surprise it already raised over $3.2 million.
Holding MEMEX will grant investors access to its upcoming investment platform, as well as governance rights, as they’ll get to decide which tokens to remove or add from its indexes.
Crypto expert ClayBro sees explosive potential in MEMEX, as its unique approach to the market and popular Pepe imagery already attracted over 36,000 followers to its Telegram and X (Twitter) pages.
Besides its rapidly growing community, the expert pointed out MEMEX costs just $0.0157812 each and urges his audience to enter the presale before its price skyrockets. Meme Index also features an outstanding staking APY, which currently stands at 698%.
Wall Street Pepe (WEPE)
Wall Street Pepe has a solid chance of becoming the largest meme coin presale in recent history, with over $67 million already raised and over 62,000 followers across its X (Twitter) and Telegram pages.
The project revolves around WEPE, a token that will grant its holders exclusive access to its upcoming trading group, where the token’s developers intend to share unique market insights and alpha calls to empower smaller traders.
Currently, WEPE costs $0.0003665 each, which is the presales’s final price, as it’s scheduled to wrap up in just 14 days.
99Bitcoins, a team of crypto analysts, believe WEPE is on its way to selling out as they warn their 712,000 YouTube followers that the chance to add WEPE to their portfolios might end before the presale’s countdown ends.
They encourage their followers to secure their share of Wall Street Pepe while the supply still lasts, as they expect the token to explode on launch and provide returns in the 100x range.
Gigachad (GIGA)
Launched on Solana as a meme coin that promotes physical and mental well-being, Gigachad quickly amassed a cult-like following that helped it close 13 consecutive months with a green candle, regardless of the broader market sentiments.
Despite its community’s strength, GIGA took a heavy hit over the past seven days, recording a 20.51% drop. Priced at $0.04954, the token now stands below its 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) of $0.06587, which suggests it won’t see immediate recovery, but its technical indicators point to a strong long-term potential.
With its price well above its 200-day SMA of $0.04110, which forms a Golden Cross, GIGA may manage to recover by the end of the month, bringing profit to those who back it during the dip.
Mayo, a meme coin analyst, pointed out that GIGA has found itself at the top of the engagement charts in recent months, surpassing the top five meme coins by a significant margin. Expecting this trend to continue, and the market to see a significant increase of retail investors, he believes GIGA is preparing for another breakout.
Pudgy Penguins (PENGU)
Pudgy Penguins joined the meme coin space in mid-December 2024 and shocked the market with its meteoric soar that placed it near the top of the ladder. Today, it’s the 9th largest meme coin, even after it dropped by 45.80% over the past 7 days to the $0.01 level.
Despite the downturn, PENGU is still 171.73% above its launch price of $0.004999, which was immediately raised to $0.03666 as its NFT-oriented community claimed the rewards from its airdrop campaign that preceded the launch.
However, 15% of the total PENGU supply hasn’t been claimed, and its developers have reminded the community that unclaimed tokens are going to be burned in just two days, which could positively impact its price, making this dip an excellent investment opportunity.
Plus, PENGU’s parent company, Igloo, shared the exciting news of a push to “provide institutional investors with easy access” to the token, which hints at a potential PENGU ETF.
The recent developments have crypto researcher TheDefiPlug confident of its upcoming price surge, which he believes will lead to a 5x soar to the $0.05 level.
