Memecoins are kicking off 2026 with serious fireworks! 🚀

Right now (Jan 3, 2026), the sector's exploding:

PEPE (the frog king) led the charge with gains of 17-38% in 24 hours — some reports even hit up to 34% thanks to huge short squeezes, skyrocketing open interest (+82%), and wild trader calls for a $69B market cap moonshot.

Dogecoin (DOGE) followed strong, up 10-13% (trading around $0.14), fueled by whale buys (hundreds of millions scooped up) and fresh optimism around DeFi/gaming growth.

Other big names joined the party too — Shiba Inu (SHIB) +8-15%, Bonk +11%, Floki +10%, and smaller ones like Mog pumping even harder.

The whole memecoin market cap jumped billions (some say +$3B in a flash), with volumes exploding as retail FOMO and risk-on vibes took over after a rough 2025.

Here are some classic pump vibes from the charts:

And the meme squad celebrating the gains:

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It's classic crypto chaos — high-risk, high-reward, and super volatile. Could be the start of a bigger "meme season," or just a quick hype burst. Either way, fun times ahead! 🐶🐸