{"id":115379,"date":"2025-05-19T21:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T21:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/115379\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T21:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T21:44:08","slug":"memecoin-supercycle-loading-why-whales-are-betting-on-pepe-wif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/115379\/","title":{"rendered":"Memecoin supercycle loading? &#8211; Why whales are betting on PEPE, WIF"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memecoins are once again dominating headlines as PEPE and WIF spearhead a strong sector-wide rally.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This strength aligns with a broader uptick in crypto market activity.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While the broader crypto market dips 1.41%, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/memecoins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">memecoin sector<\/a> is bucking the trend. It is up 7.28% at press time, now sitting at a hefty $71.14 billion in market cap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This kind of divergence has historically hinted at the start of a \u201cmemecoin supercycle\u201d, where speculative momentum goes parabolic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to AMBCrypto, several early-stage indicators suggest the setup is \u201cvery much in play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEPE and WIF lead speculative rotation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The memecoin space is crowded, but a couple of heavy-hitters are leading the pack. <\/p>\n<p>As of press time, <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/pepe-coin-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Pepe [PEPE]<\/a> has surged 77% month-to-date, while <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/calculator\/dogwifcoin-profit-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">dogwifhat [WIF]<\/a> has outperformed with an impressive 130% gain over the same period.<\/p>\n<p>The critical breakout window was the from the 9th to the 17th of May. While Bitcoin chopped sideways between $102k\u2013$105k, WIF pulled off a clean 50%+ move, reclaiming the $1 mark for the first time since late January.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, PEPE pushed through its $0.000015 supply wall, achieving nearly a 30% gain, signaling strong spot demand and accumulation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to AMBCrypto, this price action reflected classic speculative rotation. The one where capital moves out of Bitcoin and into high-beta meme assets.<\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward to now: Both assets are cooling off. WIF\u2019s down 21.65%, PEPE\u2019s slipped 13.68% on the week \u2013 typical post-rally retrace. But the setup remains interesting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Memecoin sector flashes supercycle signal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Risk-off sentiment has re-emerged as <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/bitcoin-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bitcoin [BTC]<\/a> encountered a liquidity squeeze, resulting in a sharp 3.21% intraday pullback to $103k at press time.<\/p>\n<p>This liquidity stress has triggered a rotation of capital out of the crypto market, with investors actively deleveraging. Evidence of this is clear in WIF\u2019s 10.26% drop in Open Interest (OI).<\/p>\n<p>Despite the macro headwinds, smart money continues to accumulate selectively in high-beta memecoins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A notable <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OnchainLens\/status\/1924039836727685266\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">PEPE whale<\/a> withdrew 420 billion tokens at $0.00000132, pushing its total off-exchange holdings to 2.21 trillion PEPE in under 72 hours. Interestingly, top WIF wallets holding over 10k tokens have also seen a noticeable uptick.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/glassnode-studio_wif-number-of-addresses-with-balance-10k.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493113\" class=\"wp-image-493113 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"WIF memecoin\" width=\"3200\" height=\"1800\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/glassnode-studio_wif-number-of-addresses-with-balance-10k.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-493113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Glassnode<\/p>\n<p>This kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/view\/memes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">setup<\/a> has historically preceded a memecoin \u201csupercycle\u201d- a phase where Bitcoin\u2019s choppy structure drives capital into \u201chigh-risk, high-reward\u201d assets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Smart money inflows are often the earliest signal, and right now, that signal is flashing again.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext: <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/uniswap-analyzing-odds-of-uni-reclaiming-7-datasets-reveal\/\" rel=\"prev noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Uniswap: Analyzing odds of UNI reclaiming $7 \u2013 Datasets reveal\u2026<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Memecoins are once again dominating headlines as PEPE and WIF spearhead a strong sector-wide rally. 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