Meme-based cryptocurrencies have attracted the attention of many investors this year. evaluation CoinGecko, the popularity of this asset category has grown 4 times compared to last year and reached 31%.
Blockchain-based memecoins attracted the most investors Solana, in second place are tokens in the Base network, followed by cat-themed and artificial intelligence memecoins.
One of the most active services for launching memcoins was pump.fun in the blockchain Solana. According to Dune Analytics, the platform issued almost 5 million new meme tokens and raised more than $335 million in fees.
Memcoins also became the third-best performing asset in 2024, delivering an average annual return of 201%. This is higher than the market average of 128%.
AI-based tokens also attracted investors' attention in 2024, with their popularity rising to 12,58%.
The topic of tokenized real assets (RWA) took third place, accounting for about 8,64% of the attention of crypto market participants. Decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) moved from 13th to 8th place this year. But the share of assets related to gaming projects decreased from 10,49% in 2023 to 3,72% this year.
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