Recently, Bitcoin's price has corrected, as the market generally expects it to break $100,000, and retail investors will take profits. It is generally expected that after Trump's inauguration ceremony (i.e., January 20), the market may see a new trend.
Looking back at the last cycle of doge's performance, there may be a surge at the end of December, followed by a strong start at the end of January after the new president takes office, with a tenfold increase in half a month, driving a frenzy in the altcoin market.
Experience shows that Trump-related events have a significant impact on the crypto sphere. ETH, Doge, etc., may lead a new wave of altcoin mania. In the first quarter of next year, with Trump's inauguration and market sentiment warming up, there may be new trends in the crypto market that investors need to closely monitor to seize investment opportunities.
Ethereum is really resilient.
Just look at today's hot list; although Bitcoin couldn't hold up, today's ETH is stunningly 'green.' It broke through the heavy resistance level of 3500 last night.
ETH on the 1-hour and 4-hour levels remains healthy, daily levels are above healthy levels, an intraday rebound is expected, with support at 3300-3350 and resistance at 3500-3600.
Altcoins not following the decline means the main force is propping up the bottom.
Currently, we are in the early stages of the altcoin season, and the window for layout remains open, with the key being to patiently wait for the right moment to come. As soon as ETH surges, the altcoin season will fully kick off, which is certainly a moment to look forward to!
Keep in mind: we are currently in the early stages of the altcoin season, so it is especially important to maintain a calm mindset and wait for that signal of an outbreak! Those old coins that have not performed for a long time may show signs of running away with each rebound; the so-called 'dead cat bounce' is often just that.
Now that ETH ETFs have started to flow in, once ETH rises strongly, funds will pour in rapidly, and at that time, profit-taking funds from BTC, meme players, and even A-share investors will turn to altcoins. This is a great opportunity worth seizing!
Next, let's take a look at the reasons why these 5 tokens stand out on Base.
HIGHER
The term 'memecoin' indicates that the token is primarily driven by its meme DNA. This is why I wouldn't strictly consider HIGHER a Meme coin, but rather a scenario coin: its main driving force is as the native token for the Higher community scene on Base and Farcaster.
Even so, the smooth code of this token and the optimistic theme of 'Let's go higher' indeed endow it with a shiny and eternal level of appealing foundational memory. But when you zoom in, you will find there is more depth here than 99.9% of Meme coin games. That's why I wouldn't be surprised to see it listed on major centralized exchanges (ahem, Coinbase) in the near future.
In simple terms, Higher is a rising headless brand. I believe it is on the same level as Nouns DAO, just more amorphous and centered around the fungible token HIGHER instead of NFTs. The overall point is the same: trying cool experiments with a group of like-minded creatives. Let's go higher together.
There are signs that this is just the beginning of the alluring AI curiosity that the advanced collective will generate in the coming years. I am personally bullish accordingly.
2. CLANKER
The Clanker account was created by Proxy Studio, allowing you to tag it through any Farcaster client, containing the token code, name, and feature image (optional) that you need, and then Clanker AI will launch your liquidity pool on Base with Uniswap V3 liquidity.
As a result, Clanker has recently become very popular on Farcaster. So far, it has been a driving force behind some of the largest 'fareconomic' token issuances, and people's interest in it has not shown any signs of slowing down. People love the simplicity and ease of use of this robot.
That is to say, CLANKER is the native token of Clanker, launched by Clanker, and it has been trading as an agent of the broader Clanker token ecosystem that has been thriving recently on Base and Farcaster.
If your argument is that this token launcher will only get bigger in the near future, then CLANKER is one of the main ways to join this journey.
3. LUM
I have already mentioned HIGHER and CLANKER above. The combination of these two hot projects has birthed Luminous (referred to as LUM), which is why early investors found this token so intriguing.
In short, someone recently hinted that the advanced AI agent Aether suggested the Clanker token bot to create a brand new token. The result is $LUM.
So it's not the official token of the higher community. In short, LUM now acts as a trading agent around the excitement of Aether, and it has become one of the largest Clanker tokens, currently second only to CLANKER in market cap.
Looking ahead, I believe the main risk for LUM is market saturation. More AI agents will enter the crypto space, and their next experiments will be newer and more exciting.
4. ANON
The story of ANON has many touching parts, so let me break it down as simply as possible:
Supercast is an advanced client for Farcaster, with Super Anon accounts that allow users to post anonymously; someone used this account to anonymously hint at the Clanker robot to create the ANON token.
Then there's community building. Kartik deployed anoncast.org, a new independent privacy-preserving Farcaster client powered by zero-knowledge proofs. If you hold 5,000 ANON, you can use this platform to post anonymously to Farcaster.
While this use case seems simple, it is undeniable that it is very neat, and it is one of the first consumer crypto applications supported by zk that we see here. Even Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin is interested; he bought a small ANON package, asked questions, and even offered design suggestions.
Now more and more people are rushing to use this application, but what is its long-term potential?
This remains to be seen, but there is no doubt that Anoncast and ANON are currently capturing people's imagination and attention within the Farcaster ecosystem. The bullish outlook is that Anoncast continues to iterate new features around ANON, making it an increasingly popular utility token on Base, which is certainly possible.
5. ghffb47yii2rteeyy10op
A dog wearing a tie asking Clanker for a Meme coin embodies the idea behind this Meme coin. This is Dadaism. Remember I mentioned that Meme coins are primarily driven by Meme DNA? Therefore, ghffb47yii2rteeyy10op is pure memory. There's nothing here besides a silly and charming narrative, and nowadays, that's enough to attract some attention.
However, don't hold any illusions: this token has only a few days of history at this point, and it may be cast aside and forgotten in a short time. This is the riskiest of the 5 tokens mentioned in this article so far. But sometimes, crazy and incomprehensible things can survive and thrive under current market conditions, so if you are looking for degen plays on Base, this is one of the latest contenders to consider.