Recently, the price of Bitcoin has retraced, as the market generally expects it to break $100,000, leading retail investors to take profits. It is generally expected that after Trump's inauguration (on January 20), the market may see new trends.
Looking back at the previous cycle of doge's trend, it may rise at the end of December and strongly start after the new president takes office at the end of January, with a tenfold increase in half a month, driving a frenzy in the altcoin market.
Experience shows that Trump-related events have a big impact on the crypto space. ETH, doge, etc., may lead a new altcoin frenzy. In the first quarter of next year, as Trump's inauguration and market sentiment heat up, there may be new trends in the crypto space. Investors need to pay close attention to the market and seize investment opportunities.
Ethereum really resists declines.
Just look at today's hot list; although Bitcoin couldn't hold up, ETH's 'green' shine is dazzling today. It broke through the heavy resistance at 3500 last night.
ETH is maintaining healthy levels on the 1-hour and 4-hour charts, above healthy levels on the daily chart, with an expected rebound today. The support level is between 3300-3350, and resistance is between 3500-3600.
Altcoins not following the decline means that the main force is supporting the bottom.
Currently, we are in the early stages of the altcoin season, and the window for positioning is still open. The key is to wait patiently for the right moment. As soon as ETH experiences a surge, the altcoin season will fully kick off, which is a moment worth looking forward to!
Remember: this is the early stage of the altcoin season, and maintaining a calm mindset is especially important, waiting for that signal of an explosion! Those old coins that have not performed for a long time may signal a run when they rebound, and the so-called 'dead cat bounce' is often just that.
Now, ETH ETF has begun to flow in. Once ETH rises strongly, funds will quickly surge in, at which point BTC's profit-taking funds, meme players, and even A-share investors will turn to altcoins. This is an excellent opportunity worth seizing!
Next, let’s take a look at why these 5 tokens stand out on Base.
HIGHER
The term 'memecoin' indicates that the token is mainly driven by its meme DNA. That's why I wouldn't strictly consider HIGHER a meme coin, but rather a scenario coin: its main driver is as the native token for the Higher community scenario on Base and Farcaster.
Even so, the smooth code of the token and the optimistic theme of 'let's go higher' certainly give it a bright and timeless attractive foundational memory level. But when you zoom in, you'll find that it has more depth 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 an emerging headless brand. I think it stands on the same level as Nouns DAO, only more amorphous and centered around the fungible token HIGHER instead of NFTs. The overall point is the same: trying cool experiments together with a group of like-minded creatives. Together we go higher.
There are signs that this is just the beginning of the captivating AI curiosity that the advanced collective will generate in the coming years. I personally see it as bullish.
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) you want. Then, Clanker AI will launch your liquidity pool on Base with Uniswap V3 liquidity.
Thus, Clanker has become very popular on Farcaster in recent weeks. So far, it has been a driver for some of the largest 'fareconomic' token launches, and there is no sign of interest slowing down. People love the simplicity of this robot.
That is to say, CLANKER is the native token of Clanker, launched by Clanker, and it has been trading like 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 given birth to Luminous (abbreviated as LUM), which is why early investors find this token appealing.
In short, recently someone suggested the advanced AI agent Aether prompt the Clanker token robot to create a brand new token. The result is $LUM.
So, it is not the official token of the higher community. In short, LUM now acts as a trading agent for the excitement around Aether, and it has now become one of the largest Clanker tokens, currently only second in market cap to CLANKER.
Looking ahead, I think 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 the advanced client of Farcaster with Super Anon accounts, allowing users to post anonymously through this account; someone used this account to anonymously prompt 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 may seem simple, it is undeniably neat, and it is one of the first consumer crypto applications we see supported by zk. Even Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin is interested; he bought a small ANON package, raised questions, and even suggested design ideas.
More and more people are rushing to use this app, 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 in the Farcaster ecosystem. The bullish prospect is that Anoncast continually iterates new features around ANON, making it an increasingly popular utility token on top of Base, which is certainly possible.
5. ghffb47yii2rteeyy10op
A dog in a tie asking Clanker for meme coins is the idea behind this meme coin. This is Dadaism. Remember when I mentioned that meme coins are mainly driven by meme DNA? Therefore, ghffb47yii2rteeyy10op is pure memory. There is nothing here except a silly and charming narrative, and today that is enough to attract some attention.
However, do not harbor illusions: this token only has a few days of history and may be left behind and forgotten in a short time. This is the highest risk among the 5 tokens mentioned in this article so far. But sometimes, crazy and difficult-to-understand things can survive and thrive under current market conditions, so if you are looking for degen games on Base, this is one of the latest contenders you need to consider.
