Investors are excited about the possibility of a market rally in 2025.
Some are already looking for the next coin that can compete with DOGE and SHIB for market dominance.
Three coins in particular are receiving tremendous attention in this regard: Catslap (SLAP), Pepe Unchained (PEPU), and Peanut the Squirrel (PNUT).
Let's take a closer look at these coins and discuss why they are attracting so much investor interest.
cat slap
The first coin is Catslap – a new meme coin that has been trending since its launch on Uniswap last week.
Unlike most meme coins, which are completely useless, Catslap offers something different: an addictive browser game.
In this game, players can slap animated cats and compete at the top of the global leaderboard.
At the time of writing, over 6.2 million “slaps” have been administered worldwide.
The SLAP price action was equally impressive.
After surging 1,500% in the first 24 hours of its launch, SLAP has continued its upward trajectory.
It hit an all-time high of $0.0069 on Sunday morning and attracted over 5,800 holders.
7 ETH in SLAP - roughly $23,000.
With a market cap of over $42 million already and talk of potential CEX listings, Catslap looks set to continue growing.
Even popular cryptocurrency analyst Michael Worobiel predicted the number could reach 50x.
For this reason, many traders are watching the SLAP token in preparation for a potential rally in the coming year.
Baby Unrestricted (PEPU)
Another coin worth considering buying is Pepe Unchained.
The project became one of the biggest pre-sales of the year, raising over $40 million from early investors.
Now, its long-awaited IPO is just 18 days away.
Investors are very excited about this listing, believing that it will act as a catalyst to push the price of PEPU higher.
Adding to their excitement is the Pepe Unchained roadmap, which includes launching a layer 2 network dedicated solely to meme coins.
It aims to offer transactions up to 100 times faster than Ethereum.
But not only that, the network will come complete with a DEX, developer grants, and even a “Pump Pad” that simplifies meme coin creation — just like Pump.fun on Solana.
Top crypto influencers like ClayBro have praised the potential of Pepe Unchained.
In a recent video, he suggested that the price of PEPU could increase by 1,000 times after it is released on the open market.
So, with over 16,000 people active on the project’s Telegram channel, Pepe Unchained looks set to take off before the price spike in 2025.
Peanut Squirrel (PNUT)
Finally, there is Peanut the Squirrel, a Solana-based coin that has already shown tremendous potential.
Launched in early November, PNUT has been a huge success story, currently trading at $1.31.
This gives PNUT a market cap of $1.3 billion.
Trading volumes for the coin have been impressive, with spot trading volume hitting $1.6 billion as of yesterday, making it the third most traded meme coin in the world.
This level of interest is unusual for a token that has no real use case.
However, Peanut the Squirrel's origin story sets him apart from the competition.
It was inspired by the viral story of a beloved squirrel who was arrested by New York authorities, causing worldwide outrage.
Even Elon Musk tweeted about this story.
When something big like this happens, someone inevitably creates a coin called Solana in honor of the event.
And PNUT is that meme coin.
With a growing presence on CEX exchanges and a Twitter community of over 48,000 people, Peanut the Squirrel looks well positioned to maintain its momentum and surge again in the next bull run.
