Dogecoin flips USDC, and the memecoin reached the 6th spot by mcap.
The surge in Dogecoin possibly comes from Elon's central role in Trump's election win.
Further, Dogecoin also gains from a high bullishness in the markets.
Analyst predicts an explosive growth in DOGE.
Last week, Dogecoin had a phenomenal rally with an 85% price gain at press time. The gains continue to push DOGE in an uptrend even when you read this article.
DOGE's Phenomenal Gains This Week
In just over a week, DOGE overtook XRP and USDC, two of the largest players in the crypto markets, by a decisive margin.
Much of the gains come from a broad market rally due to Trump's election victory, which paved the way for fairer crypto regulations. Dogecoin stands to gain a lot of things from Trump's presidency.
First, it would enjoy greater liquidity as crypto investment rules are expected to loosen up a bit.
Secondly, Dogecoin sees institutional interest, which could give it two more benefits: increased retail demand via an ETF and increased institutional demand.
Further, DOGE's association with Elon Musk seems to have accelerated its gains. On several occasions, Elon has openly endorsed DOGE. His car company, Tesla, already accepts Dogecoin payments.
Ali Martinez, a DOGE supporter for a long time, has predicted that DOGE will go parabolic. His analysis shows DOGE could go up to 10x shortly, repeating its 2021 rally.
Dogecoin has recently surpassed USDC, the second-largest stablecoin in terms of market cap. The top memecoin has also acquired a sufficient lead of $5 billion, approximately over USDC, which means that shortly, it would be very difficult for the latter to overtake DOGE.
Just four days ago, DOGE surpassed XRP as the seventh largest cryptocurrency. This gain occurred just after the US elections, when it became certain that Donald Trump would be the next US President.
The growth in the current crypto markets stems from an expectation of positive regulation under the Trump administration. This expectation received a major boost during the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, where Trump said he would fire SEC chief Gary Gensler and ensure the end of the crypto hunt ordered by the current administration.
Below is a clip from that conference where Trump openly supported Bitcoin, asking users never to sell it.
In the specific case of DOGE, the most important factor that has led to this 85% rally is the close association of DOGE with Elon Musk and the critical role played by X.com and Musk in supporting Donald Trump.
However, there is also an influence of broader markets, especially memecoins which were the largest performing sector in 2024.
Last month DOGE struggled to retain $0.1 levels and risked falling into a long-term bearish trend. The chart below clearly shows how DOGE struggled to cross above $0.1 levels in multiple attempts.
DOGE Struggled To Cross $0.1 Last Month
A look at the broader markets shows that almost all cryptocurrencies have gained this month. This week, the most bullish among large coins were DOGE, ADA, SUI, and SHIB, gaining 85%, 75%, 67%, and 48%, respectively.
This week, Solana was a top gainer, crossing its 2024 high of $209. At press time, SOL was trading at around 210.
Further, Ethereum has finally crossed $3000 levels, and at press time is around $3150. Several experts have claimed that Ethereum's fair value lies around $10,000, which is a further 300% up from current levels.
Bitcoin was the most significant gainer this week, not in percentage terms but in market cap and market dominance. The top crypto now stands at $81,000 and is expected to cross $100k before the end of the year.
Among crypto sectors, memecoin witnessed the highest growth, carrying forward their pre-halving gains from earlier this year. Solana ecosystem, too, made decent gains. Further, the RWA sector also has outperformed this week, with the top 5 projects gaining at least 30% last week.
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