January 2026 Meme Coins: Pump, PIPPIN, and DOGE Signals Ahead of Kraken Whales

On-chain moves and chart signals for Pump, PIPPIN, and DOGE surface as Kraken transfers USDC; liquidity concerns and breakout risk loom for meme coins in January 2026.

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2025-12-28

According to @EmberCN, Pump fun transferred another 50 million USDC from its ICO proceeds to Kraken — the first such move in about a month. Since Nov. 15, Pump fun has transferred a total of 605 million USDC from ICO sales to Kraken. This action appears to be closer to wallet withdrawals than simple custody. It raises liquidity concerns.

Whale selling pressure is also confirmed on-chain. In the last 24 hours, whales reduced their holdings by 1.61%. The distribution score indicates a high concentration among top holders. The price chart also warrants caution.

PUMP is trading around $0.00188, and is within a bear flag. Currently, PUMP is a meme coin to watch, but not necessarily a buy. The trend will depend on whether buying pressure can push back to the first resistance at $0.00203.

PIPPIN remains one of the few meme coins maintaining strength amid broad market consolidation. Today, it fell about 7%, but has risen about 4.6% over the past week. On the daily chart, 0.46 has turned from support into resistance, and it is currently trading near $0.43.

If PIPPIN reclaims $0.46, a break above $0.55 could be on the table, and clearing $0.55 could open the way toward the prior high around $0.71. The CMF flipped to positive after November 30 for the first time in a while, and when CMF cleared zero previously, PIPPIN surged about 880%. This positive signal amid price testing suggests a potential January scenario where a move above $0.46 supports momentum toward $0.55 and beyond to $0.71; a drop below $0.43 could signal a bearish shift.

DOGE has fallen about 18% over 30 days. Whales holding between 10 million and 100 million DOGE have begun buying again. Their holdings rose from about 173.88 billion to 175 billion DOGE as of December 27.

About 14 million DOGE were accumulated at current prices. If they continue to increase holdings, selling pressure may ease and local support could firm. The DOGE price chart shows bullish RSI divergence near the $0.12 support, with this divergence appearing precisely at a rebound.

The next test level is $0.141. Closing above this level would break the divergence and push DOGE into an uptrend toward targets near $0.154 and, if possible, $0.164. The risk is straightforward: a breakdown of the $0.12 support could weaken the structure and shift meme coin leadership elsewhere.