PepeCoin Price Jump 62.24% as Memecoin Market Booms

PepeCoin rallies 62.24% from December 30 to January 6, lifting Pepe’s market cap to $2.86B amid a $17B memecoin market-cap rise and robust liquidity across Solana-based meme assets.

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2026-01-07

PepeCoin price rose from $0.0000040 on December 30 to $0.0000066 on January 6, a 62.24% increase. Bonk Coin price climbed 51.62% over the past seven days, and weekly trading volume surged 836% versus the previous week. The overall meme coin sector market cap reached $52.77 billion, and the 24-hour trading volume was around $7.0 billion. Pepe (PEPE) price rose 62.24% over the last seven days, from $0.0000040 (about 0.005781 won) to $0.0000066 (about 0.009539 won).

Pepe’s market cap rose to $2.86 billion, ranking 49th by market cap among all cryptocurrencies. The meme coin sector’s market cap increased by $17.0 billion (about 24.6 trillion KRW). The coin is a flagship meme coin built on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, with ample liquidity across major exchanges. A whale investor named James Wynn, known for large meme coin trades, holds a Pepe position on HyperLiquid.

His position is sized at $3.11 million with 10x leverage. His unrealized gains exceed $545,000. The return on margin stands at 212%. Wynn also maintains a $16.26 million BTC long position.

Consequently, Wynn’s total position size has risen to $19.40 million, and total unrealized profit has exceeded $842,000. Crypto analyst NFTdavie noted that Pepe rebounded cleanly at key resistance levels. He proposed a next target price of $0.000010, and reaching it could trigger a substantial rise in Pepe’s price. CoinGlass data show that over the last 24 hours, total liquidations in the cryptocurrency market amounted to about $412 million, with long and short positions trading near balance (long 50.45% vs short 49.55%).

Among those, liquidations of positions betting on price declines totaled $331 million. The long/short ratio remained balanced, with longs at 50.45% and shorts at 49.55%. The Fear and Greed index rose from 26 to 44, indicating a cautious sentiment. The overall cryptocurrency market cap rose to about $3.29 trillion, up 1.27% on the day.

The meme coin sector’s market cap has increased by about $17.0 billion since the end of December 2025. The meme coin market cap rose to $52.77 billion, and daily trading volume hovered around $7.0 billion. This rally pushed the meme coin market cap back above $47.0 billion.

Pepe’s perpetual funding rate stood at 0.0100%. Dogecoin rose 20.9% and Shiba Inu rose 29%.