As Bitcoin (BTC) consolidates just below recent highs in the $60,000s and other major coins like Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL) take a breather from rallying, traders looking for quick profits are hunting for top crypto gainers today in the shitcoin market.
Strong ETF demand ahead of the upcoming halving has helped propel Bitcoin up 20% in the past seven days.
But the speed of the rally has some traders worried that a short-term correction may be overdue.
As a result, traders looking for fast profits are turning to more volatile sections of the crypto market.
And nowhere is more volatile than the on-chain meme coin and shitcoin markets.
There is virtually no barrier to entry to create a new crypto token at any time on blockchains like Ethereum or Solana.
So speculative new coins are always popping up.
Most never get any traction.
But some see huge 10 or even 100x pumps, handing investors big gains.
But just as quickly as these shitcoins can rally, they can also come crashing back to earth due to their exceptionally low levels of liquidity.
Let’s take a look at some of the top crypto gainers today on DEXTools that shitcoin traders will be watching.
As Pepe Coin (PEPE)’s pump continues, alternative versions of Pepe are popping up.
OranagePEPE ($ORANGEPEPE) is one of them, and it has pumped 33,000% since launching today, as per DEXTools.
Its market cap was last at around $13.2 million, with $445,000 in liquidity.
Investors would do well to steer clear of this shitcoin, however.
It could be a honeypot scam, as per DEXTools’ smart contract alert.
A Trump-themed shitcoin called Super Trump ($STRUMP) has also seen an explosive rally since launching today.
$STRUMP was last up just over 27,000%, reaching a market cap of $1.5 million as per
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