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In today's newsletter:
💡 Memecoin Supercycle Update
📣 CoinGecko 2024 Q3 Crypto Industry Report is live
📈 Crypto only makes up ~0.1% of global asset value
Let’s dive in!
💡 Insight
Memecoin Supercycle Update
Memecoins, as the name suggests, are cryptocurrencies inspired by internet memes or trends. They often lack the technological sophistication of major blockchains like Bitcoin, Ethereum or Solana but gain value through their community-driven hype and viral appeal.
Dogecoin still leads, followed by ShibaInu, Pepe, dogwifhat, and Bonk.
Here are the best performers in the last 30 days included in our watchlist:
Turbo - $TURBO: +198.46%
Wojak - $WOJAK: +135.24%
NYAN Meme Coin - $NYAN: +117.04%
BOB (ETH) - $BOB: +105.64%
Myro - $MYRO: +86.79%
MAGA - $TRUMP: +85.21%
dogwifhat - $WIF: +76.34%
Jim - $JIM: +48.61%
Super Trump Coin - $STRUMP: +43.84%
Memecoin - $MEME: +41.28%
🚀 Take Action
Our Degen Portfolio is a well-diversified and aggressive strategy to maximize the next bull run.
‘Degen’ is a slang term derived from ‘degenerate’. In crypto, it is often used to refer to individuals who engage in high-risk and speculative trading or investment strategies..
The good news is that you can be a smart degen investor thanks to:
diversification
exit strategy
risk management
If you want to maximize the bull run with a diversified & aggressive approach, this is your best option.
Here are the criteria of the portfolio:
No bitcoin.
The projects must belong to one of the following sectors/narratives: Alt L1s, Memes, AI, RWA, DePin, Web3 Infrastructure.
The project must have a minimum market cap of $200M.
📣 Update
CoinGecko 2024 Q3 Crypto Industry Report is live
Here are 7 key highlights you shouldn't miss 👇
Total Crypto Market Cap Fell -1.0% in 2024 Q3, Ending the Quarter at $2.33T
Bitcoin Increased Its Dominance, Now Accounting for 53.6% of the Total Crypto Market Cap
Major Asset Classes Outperformed Bitcoin, Led by Gold Which Appreciated 13.8%
Prediction Markets Grew 565.4% in 2024 Q3, Led by Polymarket With 99% of Market Share
Transactions on Ethereum Layer 2s Increased 17.2% in 2024 Q3, Led by Base
Spot Trading Volume on Centralized Exchanges Fell to $3.05T in 2024 Q3, Down -14.8% QoQ
Ethereum Was the Dominant Chain for DEX Trading, but Is Quickly Losing Market Share to Solana & Base
📈 Signal
Crypto only makes up ~0.1% of global asset value
If you ever start to question whether you’re too late to crypto, take a look at this chart:
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