{"id":22070,"date":"2026-02-14T13:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/meme-coin-market-flashes-bottoming-signal-per-santiment\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T13:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:46:51","slug":"meme-coin-market-flashes-bottoming-signal-per-santiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/meme-coin-market-flashes-bottoming-signal-per-santiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Meme coin market flashes bottoming signal, per Santiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Meme coin market capitalization reached $34.5 billion with a 3.5% gain over 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_3198ebde06155d8957fb44c134d96b0d\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meme coin market cap climbs to $34.5B with modest gains.<\/li>\n<li>Santiment calls \u201cmeme era dead\u201d sentiment a capitulation sign.<\/li>\n<li>DOGE leads sector while Pump.fun posts strongest rebound.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Trading volume hit $2.89 billion as major tokens posted modest recoveries, with Pump.fun leading gains at 9.3% and Shiba Inu climbing 5.7% during the period.<\/p>\n<p>Santiment <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/app.santiment.net\/insights\/read\/this-week-in-crypto-full-written-summary-w2-february-2026-10558?utm_source=weekly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=year2026week6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">identified<\/a> a \u201cnostalgia\u201d narrative forming around meme coins as traders treat the sector as \u201cpermanently dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sentiment analytics platform called this collective acceptance of the \u201cend of the meme era\u201d a classic capitulation signal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the crowd completely writes off a sector, it is often the contrarian time to start paying attention again,\u201d Santiment reported.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dogecoin leads market cap at $16.3 billion<\/h2>\n<p>Dogecoin (DOGE) holds $16.29 billion in market capitalization, accounting for 47% of the total meme coin sector. The token traded at $0.09659 with 4.3% gains over 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Shiba Inu (SHIB) ranks second with $3.74 billion in market capitalization at a price of $0.006343. The token posted 5.7% gains over 24 hours and 1.1% over seven days.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/categories\/meme-token\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Meme coin marketcap: CoinGecko<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MemeCore holds third position at $2.37 billion market capitalization but posted the weakest performance among top tokens. The coin traded at $1.36, down 4.5% over 24 hours and 18.9% over seven days.<\/p>\n<p>Pepe (PEPE) maintains $1.59 billion in market capitalization at $0.003792 per token. The frog-themed coin gained 3.1% over 24 hours but declined 2.5% over seven days.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pump.fun posts strongest 24-hour gains at 9.3%<\/h2>\n<p>Pump.fun recorded the sector\u2019s strongest 24-hour performance with 9.3% gains to reach $0.0021. The token holds $1.24 billion in market capitalization with seven-day gains of 1.3%.<\/p>\n<p>The overall meme sector shows mixed signals. While 24-hour performance appears positive with market cap climbing 3.4%, seven-day charts reveal most tokens remain under pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Only Shiba Inu and Pump.fun posted positive weekly gains among the five largest meme coins tracked.<\/p>\n<p>Santiment\u2019s capitulation signal comes from widespread trader pessimism declaring the meme coin era finished.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meme coin market capitalization reached $34.5 billion with a 3.5% gain over 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. Summary Meme coin market cap climbs to $34.5B with modest gains. 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