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PEPE Leaps Up to 35% as Meme Coins Rebound to Start 2026

A high-profile $69 billion call by trader James Wynn catalyzed a rush of meme-driven buying.

Overview

  • PEPE advanced roughly 20%–35% in early January following Wynn’s prediction.
  • Twenty-four hour trading volume spiked to monthly highs, with readings from about $600 million to above $1.4–$1.6 billion across aggregators.
  • Market capitalization climbed from roughly $1.7 billion to about $2.1–$2.3 billion within 24 hours.
  • CoinGlass recorded approximately $9–$10 million in PEPE short liquidations, adding to upward pressure.
  • Analysts cited a daily-chart breakout and a broader meme rally in Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Bonk and Floki, while cautioning the move looks fragile and influenced by tax-loss harvesting flows and bitcoin’s direction.