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Meme coins slipped modestly this week but outperformed core cryptocurrency Solana (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/solana/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SOL</a>) as on-chain trading volumes remained high and leading launchpads sharpened their focus on trading.The total meme coin market capitalization fell about 3.5% week-over-week (WoW), compared with Solana’s roughly 8.5% decline and a 3% drop in the broader crypto market, according to CoinMarketCap <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/memes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">data</a>.Bucking the broader market rout, Pump.fun acquired trading platform Vyper, while Coinbase’s Base App said it will sunset its Creator Rewards program to prioritize trading.<h2 id="meme-coins-hold-firm-as-sol-slides">Meme Coins Hold Firm as SOL Slides</h2><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/93935b9eb3b24f879268007426cb285c.png">Cryptocurrencies languished this week. Source: <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/charts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinMarketCap</a>The meme coin sector’s total market capitalization declined from approximately $31.4 billion on Feb. 7 to about $30.2 billion on Feb. 12, according to CoinMarketCap <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/memes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">data</a>.Solana fell roughly 8.5% over the same period and remains roughly 70% below its 2025 high, while the total cryptocurrency market capitalization dropped to $2.32 trillion, CoinMarketCap <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/memes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">data</a> shows.The pullback coincided with fresh geopolitical tensions, fears of a U.S. government shutdown, and monetary policy jitters tied to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve.Daily trading volumes across Solana meme coin launchpads stood near $100 million as of Feb. 11, while new token launches averaged more than 30,000 per day this week, <a href="https://dune.com/adam_tehc/memecoin-wars" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">according</a> to Dune Analytics.That trading volume figure remains below the Jan. 26 peak of approximately $182 million but above December lows under $72 million, the data shows.<h2 id="pump-fun-base-app-sharpen-trading-focus">Pump.fun, Base App Sharpen Trading Focus</h2><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/0baf793099dd4cd799cadecb0cea904f.png">Pump.fun acquired trading platform Vyper on Feb. 5. Source: <a href="https://x.com/TradeonVyper/status/2019530747032305891?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">X/Vyper</a>On Feb. 5, Pump.fun acquired trading platform Vyper. Core elements of Vyper’s standalone product began winding down on Feb. 10, with limited features, including private key exports and wallet tracking, remaining available during the transition, Vyper <a href="https://x.com/TradeonVyper/status/2019530747032305891?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said</a>.Vyper’s infrastructure will migrate to TradingTerminal, formerly Padre, which Pump.fun acquired in October 2025. TradingTerminal serves as a trading and analytics interface for Pump.fun tokens.On Feb. 10, Pump.fun hosted a livestreamed pitch session judged by investor Tim Draper and Pump co-founder Alon as part of its $3 million “Build in Public” hackathon.The initiative is structured to back up to 12 teams with $250,000 in seed funding each at a $10 million valuation.“Prediction: In less than 90 days, all retail that we thought were safe from memecoins will be so full of cope that they will no longer be sidelined,” Pump.fun <a href="https://x.com/Pumpfun/status/2021654294098055204?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said</a> in a Feb. 11 X post.On Feb. 9, Base App said it will sunset its Creator Rewards program, with final payouts scheduled for Feb. 18. The program distributed roughly $450,000 to 17,000 creators over seven months, Base App <a href="https://x.com/baseapp/status/2020949108849246249?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">said</a> in an X post.Base App will now prioritize trading, according to Jesse Pollak, who leads Base, an Ethereum layer-2.“The app needs to have one primary focus, and that thing is trading,” Pollak said in a Feb. 9 X <a href="https://x.com/jessepollak/status/2020962065100538091" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">post</a>.<h2 id="pippin-tests-highs-as-large-caps-dip">Pippin Tests Highs as Large Caps Dip</h2><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/cd1cb667237043a5935503eb95d50538.png">Solana meme coin Pippin saw big gains this week. Source: <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/pippin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinMarketCap</a>Solana-based mid-cap meme coin Pippin (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/pippin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">PIPPIN</a>) logged sharp moves this week.Pippin gained more than 200% on a weekly basis and surpassed a market cap of $535 million, according to CoinMarketCap data.Core meme tokens such as Dogecoin (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/dogecoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">DOGE</a>), Shiba Inu (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/shiba-inu/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SHIB</a>), Pepe (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/pepe/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">PEPE</a>) and Bonk (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bonk1/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BONK</a>) posted single-digit WoW declines, while Official Trump (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/official-trump/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">TRUMP</a>) fell nearly 18%, according to CoinMarketCap.<h2 id="by-the-numbers">By the Numbers</h2>Total Meme Coin Market Cap: $30.2B<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/87e9d31bb9504f81b901411642062f6c.png">Source: <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/memes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinMarketCap</a>Top 5 Meme Coins by Market Cap:<ul><li>Dogecoin (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/dogecoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">DOGE</a>): $15.88B</li><li>Shiba Inu (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/shiba-inu/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SHIB</a>): $3.62B</li><li>MemeCore (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/memecore/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">M</a>): $1.81B</li><li>Pepe (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/pepe/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">PEPE</a>): $1.54B</li><li>Official Trump (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/official-trump/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">TRUMP</a>): $765M</li></ul><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/f1d83fa317dc49a2a185bc57cb47e97a.png">Source: <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/memes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinMarketCap</a>Most Visited Memes:<ul><li>Pippin (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/pippin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">PIPPIN</a>)</li><li>Dogecoin (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/dogecoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">DOGE</a>)</li><li>Shiba Inu (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/shiba-inu/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SHIB</a>)</li><li>Pepe (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/pepe/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">PEPE</a>)</li><li>Official Trump (<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/official-trump/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">TRUMP</a>)</li></ul><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/a64718af96fe40f491e54c9e4cf5704f.png">Source: <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/memes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinMarketCap</a>

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