$103,625.00
0.84%$2,389.46
2.20%$2.38
1.00%$658.40
4.36%$171.44
3.53%$0.999957
-0.00%$0.227042
10.94%$0.795404
1.52%$0.264219
2.04%$2,388.87
2.41%$103,506.00
0.91%$3.97
0.77%$16.23
1.09%$24.11
4.18%$2,867.38
1.55%$0.303156
1.15%$0.00001581
5.03%$0.208167
3.98%$25.51
4.19%$3.39
4.24%$419.96
-0.21%$8.70
-0.68%$1.00
0.01%$103.07
4.88%$5.09
10.74%$2,390.01
2.47%$319.28
5.20%$2,549.63
2.59%$4.79
5.83%$0.00001318
-1.22%$1.001
0.09%$0.731587
-0.75%$103,540.00
0.86%$0.999885
-0.03%$30.32
0.28%$6.61
3.76%$449.85
4.30%$2.98
3.75%$5.77
1.81%$220.30
5.45%$55.02
2.48%$1.03
1.75%$1.051
0.01%$19.49
2.19%$0.102164
2.06%$5.49
3.43%$1.00
0.00%$14.23
2.98%$34.86
6.18%$0.105068
1.59%$22.20
2.05%$5.11
4.52%$0.03065981
4.67%$0.767721
0.37%$0.258416
1.82%$0.868235
1.52%$4.99
3.87%$0.379406
2.46%$1.002
0.29%$103,531.00
1.02%$3.25
14.64%$3.06
2.51%$0.236221
1.44%$1.17
-0.03%$4.36
0.11%$0.588545
0.17%$0.390795
4.54%$0.00002225
7.55%$1.18
5.54%$4.52
1.58%$1.037
7.41%$0.5433
7.74%$0.997087
-0.04%$0.971177
13.91%$1,767.25
1.32%$2,392.74
2.51%$11.17
0.68%$179.54
3.41%$94.69
-0.26%$1.36
5.35%$2,488.90
2.29%$0.02050171
2.54%$1.29
2.19%$0.250883
7.32%$0.770446
5.81%$1.94
-3.17%$0.675376
4.08%$0.07728
1.78%$4.41
-4.28%$12.10
3.09%$103,543.00
1.11%$0.118478
12.17%$2,707.27
1.92%$1.001
0.10%$0.776469
0.06%$0.00010493
5.88%$658.94
4.64%$0.945165
9.18%$1.047
2.59%$0.999754
0.05%$221.02
3.41%$0.01864017
1.37%$1.00
0.23%$0.901731
25.92%$0.02012216
6.63%$2,544.00
2.51%$3.06
9.39%$0.01402812
-8.32%$189.54
3.49%$0.344502
6.29%$103,516.00
0.97%$0.838995
3.17%$42.13
4.04%$3,331.80
0.13%$2.43
6.25%$0.08179
2.07%$0.00000081
5.57%$102,764.00
-0.57%$3,334.91
0.14%$102,992.00
0.88%$1.00
0.01%$0.247114
4.49%$13.51
-8.24%$23.11
0.70%$0.608626
-1.04%$2,494.99
2.16%$4.07
2.71%$0.123115
3.38%$0.444421
4.12%$0.741278
7.73%$42.39
0.13%$0.188006
15.86%$0.646462
6.09%$0.36054
6.08%$2.04
5.29%$2,483.26
1.88%$4.00
2.57%$0.998054
0.01%$0.9989
0.11%$0.01829086
-1.52%$1.73
18.87%$0.738405
-2.52%$0.01040062
1.16%$1.11
0.82%$0.227504
11.38%$0.00601322
0.47%$0.177189
5.59%$0.468247
-0.41%$111.00
0.02%$0.702099
4.72%$19.19
1.73%$8.24
1.18%$0.652264
6.29%$103,680.00
0.86%$0.532427
4.83%$2,388.15
2.28%$0.47098
-2.19%$2,386.76
2.06%$2,546.19
2.58%$0.998153
-0.36%$2,470.95
3.97%$0.00002479
4.87%$0.196214
0.58%$1.00
0.01%$103,231.00
0.85%$6.80
6.83%$4.02
3.19%$0.191125
8.32%$0.094183
8.73%$2.95
5.32%$0.065368
-3.03%$0.0089033
3.35%$100,876.00
0.78%$1.67
4.58%$0.100905
5.08%$0.999972
-0.00%$0.04713932
3.52%$1.78
-0.13%$0.00000044
2.46%$0.164394
5.86%$2,391.25
2.53%$0.00000109
9.11%$0.258771
2.09%$0.639668
-0.01%$46.15
3.00%$0.006041
-1.07%$1.096
0.90%$1.55
0.79%$0.999736
-0.69%$0.413641
4.74%$0.855867
4.94%$0.34866
-1.45%$0.191756
8.73%$0.00379307
13.21%$0.00006948
5.20%$0.0044836
2.44%$0.03772202
2.52%$0.01929972
2.39%$0.38145
1.08%$0.366978
36.68%$1.00
0.12%$2,385.06
2.00%$0.865394
3.32%$32.75
-0.76%$0.353719
-0.17%$21.50
-0.65%$1.00
0.01%$1.26
5.14%$132.87
2.33%$1.42
-2.36%$102,119.00
-0.31%$2,512.98
1.62%$4.05
7.68%$0.272278
7.05%$3.01
4.33%$25.57
3.96%$0.737944
1.00%$24.16
4.33%$103,559.00
0.83%$2,624.20
2.32%$1.001
0.33%$0.555165
5.87%$0.00000157
-3.61%$0.00358711
4.96%$0.228819
0.02%$1.00
0.01%$2,603.83
2.53%$1.00
0.01%$0.00
21.78%$18.48
6.30%$1.099
0.04%$2,388.41
2.06%$0.03542949
1.12%$2,571.94
2.17%$24.09
1.35%$0.585412
2.40%$25.56
3.95%$0.00281103
11.20%$0.286002
0.92%$0.266332
10.83%$0.999859
0.03%$2,374.52
2.50%$0.121524
8.57%$0.04064257
5.01%$3.42
-4.68%$3,326.88
0.02%$0.82129
4.66%$0.01429604
3.60%Reading
For the first time ever, the collective market capitalization of tokens on the Bitcoin-based Runes protocol has eclipsed $2 billion, further upending the narrative that the novel ecosystem for meme coins built on the Bitcoin network is dead on arrival.
At writing, tokens on Runes possess a collective value of $2.06 billion, according to Bitcoin data analytics platform GeniiData. Just last week, that figure crossed $1 billion for the first time.
The surge in value appears largely attributable to one Runes token in particular, DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON (aka DOG). DOG has surged over 90% in the last week, to a price that still remains a fraction of a penny. Its market capitalization now stands at a commanding $797 million—making it the ninth most valuable meme coin across all blockchains, according to CoinGecko.
Runes’ recent surge in value appears to be something of a blessing for Runes creator Casey Rordamor, who previously launched the NFT-like Bitcoin Ordinals inscription protocol last year.
The emerging market of Bitcoin-based meme coins showed signs of life Thursday, as the price of several so-called Runes tokens increased—all while the value of memetic assets on other networks fell. The market capitalization of meme coins tracked by CoinGecko had fallen 4.6% over the past day to $66 billion, yet Bitcoin Runes token DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON (aka DOG) has increased 20% to $0.007, as of this writing. Not far behind, the Bitcoin-based meme coin PUPS has also jumped 15% over the past 24 hou...
Prior to the debut of Runes alongside the Bitcoin halving on April 19, Rordamor tweeted—jokingly, we presume—that he would commit ritualistic suicide if Runes did not hit a $1 billion market cap within a month of launch.
It would appear the Bitcoin developer got his wish—just barely. Runes broke a $1 billion total market cap just a day before Rordamor’s self-imposed deadline, according to GeniiData. Since then, the protocol has surged at a remarkable pace, more than doubling in value within a matter of days.
if the runes ecosystem marketcap doesn't hit one billion dollars within one month of launch i will commit seppuku
— Casey (@rodarmor) March 26, 2024
The last few days have brought a particularly pronounced bump in Runes activity, with daily transaction volume on the protocol approaching $20 million on both Wednesday and Thursday for the first time since the week of Runes’ launch in April.
Runes, the new fungible token standard on Bitcoin, had enthusiasts buzzing when it launched in April amid the quadrennial Bitcoin halving event. But less than a month later, the early impact appears less monumental than many Bitcoin backers expected. The Runes launch indeed saw a flurry of immediate activity, with hundreds of token tickers launched within the halving block. But demand has decreased partially due to expectations, and amid a cooling crypto market that has seen broader price decli...
The surge comes just as many in the industry have written off Runes as a failure, given the sky-high expectations associated with the protocol’s seductive pitch of streamlining how meme coins—a red-hot asset category—can be created on top of the world’s dominant cryptocurrency.
Prior to Runes’ apparent comeback in the last two weeks, transaction volume for the protocol plummeted over 90% after a short-lived blockbuster debut.
Edited by Andrew Hayward
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