Memecoin

On February 1, 2026, the U.S. SEC signaled a policy shift during opening remarks at a joint SEC–CFTC harmonization event. Chairman Paul S. Atkins said Congress is nearer to bipartisan market-structure legislation, with regulators aiming for clearer, principle-based rules over enforcement-led actions. Cooperation with CFTC Chair Mike Selig was emphasized.

On 24 January, Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) spiked from under $0.01 to a $0.167 all-time high before sliding about 75% to the $0.037–$0.042 area. A wallet "8cgRT" exited with a $92,700 loss after $305,300 in buys as momentum reversed. Fixed 1 billion supply and over 45,000 holders by late January 2026 did not halt the decline.

Shytoshi Kusama, Shiba Inu's lead developer and co‑founder, reappeared on X and, on January 29, 2026, hinted at a Sunday moment to address ecosystem issues. One exchange referenced the September 2025 Shibarium Bridge exploit involving $4.1 million. Meanwhile, SHIB trades near $0.0000071, down 1.8% in 24 hours and 10.5% over seven days.

On 31 January 2026, Shiba Inu (SHIB) was down nearly 14% over seven days, while the Solfart Token ($SOLF) presale approached US$190,000 in Phase 2 at $0.000203 with just over 49% allocated. The project introduced the "Solfart Butt Heads" NFT free mint for holders and outlines a buyback-and-burn plan funded by GoMemecoin.com ads following an official June launch.

PEPE has been sliding within a descending channel after rejection at $0.00000688 and briefly touched $0.0000044 before recovering to about $0.000004541. A long‑term whale sold 858 billion PEPE worth $3.88 million, while broader whale outflows and bearish technical indicators point to a potential move toward $0.0000043 unless price can reclaim $0.0000051.

On 31 January 2026, a sponsored article reported that Stage 5 of the APEMARS presale had raised over $127K, sold 5.4 billion tokens and counted 632 holders, and could close within six hours. It added that Stage 6 would lift pricing to $0.00004634, while meme coin activity hit a 2026 high even as major names fell week over week.

Shiba Inu's lead ambassador Shytoshi Kusama outlined an AI-focused direction in X posts on January 26 and January 28, 2026, describing SHIB, BONE, LEASH and TREAT as the project's framework. Price analysis highlights $0.00001 as a key hurdle, with RSI/MACD pressure building and a conditional path toward $0.000024 (215%) and, with broader utility, $0.00005 (560%).

Dogecoin's price remains under pressure as a crypto analyst warns the meme coin could face another sharp drop if key technical conditions are not met. Following a major sell-off on October 10, 2025 and subsequent trading inside a descending channel, DOGE has struggled to break resistance and is consolidating around $0.12–$0.14. With price, market cap and volume all down more than 2.5% over the last 24 hours, the coin risks extending its broader downtrend into the end of January if selling persists.

Dogecoin fell 5.79% in the last 24 hours to $0.117 and was down 2.51% over the most recent hour. According to CoinGlass, open interest slipped 1.38% to $1.4 billion, while BitMEX futures volume spiked 10,782% to $200.98 million. Alicharts reports >$1 million transactions dropped 94.6% over four weeks.

Dogecoin has been moving between $0.119 and $0.151, with a brief rally to $0.156, and is now trying to reclaim the $0.1250 level after a recent 5% bounce. Some analysts say the current structure resembles past consolidation phases that preceded parabolic advances with gains of up to 215x, while others warn the coin is already in a bear phase that could bring a 50%-70% decline toward the $0.060-$0.035 area. As of the latest price action, DOGE trades around $0.125, roughly 1.4% lower on the week.