Avalanche Foundation Dives into Memecoin Market: Invests in KIMBO, COQ, and Others

• Avalanche Foundation bought five meme coins to support Web3 communities and boost blockchain innovation.

• The acquired coins include Tech, Coq Inu, Gecko, Kimbo, and NoChill, each meeting the Foundation’s criteria.

The Avalanche Foundation, a custodian of the Avalanche blockchain, has announced its investment in five meme tokens, signaling a strategic move into the burgeoning meme token space. These tokens, selected based on specific criteria, have observed notable increases in trading volume.

The investment strategy of the Avalanche Foundation focused on meme tokens with unique themes, such as Avax has no chill (NOCHILL), chicken-themed Coq Inu (COQ), gecko-themed Gecko (GEC), dog-themed Kimbo (KIMBO), and gecko-themed Gecko (GEC). Their daily cumulative trading volumes, which have regularly topped millions of dollars, were the basis for these decisions.

Meme coins saw a spike in trading activity once Avalanche’s investment was revealed, outpacing an overall decline in the market. This pattern is supported by data from DEXTools, which shows rising trading volumes for Avalanche tokens in conjunction with the introduction of new meme tokens, possibly in anticipation of additional Foundation investments.

Coin Specifics

Coq Inu operates on the Avalanche C-Chain and boasts a total and maximum supply of 69 trillion COQ tokens. Notably, launched in December 2020, community support and social media buzz primarily drive Coq Inu’s value. With a market cap of approximately $10.98 million, Gecko has a circulating supply of around 64 billion tokens and currently ranks 1436. 

Kimbo, the Avalanche blockchain community dog token, has a live price of approximately $0.000557, a circulating supply of 69.42 billion KIMBO tokens, and a market cap of about $32.53 million. Lastly, NoChill, also known as AVAX HAS NO CHILL, is a memecoin born out of the StarsArena community and focuses on the theme of “AVAX having NO CHILL.” It trades on platforms like Trader Joe’s and CoinEx.

Trader Joe’s, an Avalanche exchange, experienced a significant increase in trading volumes, from $53 million on Wednesday to $65 million on Thursday. Although these quantities encompass all tokens, the jump indicates increased demand for assets based on Avalanche, particularly meme tokens.

Changing Perceptions and Market Dynamics

Although the blockchain community has historically regarded meme coins with suspicion, investments from well-known blockchain teams like Avalanche have changed opinions. The success stories around meme tokens and increasing trading volumes suggest a wider change in market dynamics and investor mood toward these assets.

Avalanche (AVAX) has recently witnessed a notable surge in its price, catapulting by 1% within a mere 24-hour period. Such a resurgence injects fresh optimism and momentum into the AVAX ecosystem, signaling a potential shift in market sentiment.

Recent data reveals a surge in spot volumes by an impressive 27%, reaching $2.73 billion over the past 24 hours. Such activity highlights the pivotal role played by institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals in shaping AVAX’s market dynamics. Once again, with AVAX’s market capitalization surpassing $20.5 billion, the platform reaffirms its stature as a formidable contender in the crypto sphere.