VanEck Launches MEMECOIN Index Tracking BONK, FLOKI, DOGE, PEPE, WIF, SHIB Tokens

• The rise of Dogecoin (DOGE) has inspired a new generation of meme coins amid the ongoing mainstream adoption of digital assets and web3 products.
• VanEck through its MarketVector Indexes has unveiled the Meme Coin Index (MEMECOIN) to track the performance of the six largest meme coins.

Amid the mainstream adoption of digital assets and web3 products, VanEck, one of the global investment firms offering spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States, has unveiled a new product dubbed the Meme Coin Index (MEMECOIN). VanEck’s MEMECOIN index has been unveiled through a trademark of its MarketVector Indexes GmbH. 

The top component of VanEck’s MEMECOIN index is the Elon Musk-backed Dogecoin (DOGE) with a weight of 30.77 percent. The second largest component of the MEMECOIN Index is the Ethereum-based Shiba Inu (SHIB) with a weight of 28.34 percent. The third largest component of the MEMECOIN Index is the frog-themed Pepe (PEPE) project with a weight of around 14.51 percent. 

The MEMECOIN Index covers the top six largest meme coins by market capitalization including Floki (FLOKI) and Bonk (BONK). As of this writing, the MEMECOIN Index has registered an annual change of about 195 percent.

Why VanEck Launched a MEMECOIN Index

The launch of VanEck’s MEMECOIN Index is a direct indicator that meme coins have a high demand, not only among retail traders but also among institutional investors. Moreover, most of the highly liquid meme coins are listed on major centralized crypto exchanges and top decentralized financial (DeFi) platforms.

With the existence of artificial intelligence to scrutinize web3 smart contracts for unscrupulous projects such as high taxes, the meme coin industry is well positioned for further gains in the near term. As Crypto News Flash previously reported, the meme coin industry is gradually evolving beyond speculation to real-world utility, thus attracting more global users seamlessly.

The meme coin industry has largely benefited from the hidden developers, similar to Satoshi Nakamoto with Bitcoin. Furthermore, global regulators have not attempted to regulate meme coins through the various securities laws.

Consequently, VanEck believes the meme coin industry is here to stay and will be one of the best-performing crypto categories in the confirmed crypto bull market. 

Market Implication

According to the latest crypto data, the meme coin industry has a market cap of about $51 billion and a daily average trading volume of around $4 billion. Dog-themed meme coins remain the leader, led by frog and cat-themed projects.

With the recent endorsement of meme coins by VanEck, top crypto analysts believe this bull run will be a super cycle. Moreover, more investors are involved in the meme coin industry led by institutional traders.

VanEck just launched a meme coin index

we are going much higher pic.twitter.com/dSH9RGPd3F

— wallstreetbets (@wallstreetbets) May 8, 2024

Nonetheless, the endorsement of meme coins by VanEck will exaggerate the rate of new meme coin creation, which entails high chances of rug pulls and a diluted market. As a result, it is prudent for every meme coin investor to perform due diligence on specific meme coin projects before investing their capital.