2026-01-18 16:24:26

Cryptocurrency circles are heating up again recently. Are the dormant coins in your wallet also starting to stir?

The reason behind this market trend is quite clear—truly surviving and rising MEME coins are never about hype from the project team. Just look at the phenomenon-level tokens like DOGE, SHIB, and PEPE; their status as symbols is fundamentally due to one thing: community.

Strong consensus is the key to lasting vitality. MEME coins without a community can't sustain even a single round of hype, no matter how good the concept. Conversely, once a community forms genuine belief and scale, these coins have the potential to evolve into long-term assets.

Currently, new MEME coins are emerging endlessly in the market, but the ones truly worth paying attention to are those projects that can maintain an active community even in a bear market. That’s where the future winners will be.

MEME1.03%

DOGE-1.66%

SHIB1.66%

PEPE0.96%

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WalletDoomsDay

· 01-21 13:37

Community faith sounds nice, but in my opinion, 80% of new MEME coins die right here. DOGE's success was because it was early, PEPE's success was due to luck, not because the community was powerful... You all want a second PEPE, but look at it now, the graveyard grass is already three feet high. Bear market communities that are still active are indeed tough, but there are only a handful of such projects. If you invest in new coins now, not losing money is considered a profit. Whether the project team is bragging or not can be judged by the trend; don't just listen to stories.

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NFTHoarder

· 01-20 22:51

Community consensus theory has become tiresome to hear, but honestly, that's really how it is. The problem is how to distinguish which community truly believes and which is just a false prosperity. Last year, I stepped into too many pits. Now, when looking at MEME coins, you have to observe a three-month cooling-off period first; otherwise, you'll just be a bagholder. DOGE's survival until now is really not luck. Instead, it's because those new coins pump quickly and fall back just as fast, and the community's enthusiasm fades faster than anything else.

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YieldFarmRefugee

· 01-20 14:20

Community is the key, there's no doubt about that. But to be honest, how many people can really hold on during a bear market? Most just cut their losses and run. True believers are a rare breed. DOGE's rise to where it is today is also thanks to Musk's hype—don't confuse the cause and effect. Winner? Uh... my wallet is full of dead coins. Thanks for the reminder.

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TokenVelocityTrauma

· 01-18 16:54

Community is the key, and there's nothing wrong with that. Compared to those project teams that shout signals every day, I have more confidence in teams that can survive the winter.

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ChainDetective

· 01-18 16:54

Community is truly the way to go, there's no doubt about that. But frankly, the things that are obvious at a glance, the ones that actually make money are the small coins that no one expects...

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PseudoIntellectual

· 01-18 16:53

Community is the true moat, there's no doubt about that. But honestly, only brave warriors are still willing to enter new meme coins now. --- DOGE and SHIB have survived until now, and it's definitely not because of a white paper. But the question is, how do you know which new coins have genuine communities and which are just hype? --- Active communities during a bear market are indeed valuable; the key is how long they can last... Still chatting in the community with an empty wallet? --- Uh, I've heard this logic too many times, yet most meme coins still end up dead. --- Consensus sounds simple, but who can truly grasp it? --- Wake up, 99% of the new meme coin communities in the market now are just shills and bots spamming.

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LiquidationAlert

· 01-18 16:51

Community belief is not wrong; most new coins simply don't have this gene, and project teams are just fooling around with hype every day.

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governance_ghost

· 01-18 16:50

Community is the core, there's no doubt about that. But honestly, 99% of new coins nowadays are just here to scam investors, and truly faith-driven communities are scarce.

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wagmi_eventually

· 01-18 16:46

Community is the moat, and there's nothing wrong with that. But frankly, there are really not many projects that can stick around and stay active through the bear market; most are just follow-the-leader plays.

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