'Ansem's Cat' Meme Coin Named After Solana Influencer's Cat Teleports To $100M Valuation In One Day

Ansem’s Cat, a new meme coin named after the cat of Solana SOL/USD influencer and trader Ansem, rocketed to a valuation of almost $100 million within the first 24 hours of its launch.

What Happened: The 2024 meme coin saga added a new chapter, as Ansem, an influential figure in the Solana ecosystem teased and later revealed his cat’s name as Hobbes:

Subsequent video proof of the cat only spurred on the rally of HOBBES (the meme coin), which shot to a preliminary all-time high market capitalization of $98 million on trading volume of over $170 million per DexScreener data.

The cat reveal hit an already heated meme coin market, which has seen cat-related speculation over the past week. MEW, another cat-themed coin, had shot to a valuation of over $500 million the prior week, netting a trader a 255X return.

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Why It Matters: The “cat mania” has gripped the meme coin market, with cat-themed coins finally catching up to the performance of dog-themed coins like Dogecoin DOGE/USD and Shiba Inu SHIB/USD.

As one influencer points out, cat-themed coins severely lagged in valuation only a month ago but are now heavily trending on Solana:

Per CoinGecko data, the market capitalization of cat coins has surged to $1.9 billion, slightly closing the gap to dog coins” $52 billion valuation.

Hobbes’ owner Ansem has been a key figure for the growth of Solana meme coins, helping to raise money for the appearance of Dogwifhat WIF/USD on the Las Vegas Sphere and putting “a hat” on the Wall Street Bull statue.

The influencer also teased “the first cat to a dollar” in a tweet, without specifying which coin he referred to.

What’s Next: The impact of meme coins on in cryptocurrency investments is expected to be thoroughly explored at Benzinga’s upcoming Future of Digital Assets event on Nov. 19.

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