For meme coins, 2024 was a blistering year characterized by sharp rallies, millions of new users, and even talks of meme coin ETFs.
But things are expected to get even hotter in 2025, with Bitcoin opening the year near $100K. This article reveals four of the best meme coins to buy for big gains this year.
Wall Street Pepe
Wall Street Pepe is setting the standard for newcomers to the meme coin space, and it shows no signs of letting up. The project - which blends characteristics of Pepe the Frog and Jordan Belfort - has risen to notoriety in spectacular fashion.
It’s undergoing a presale, offering investors a fair opportunity to buy at a fixed rate before it lists on the open market. And the presale is surging ahead, raising $43 million in approximately one month.
The project goes beyond the typical expectations of meme coins by delivering real utility. It’s creating an ecosystem focused on trading insights and community rewards. Trading signals, meme coin picks, a trading insider group, staking, and trading rewards are all available.
It’s extremely rare for an early-stage project to stand out with such a strong ecosystem, which explains $WEPE’s presale success. Investors are upbeat that this momentum will continue throughout the 2025 bull market.
Flockerz
Eyeing an exchange launch just two days after Donald Trump is inaugurated as US president, the bird-themed meme coin Flockerz will list on exchanges at the perfect time. But right now, it remains in its presale phase at a token price of $0.0066351.
Flockerz has demonstrated tenacity in its presale as its total raise storms towards $10 million. Its unique Vote-to-Earn governance system and staking mechanisms are credited to this momentum.
Flockerz is controlled by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), which votes on all important matters pertaining to the project’s future. It differs from other DAOs via Vote-to-Earn, a mechanism that pays participants for voting.
The project’s staking feature is live during the presale and offers a 298% APY. However, this will decrease as the staking pool grows.
Flockerz’s particular efforts on decentralization and community rewards are a far cry from the extractive practices imposed by many other new meme coins - particularly thousands that launch daily on Pump.fun, only for the “dev” to usually abandon the project minutes after it launches.
Solaxy
On the topic of Pump.fun, the blockchain that it launched on, Solana, was a trailblazer in the meme coin space throughout 2024. Today, Solana is a market leader for both meme coins and AI. But it’s not without difficulties.
The network is facing serious growing pains - network congestion limits the ecosystem’s ability to expand. During peak activity on Solana, transaction fees go higher, wait times stretch, and more transactions fail. At one point, 75% of non-vote transactions failed. Today, it still sits above 40%.
Solaxy offers a solution as the first Solana layer 2 blockchain.
It will make transactions faster, cheaper, and more reliable. It’s perfect for trading meme coins and experimenting with other high-volume blockchain applications, such as AI agents.
The project is quickly amassing interest, with its ongoing presale raising over $9 million so far.
Solana’s price has increased by 10x since Q3 2023, primarily thanks to meme coin trading activity. But with heightened transactional capabilities, $SOLX could make the biggest gains in 2025.
Meme Index
Meme Index is another piece of on-chain meme coin infrastructure poised to do well in 2025. It’s the first decentralized meme coin index investment platform, which has struck a chord with investors.
The project shows substantial demand in its presale, having just crossed the $2 million raised mark. It’s worth noting that Meme Index is the newest meme coin on our list.
The meme coin indexes allow users to seamlessly buy diversified baskets of meme coins grouped by volatility. There are four available, ranging from low to ultra-high volatility, ensuring there is something for everyone.
Meme Index’s token, $MEMEX, holds important ecosystem utility. Users must hold it to access the platform, and it also provides governance and staking rights.
The project makes it easy for anyone to gain exposure to the meme coin sector on-chain. If the platform proves popular, the $MEMEX price might explode.
