PEPE is one of the most popular meme coins of 2024–2025. But will it ever reach $1? The short answer is no. And here’s why:
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1. Huge emission: the numbers don’t lie
PEPE has 420 trillion tokens in circulation.
At the current price of $0.00001, its market capitalization is around $4.2 billion — about the same as Solana.
If PEPE suddenly rises to $1, its market capitalization will be $420 trillion.
For comparison: this is 16 times more than the total GDP of the entire planet.
It’s just impossible even theoretically.
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2. Meme coins compete with each other
Even giants like Dogecoin ($DOGE) and Shiba Inu ($SHIB), with much smaller supplies, could not reach $1:
• DOGE: 144 billion tokens — maximum $0.73
• SHIB: 589 trillion tokens — maximum $0.00008
Even if they didn’t reach $1, despite the support of Elon Musk, exchanges, and a large community — PEPE’s chances are almost zero.
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3. Lack of real utility
PEPE is purely a meme, a speculative asset. It has no:
• blockchain ecosystems,
• utilities or tokenomics,
• large partnerships,
• opportunities for staking or DeFi usage.
This is not ETH, not SOL, not LINK — but just a hype token created for pumping.
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💡 What should a PEPE holder do?
• If you have already bought: lock in profits during strong rises (+100–500%), don’t wait for the 'moon'.
• If you are planning to buy: consider it only as a short-term speculation, not as an investment.
• If you want to hold something stronger: look into altcoins like SOL, ETH, XRP, ADA — they have technologies, teams, and use cases.
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Conclusion:
$PEPE — an interesting speculation, but not a long-term asset.
$1 is a meme, not a goal
This is just a personal analytical view. Always do your own research before making decisions. You are responsible for your actions, the author shares their opinion solely for educational purposes.