Meme Coin Goes From "Christmas Frenzy" to Harsh Reality: One-Year Market Cap Down 65%

BlockBeats News, December 26th. The Meme coin sector approached its annual low in 2025, experiencing a sharp decline from the speculative peak around Christmas 2024. As of December 19th, the total market capitalization of Meme coins dropped to $35 billion, marking the lowest point in 2025, a decrease of approximately 65% from the year's high, followed by a slight rebound to around $36 billion.

By contrast, on Christmas Day 2024, the market cap of Meme coins once approached $100 billion. Meanwhile, sector trading activity has also declined synchronously, with the annual trading volume dropping by 72% to $3.05 trillion, indicating that retail funds are moving away from high-speculative assets.

The market generally believes that Meme coins have always been a "thermometer" of retail risk appetite. The significant contraction in market capitalization this time reflects a growing cautiousness in the current crypto market environment, with a noticeable decline in fund attractiveness.

CoinGecko pointed out that the 2024 Meme coin boom was highly related to the U.S. presidential election, as election-themed tokens quickly gained popularity on social media, on-chain activities, and launch platforms. However, this political narrative has backfired on market sentiment in 2025.