Dogecoin (DOGE) Outshines Bitcoin (BTC) and Other Large-Cap Cryptos, Adds 11% Today

As Bitcoin (BTC) bounces from the local bottom below $90,000, the cryptocurrency segment is recovering. Top-tier meme coins are recovering faster than their competitors.

Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped below $90,000 on Jan. 13, 2025, sparking fears of a deeper market correction. However, the cryptocurrency market recovered swiftly, and meme coins led the rebound.

Top-tier meme coins recovered faster than their competitors. Some dog-themed cryptos posted double-digit gains.

Dogecoin (DOGE) outshined all large-cap cryptos on Jan. 14, 2025, with an 11% increase. It surged from $0.31 to over $0.355.

Dogecoin (DOGE) market cap spiked over $52 billion, making it the fastest-growing asset in the top 25, according to CoinGecko.

In the top 50 largest cryptocurrencies, Dogecoin (DOGE) was only outperformed by veteran PoW coin Kaspa (KAS) and Hyperliquid (HYPE), an EVM blockchain that recently launched on mainnet.

Other large meme coins also showed gains. Shiba Inu (SHIB) added 5% to reach $0.00002148, and Floki (FLOKI) rose 5.1%. Pepe (PEPE) returned to the top 30 cryptocurrencies by market cap with a 5.3% upsurge, bringing its price to $0.00001736.

The market benchmark for the cryptocurrency segment added 3.4% on Jan. 14, 2025, as it recovered from the market crash. Bitcoin (BTC), the largest crypto, rose by 4.6%.

Smaller meme cryptocurrencies posted impressive gains. Ai16Z (AI16Z), the meme crypto associated with the AI-governed investment DAO, jumped by 25% to touch the $1.30 level.

Pudgy Penguins (PENGU), an NFT-associated meme crypto, rose 11%. Its market cap crossed $2 billion on Jan. 14, 2025.

Based Brett (BRETT), the first mainstream meme coin on Base, showed strong gains and was close to returning to the top 100 largest cryptos, with a 5.2% upsurge in 24 hours.