The cryptomarket is consistently flooded with new microcap tokens promising mammoth returns for investors who missed the initial run. Recently, tokens like pepe 2.0, floki 2.0, and bobo 2.0, presented as newer versions of the successful pepe, floki and bobo tokens, have made big splashes.
Not only have these newbies seen their trading volumes leap up into the millions, but they’ve also pulled in hundreds of thousands in liquidity and significantly multiplied original investments in a short span. However, their longevity is often short-lived, limited to just a few weeks in most scenarios.
It’s reminiscent of the past year’s speculations on smart contracts. Anyone can initiate one on blockchains like Ethereum for a minimal cost, conveniently creating tokens which can be immediately supplied with liquidity and traded.
The crown seems to be currently held by pepe 2.0. With a trading volume close to $7 million in the past 24 hours, this market darling achieved a market capitalization of $18 million, albeit down from last week’s high of $45 million. One wallet astoundingly turned a humble initial investment of $900 into an impressive $176,000 within the timeframe of a day.
However, murmurings of centralization among early adopters has raised a few eyebrows. Bubblemaps, an on-chain analysis tool, indicated that these early investors could have cornered a considerable fraction of the pepe 2.0 supply and are systematically off-loading their tokens. This control could be one of the driving forces behind the price pump as sales from early investors remain low, despite increasing purchase demand.
Meanwhile, pepecoin is still drawing in investors, with bets on frog-themed tokens overtaking popular meme coins like dogecoin and shiba inu in the future. While large winnings do make it to a lucky few, the overall inconsistencies of these microcap bets mean they often resemble more of a high-risk lottery than a stable, long-term investment strategy.
It would seem prudent for crypto enthusiasts to brace themselves against the siren song of these microcaps, the allure of massive immediate gains, and take a minute to evaluate the cost of the inherent risks involved. The cryptomarket shines brightly, but not all that glitters is gold, and it’s on each individual to recognize that.
Source: Coindesk
