The period August 11 to 17, 2025, was a bullish return week in cryptocurrency, with Bitcoin reaching an all-time high price of $124,457 and Ethereum reaching over $4,700 following $3 billion in ETF buying. The overall market cap stood at $4.03 trillion, driven by altcoin rotations and meme coin mania on Ethereum and Solana. The rundown consists of leading-performing memecoins, trends, and news making the week’s headlines among traders and enthusiasts.

Meme Coin Weekly Recap: August 11 – 17, 2025

During the week of August 11 – 17, 2025, memecoins prospered as the market was booming, with some Solana tokens such as $MRBEAST, $TROLL, $TOKABU, $CLIPPY, and $NAILONG spearheading the surges through viral stories and hype in the community. Ethereum’s new tokens provided diversity, mirroring the industry’s speculative spirits.

$MRBEAST: Charity Buzz Turns Controversial

$MRBEAST reached an all-time high market cap of $7.5 million, finishing up at $1 million on a 24-hour volume of $31 million on August 15. Aided by MrBeast’s #TeamWater stream charity that had collected over $5 million toward clean water in Africa, it had rug pull allegations that drove up volatility and community debate on Solana.

$TROLL: Massive 23x Gain from MevX Call

$TROLL hit an all-time high market capitalization of $260 million on August 12, 23 times that of MevX’s May 18 coverage of $11.4 million, and had a 24-hour turnover of $8.8 million. Going back to the 2008 Troll Face meme, it became the ultimate example of the high-reward ecosystem of Solana and the prediction skills of MevX.

$TOKABU: Gambling Spirit Drives 53x Surge

$TOKABU reached an all-time high of $75 million on Aug. 12, increasing 53 times its all-time high of $1.42 million on June 25, and recorded a 24-hour turnover of $12.2 million. Adopting the “everything is a gamble” mindset on Pump.fun, it attracted adventurers in Solana’s risky meme economy.

$CLIPPY: Nostalgic Freedom Icon

$CLIPPY reached its all-time high price of $19 million, and it closed at $13.8 million with a traded volume of $11.8 million on August 11. Placing Microsoft’s resurrected Clippy, the symbol of online privacy defiance, in the limelight, it turned cult-like in Solana, with users adopting it as PFPs.

$NAILONG: Douyin Fame Fuels Rise

$NAILONG peaked at $15.4 million, closing at $13.3 million with a $3.7 million turnover on August 14. Riding on viral merchandising and science fiction themes for speculative gains on Solana, it draws its inspiration from China’s Douyin (TikTok) chubby “milk dragon.”

$BWE: AI Experiment Goes Viral

$BWE had reached $3.9 million, from $1.1 million, with a capacity of trades of $11.9 million, on August 13. With an AI (Claude Code) recreating a website every 5 minutes on a regular basis, it caught the tech-crypto communities’ attention on Solana, just like it did with the $GOAT’s storyline.

Slow and Satirical Solana Tokens

$SNAIL, $MSI, $BELIEVE, $LITTLEGUY, and $RUNNER embraced distinctive themes. $SNAIL rose up to $1.43 million under its “slow and steady” strategy. $MSI rose up to $426,000 parodying incomprehensible crypto riches. $BELIEVE rose up to $3 million under the Pump.fun’s “believers market” thread. $LITTLEGUY rose up to $4.55 million, correlated with Creature Co.’s digital pet AI. $RUNNER rose up to $3.2 million, in honor of

Creator and Community-Driven Memecoins

$BROWNHOUSE, $TANAKI, $WPLACE, and $CLIPPY (already highlighted) showcased influence. $BROWNHOUSE peaked at $5.68 million via YouTuber @PrimzOFFICIAL’s live streams. $TANAKI reached $8.2 million as the “illusory soul” predating Spark the Magic Dog, with CC0 open-source appeal. $WPLACE hit $3.47 million, powering a collaborative pixel art world map like Reddit’s r/place.

Top Solana Launches and Watchlists

Tokens like $DGEN, $LEGOFY, $SUS, $BORIS, $AIONIX, $STUPID, $RUGPROOF, $SOL6900, $nuf from top 8 Solana lists showed 10x-2000% gains. Fresh under-24h launches included $It, $PEPE (Orange), $rex, $RETARD, $moon, $ORANGE, $TRUKABU, and more, blending absurdity, nostalgia, and hype with volumes spiking on Pump.fun.

Ethereum’s Emerging Gems

$CROME, $DEPOT, $SLIME, $BABYETH, $SORYA topped Ethereum launches. $CROME focused on AI agents, $DEPOT simplified DeFi, $SLIME revived nostalgic memes, $BABYETH reflected ETH’s bull run, $SORYA enabled no-code AI. Newer ones like $FUSAKA, $Maze, $NOVA, $HOPIUM, $EAGLE, $Frosch, $BRK6900, and $KUMANEENE added variety, from upgrades to dog cults.

MevX’s Early Signals

MevX highlighted breakout potential in tokens like $TROLL (23x), $TOKABU (53x), and watchlists, using tools for wallet tracking and sniper mode to spot winners early.

Other Notable News: August 11 – 17, 2025

The market saw explosive growth, with regulatory shifts and institutional moves amplifying optimism.

Bitcoin’s New ATH and Market Rally

Bitcoin reached $124,457 on Aug. 14, dropping onto US PPI reports to $119,000, to propel market cap above Google’s to $2.456 trillion. Ethereum reached above $4,600-$4,700 on $3 billion ETF inflows before Bitcoin’s, and an unused wallet reached above $1.18 billion.

Altcoin Season Indicators

The Altcoin Season Index climbed up to 37 on August 13, and that indicated Bitcoin rotation. Altcoins such as XRP, ADA, SOL, and LINK spiked up, and meme coins such as $PEPE, $DOGE, and $PENGU skyrocketed on a wider boom.

Regulatory and Corporate Developments

Trump’s crypto pull increased with policies that made crypto viable in 401(k)s and family initiatives such as WLFI’s $1.5 billion treasury. OKX burned 65M OKB, and the price increased 200% to $134 ATH. The SEC considered more transparent regulations, El Salvador made BTC banking legal, and Coinbase bought Deribit for $2.9B.

Conclusion

The period of August 11 through 17, 2025, revealed the volatile nature of memecoins, where the prices of $MRBEAST, $TROLL, $TOKABU, $CLIPPY, and $NAILONG were pioneered with virtue, sentiment, and viralness. Altcoin manias were driven by Solana launches and Ethereum gems during the period of Bitcoin’s all-time high and ETH rise. Volatility is inherent in every opportunity, and one must exercise prudence. MevX insights help traders decipher this dynamic environment. Subscribe to the MevX Blog for weekly releases.