Daily Market Recap: May 10, 2025

The crypto market on May 10, 2025, remains dynamic, with Bitcoin holding strong, meme coins surging. Here’s a market recap of the key developments.

Daily Market Recap - May 10, 2025
Daily Market Recap – May 10, 2025

Market Overview

  • Bitcoin (BTC): BTC stabilized above $103,000, close to its all-time high of $108,786. A pullback is possible if momentum fades.
  • Ethereum (ETH): ETH climbed to ~$2,300, up 5% in 24 hours, fueled by Pectra upgrade benefits and VanEck’s $6,000 year-end forecast.

Market Recap – Meme Coin Highlights

  • Meme Coin Trending
    • $CTHULU: A meme coin inspired by Vitalik Buterin’s “Degen Communism”
  • Meme Coins Emerge Following Pope Leo XIV’s Election
    • $Pope Leo XIV: centered around global interest in the new pope, hit an all-time high (ATH) market cap of $74.1 million.
    • $POPE: Robert Francis Prevost ($POPE), takes inspiration from the pope’s birthname, reached an ATH market cap of $2.45 million.
    • $267: Pope Leo XIV ($267), Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome, carried an ATH market cap of $2.85 million.
  • Big Meme Coins Gain Volume
    • $PEPE: a top Ethereum-based meme coin, has risen by 80% over three days, with a market cap of $5.3 billion.
    • $PNUT: a Solana’s family of meme coins, has registered even bigger increases with a market cap of $348 million.
    • $MOODENG: a token based on Solana, has experienced its biggest percentage increase in growth, market cap of up to $132 million.
$MOODENG's Price
$MOODENG’s Price

Key Developments

  • U.S. Economic Data: Stable Jobless Claims and Nonfarm Payroll data (May 8) bolstered risk-on sentiment, supporting crypto gains.
  • Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Talks: A potential temporary ceasefire (May 8-11) reduced geopolitical risks, driving capital into crypto.
  • U.S. Bank Crypto Trading: Continued approval for U.S. banks to trade crypto strengthens institutional confidence.
  • Coinbase-Deribit Deal: Coinbase’s $2.9B acquisition of Deribit enhances its derivatives market presence.
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