As the US dollar weakens, leading to a rebound in liquidity indicators and a marginal improvement in inflation data. Despite these positive changes, MEME Coin, which was once one of the strongest narratives of this bull market, continues to perform poorly, showing no signs of recovery.

Inflation pressures lead to a global market chain reaction

The strengthening of the US labor market caused the altcoin market to peak in early December 2024. In mid-December 2024, after Federal Reserve Chairman Powell indicated that interest rates might remain unchanged due to inflation pressures from the Trump administration's tariff policies, BTC entered a consolidation phase. Although the Fed anticipated that tariffs would have some inflationary impact, the aggressive and rapid implementation of tariffs by Trump exceeded most economists' expectations, triggering a chain reaction in both the stock and crypto markets.

Despite this week's US inflation report being slightly better than expected, it failed to provide much comfort. Ongoing uncertainty surrounding trade policies continues to make the market pessimistic about the Fed's likelihood of taking easing measures in the near term.

MEME Coin shows clear signs of consolidation, Pump.fun experiences significant revenue decline

For MEME Coin, signs of consolidation are very evident. Since February, the price of Raydium (a liquidity provider for the Solana-based automated market maker and Serum decentralized exchange) has plummeted by 71%, while Solana itself has dropped by 37%.

Pump.fun is a decentralized exchange (DEX) based on the Solana blockchain, which has become a popular platform for traders to quickly launch, discover, and speculate on meme coins. The platform supports the rapid creation and trading of tokens, often leading to extremely volatile market activity. Over the past 12 months, the Pump.fun platform has generated over $582 million in revenue, making it one of the most profitable crypto projects of this cycle. However, its revenue growth has recently declined sharply.

Altcoin market weakens, market funds become more cautious

The weak momentum in the altcoin market in December, along with the burst of the MEME Coin bubble in January, has collectively led to a $1 trillion reduction in the cryptocurrency market's market capitalization—from $3.6 trillion to $2.6 trillion. This redistribution of wealth may cause investors to remain cautious about further investments, resulting in a rebound driven by better inflation data being extremely limited. The main driver of recent selling pressure has been the complete realization of arbitrage positions by hedge funds. This anticipated selling has mostly been completed and may now be approaching its peak intensity.

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