Tether, the company behind the $USDT stablecoin, announced plans to launch $USDT on Bitcoin’s base layer and the Lightning Network.

That’s big, big news – $USDT carries a $140B market cap in the stablecoin sector, which itself accounts for some $224B of the $3.7T total crypto market cap.

Now, Tether wants to combine $USDT with Bitcoin, the biggest name in crypto, to provide faster and more reliable solutions for remittances, payments, and other financial applications.

By leveraging Bitcoin’s base layer and the Lightning Network, Tether aims to improve transaction efficiency involving $USDT. $USDT is already integrated with a number of other important chains – including Ethereum, Tron, Solana, and Binance Smart Chain – but adding Bitcoin via the Lightning Network would be huge, with far-reaching implications.

As Bitcoin looks set to expand with $USDT, hype for the next 100x meme coins grows. Here’s our list of ones you need to keep your eyes on.

1. Solaxy ($SOLX) – Brilliant Solana Layer-2 Upgrade with 240% Staking

Solaxy rides a pure meme coin wave – but there’s real utility here, also. Solaxy aims to combine Solana’s speed with Ethereum’s reliability for a multi-chain solution and Solana upgrade.

And memes, of course. The $SOLX token is a meme coin with added utility, including 240% staking for users who purchase and stake $SOLX during the presale period. Staking rewards will be disbursed over the course of three years after the presale ends.

The tokenomics of the project reserve significant numbers of tokens for protocol development (30%) and rewards for early adopters (25%).

With over $16.6M raised in the presale, there’s a genuine opportunity for early supporters to see major returns on their investment. Solana climbed 136% in 2024; can $SOLX do 100x?

To learn more, or if you’d like to buy some Solaxy, check out the $SOLX presale page.

2. MIND of Pepe ($MIND) – Crypto’s Green Frog Gains AI Superpowers

MIND of Pepe combines AI with Pepe to give you an all-knowing green frog.

The $MIND token is currently in presale, but the techmap outlines plans for an AI agent launch on X, AI-powered market analysis and insights, and exclusive alpha for token holders.

Eventually, the MIND of Pepe will understand the crypto market enough to market and deploy its own tokens.

That’s a lot of power invested in Pepe, but his $MIND is big enough to handle it. And a fully autonomous AI with the power to dominate the meme coin market could make big gains for early investors.

$MIND token holders can stake their tokens at a current rate of 488%, another incentive to join one of the best crypto presales early. Tokens are currently worth $0.0032273 in the ongoing presale, which has raised $4.5M so far.

Learn more about $MIND on its presale page.

3. Catslap ($SLAP) – Slap-to-Earn in Token Airdrop

Everyone loves a good airdrop, and everyone loves cats. Catslap adds a simple game to the mix – Slap-to-Earn. Connect your wallet (Best Wallet integrates smoothly) and start slapping. At the end of the game’s season, accumulated $SLAP tokens are distributed in a Slapdrop (airdrop).

The Catslap project regularly burns $SLAP tokens to keep deflationary pressure on the token’s price, an important feature for anyone wanting to make a long-term crypto play. $SLAP currently trades on a number of DEXs, and investors can purchase tokens there, on the presale website, or earn them by slapping.

Catslap combines memes and cats, the original source of all memes, for a fun project with a strong and growing community. Can the project expand from here? Never count a cat out.

Visit Catslap here.

4. Fartcoin ($FARTCOIN) – Terrible Name, Fantastic Meme

Despite a name only a degen could love, $FARTCOIN is up 14% for the month. That’s great – but on the year, Fartcoin is up 1,700%. That’s incredible and shows just how fast the best new meme coins can grow when conditions are right.

Fartcoin provides no real utility; it’s a meme coin, pure and simple. Despite that limitation, Fartcoin was one of the biggest winners of 2024, setting an example for other new meme coins to follow.

Could it go on another run? Don’t count it out.

5. SPX6900 – Pure Meme Coin Madness with Incredible Growth

One of the few tokens to improve on Fartcoin’s performance, SPX6900 – a meme coin spin on the S&P500 – is up a whopping 74,751% in a year.

That’s mind-blowingly impressive, the kind of big gains most meme coins dream of.

And yet, there’s always room for further growth.

SPX6900 sports a $1B+ market cap and ranks in the top 100 cryptos, demonstrating how fast – and how far – meme coins can go.

Bitcoin Gets Bigger, Tether Expands – Meme Coins Set To Explode in 2025

The biggest crypto of them all looks set to benefit from $USDT’s integration, and that bodes well for both projects.

Do your own research before investing in any of the above tokens; this is not financial advice. But with two giants of crypto coming together, meme coins stand to benefit. Will one of these projects go another 100x?

The Canadian asset manager Purpose Investments has submitted a proposal to launch an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF). The company filed a preliminary prospectus with the Canadian watchdog to introduce the proposed spot ETF.

Notably, Purpose Investments made history by being the first to introduce both Bitcoin and Ether ETFs. If approved, the platform will launch the world’s first XRP ETF.

Purpose Investments To Launch XRP ETF

In a recent press release, the Canadian–based investment firm submitted a preliminary prospectus to the securities regulators to launch Purpose Ripple ETF. The fund manager which reportedly overseas over $23 billion in assets is preparing to launch the first XRP ETF globally.

Significantly, Purpose Investments founder Som Seif uncovered the platform’s vision of offering an Ripple product. Seif stated,

At Purpose, we remain steadfast in our commitment to innovation and to bridging the gap between traditional and decentralized finance. As XRP sees increasing adoption and institutional interest, we believe an ETF can offer investors a transparent and familiar way to access it within a regulated framework.

Expanding Access to Digital Assets

It is important to note that Purpose Investments focuses on merging traditional finance with the evolving decentralized finance and blockchain technology. In addition, the platform intends to make crypto benefits accessible globally.

Vlad Tasevski, the Chief Innovation Officer at Purpose Investments, stated that the company aims to make the public familiar with crypto, making them understand, access, and invest in digital assets. Tasevski added, “We remain committed to providing exposure to transformative digital assets and blockchain technologies through regulated investment vehicles.”

In a recent development, Grayscale filed a 19b-4 form with the NYSE to transform its existing XRP Trust into a publicly traded ETF. BlackRock is also expected to enter the fray, with speculation mounting that the asset management giant will soon file its own an ETF application for XRP.

Will US Regulators Approve XRP ETF?

The possibility of an XRP ETF in the United States is a long-standing question, mainly due to the ongoing Ripple-SEC lawsuit. Though Judge Analisa Torress ruled in favor of Ripple twice, an ultimate resolution in the case is still pending. Purpose Investments’ recent move has further fueled speculations of a potential XRP ETF launch in the US.

However, as Ripple Labs President Monica Long previously stated, a spot ETF could “be a reality” under the Donald Trump administration. Trump’s crypto-focused policies and Gary Gensler’s resignation have sparked optimism about the Ripple lawsuit, potentially paving the way for an Ripple ETF approval.

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