Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, closed the week below the $64,000 mark. After a fast-paced week, BTC saw reduced buying interest over the weekend, raising some concerns. However, despite BTC’s attempt to reclaim $64,000 at the start of the week, altcoins continued to show strength.

The top performer of the day was SUNDOG, a popular memecoin within the Tron ecosystem. The other altcoins that made the list also delivered surprising gains.

Here are the top five altcoins of the day…

Sundog (SUNDOG)

Sundog (SUNDOG), one of the first products launched by Sun Pump, a memecoin platform on the Tron blockchain, emerged as the day’s top-performing altcoin. SUNDOG surged by 40% over the past 24 hours.

According to CoinGecko data, SUNDOG recorded a trading volume of $63 million in the last 24 hours, with a market capitalization reaching $212 million.

Simon’s Cat (CAT)

Inspired by a cat cartoon and launched on the BNB Chain, Simon’s Cat (CAT) was among the top-performing altcoins of the day. Recognized as one of the leaders of the memecoin bull run on the BNB Chain, CAT saw a 30% increase in the past 24 hours.

The memecoin reached a market capitalization of $212 million and recorded a trading volume of $130 million over the same period.

PepeCoin (PEPECOIN)

PepeCoin (PEPECOIN), based on the Ethereum blockchain, is known as the first memecoin featuring the Pepe the Frog figure. With the Pepe (PEPE) memecoin reaching billions of dollars in market value, the surge in interest was significant. PEPECOIN continued to gain supporters day by day, with a 17% increase over the past 24 hours.

This memecoin recorded a trading volume of $2 million for the day and a market capitalization of $387 million.

Echelon Prime (PRIME)

Echelon Prime (PRIME), a Web3 project focused on developing next-generation games, saw a 17% increase in the last 24 hours. The project quickly gained attention in the GameFi (crypto gaming) space.

With a market capitalization of $370 million, PRIME grew by 17.6% over the past 24 hours.

Flux (FLUX)

Flux (FLUX), a layer-1 project launched with a Bitcoin-like mining algorithm, has made a comeback after being somewhat forgotten. Once a popular altcoin, FLUX experienced a nearly 13% increase for the day.

FLUX recorded a trading volume of $54 million in the last 24 hours, with its market capitalization reaching $239 million.

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