- Solana meme coin Dogwifhat’s photo was purchased by web3 pioneer Global Coin Research as an NFT.
- GCR’s purchase likely catalyzed a rally in WIF, with prices increasing 60% on Monday.
- Elon Musk’s recent post on X is considered another driver of Dogwifhat gains.
The price of Dogwifhat (WIF), a Solana-based meme coin, increased sharply on Monday after the purchase of the original picture that inspired the token. The acquisition, for which web3 pioneer Global Coin Research (GCR) paid $4.3 million worth of Ether, comes along Elon Musk’s recent post on X about the meme coin. Both elements have propelled the meme coin’s market capitalization to around $3.21 billion, according to CoinGecko data.
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Elon Musk’s tweet, NFT purchase likely catalyze WIF price gains
WIF price climbed 60% on Monday on Binance. The Solana-based meme coin’s gains can likely be attributed to two catalysts: Elon Musk’s recent tweet on X – a picture of dogs wearing hats – and GCR’s purchase of the Dogwifhat meme’s picture as an NFT. Musk is popular in the crypto community as a self-proclaimed “Dogefather” and a known proponent of meme coins.
Dogwifhat’s logo is a picture of a dog wearing a hat, quite literally this ignited a rally in the meme coin, when market participants interpreted Musk’s recent tweet:
Dogwifhat’s photo sold as an NFT for $4.3 million on Monday. A crypto influencer behind the handle @AmirOmru claims that the purchase was made by GCR, a Web3 research group.
Both events likely fueled Monday’s rally for the meme coin, alongside the capital rotation in the Solana ecosystem.
WIF/USDT 4-hour chart
At the time of writing, WIF price is $3.066 on Binance.
