Opinion: The widespread rebound in Meme coins indicates a recovery in market risk appetite.

[Opinion: Meme Coin Rebound Represents Market Risk Appetite Recovery] According to Mars Finance, on January 5th, citing Cointelegraph, since the beginning of 2026, funds have flowed back into the Meme coin sector, driving the market capitalization of related tokens up by over 23% in the past week. CoinMarketCap data shows that the total market capitalization of Meme coins has rebounded from approximately $38 billion on December 29th to over $47.7 billion. During the same period, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu rose by over 20% and 19.9% ​​respectively, while Pepe saw an increase of over 65%, with trading volume also surging from approximately $2.17 billion to $8.7 billion, an increase of approximately 300%. Analysts believe that Meme coins are generally considered high-risk assets, and their initial strength often reflects a recovery in market risk appetite. Santiment points out that this rebound occurred after a period of extreme pessimism among retail investors, consistent with the historical characteristic of markets "moving in the opposite direction." Some traders further believe that if Meme coin continues its strong performance, funds may gradually spill over to other Altcoin sectors, with the Solana ecosystem potentially becoming a major beneficiary.