Although popular meme coin projects Dogecoin and Shiba Inu were quiet on Thursday night, WalterInu (WINU), which is ranked 4053 by market capitalization, is outpacing its dog-themed rivals with a rise of 142% on January 7. In this article, let’s take a look at the statistics and recent price movements of WalterInu.
January 7 meme coin boom: WalterInu (WINU)
WalterInu (WINU) is up 142% on the last 24-hour timeframe and is trading at $0.000005204 at the time of writing. The dog-themed crypto gained 145% against Bitcoin and more than 150% against Ethereum. For comparison, Dogecoin is down 0.51% in the last 24 hours and is trading at $0.1564 at the time of writing. Shiba Inu, who describes himself as the “Dogecoin killer”, is 1% in the same process. It was down 14 times to $0.00002956. The chart below shows the performance of WINU token on January 7th.
- Cryptocoin. com, you can take a look at the latest data on the address activity of Shiba Inu (SHIB) here.
What is WalterInu?
WalterInu is inspired by the bull terrier Nelson, who became a popular internet dog meme in 2018 after owner Victoria Leigh posted her photo on Twitter. The coin, launched on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), registered an ATH level of $0.000007076 earlier on Thursday. The project behind the meme token says it plans to introduce collectibles in the form of NFTs and “plushies” for purchase.
According to the project’s CoinMarketCap transcript, Walter Inu gained 1000 followers on Twitter in less than 24 hours in its early days. The idea behind Walter is to introduce a new fashion symbol and a new brand called “Walter” to the crypto community and conceptualize “Walter” in the future to be expanded with various utilities across all blockchains.