Binance’s BSC chain is having a resurgence right now, and its native DEX, PancakeSwap, is reaping the rewards: the CAKE token is up by 100% in the last seven days as swaps ratchet up. Elsewhere, though, far greater gains are on offer.
AI memecoin iDEGEN is entering the final two weeks of its viral presale, which has now raised over $22 million in ICO funding. The latest spike of inflows comes as the AI agent behind the project was banned from posting on X for a third time—but if past bans are anything to go by, this could increase investment rather than slowing it down.
Read on to see why iDEGEN’s 100x prospects make it a potentially more exciting option than PancakeSwap as we march through Q1.
PancakeSwap surges with BSC growth
PancakeSwap is the go-to DEX on Binance’s BSC, a blockchain that peaked in popularity last cycle as an alternative to Ethereum.
Although BSC has since lost ground to Solana, a spike in memecoin trading on the chain has led to a new surge: memecoin TEST—a token used in a Binance tutorial video that has been adopted by the meme community, to the tune of $150 million—has pumped fresh attention back into the BSC ecosystem.
With demand for BSC-native memecoins comes a need for swaps, and PancakeSwap’s trade volume has skyrocketed to levels not seen since 2021—a four-year high. CAKE, an integral part of the DEX, is required for yield farming and many swaps. It has seen massive demand accordingly, and has doubled in price over the last seven days.
While these gains are impressive in an otherwise flat market, they remain somewhat unspectacular compared to the 10,000% returns of many memecoins last year—and gains in that ballpark are better expected from tokens like iDEGEN.
iDEGEN’s $22 million explosion
AI memecoins have been a revelation this cycle, producing multiple tokens with $2 billion runs, including ai16z and Fartcoin, now household names.
But it’s iDEGEN, the AI agent trained entirely by the degens of Crypto Twitter, that’s claiming the headlines now. With just 2 weeks remaining in its presale, which has pulled in a jaw-dropping $22 million, iDEGEN is preparing to hit exchanges on 27th February.
The agent just clocked its third posting ban on X due to its violent, unhinged spoutings—but where other projects might pack it in, iDEGEN is heating up even more. Rallying its pro-free speech fans, previous bans led to $1 million funding spikes, and this one is likely to be no different—it’s the perfect PR firestorm to reach a whole new audience just ahead of listing.
There’s plenty of substance behind the hype, too: the team recently unleashed a slew of upgrades, including video content capabilities, integration with DeepSeek’s viral R1 AI model, and support for both Telegram and TikTok—turning iDEGEN into a cross-platform virality machine.
Current prices of $0.0259 are available for just two more days, and with viral attention, project momentum, and the broader market all conspiring to create the perfect conditions at launch, the pump after listing could be momentous.
The final word: PancakeSwap dwarfed by IDGN
PancakeSwap’s 100% increase over the last week is impressive in a market that has otherwise struggled to produce strong returns recently, but iDEGEN is building a head of steam that could see it pump way harder when it lists in two weeks.
The road to 27th February is set to be as chaotic as ever, but with hype reaching a fever pitch, expect presale buys to accelerate as the doors close.
Your chance to get in early is rapidly fading—you’ll need to move quickly if you want to buy in at heavily discounted presale prices.
Visit the iDEGEN website to learn more.
