Murad Mahmudov, the meme coin maestro and investor, is doubling down on a bold prediction: older meme coins will keep outperforming their younger, flashier cousins. This prediction comes at a time when meme coins, as a whole, are riding high on a wave of renewed investor enthusiasm during a broader bull run. But why are these old-timers making waves in the meme coin space?
Older Meme Coins Are Crushing It
According to CoinGecko data, meme coins have been on fire lately, with their market capitalization surging by 17.33% in just the past month. The heavy hitters? Dogecoin (DOGE), Floki (FLOKI), and Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) saw massive appreciation, 22.3%, 46.4%, and 116.6%, respectively. Not too shabby, right? All this combined has pumped the total meme coin market cap up to nearly $70 billion, a 4.9% increase just in the last 24 hours.
But here’s the twist: Amid all this hype, a sneaky pseudonymous analyst known as “boot” is pointing out something a bit unexpected, investors are steering clear of those new shiny meme coins and instead doubling down on the more established mid- and large-cap tokens.
Why Traders Are Avoiding New Meme Coins
In fact, "boot" says the sharpest traders have completely ditched the latest launches. They won’t even touch the fresh coins of 2025. Why? Because they believe the older coins, those with a solid track record, are much safer bets. According to boot, “Very few of these tokens launched in 2025. They won’t touch a new launch, regardless of the narrative.” Seems like a no-nonsense approach to trading, huh?
The best traders I know have pivoted entirely to mid/high-cap memes. Very few of these tokens launched in 2025. They won’t touch a new launch, regardless of the narrative. Do with that information what you will.
— boot (@lowercaseboot) August 3, 2025
Murad Mahmudov, no stranger to meme coin success, chimed in and echoed this sentiment, predicting that coins launched in 2023 and 2024 will continue to outperform. Given that his own investment portfolio has been performing pretty darn well, it's safe to say he’s got a point.
2023 and some 2024 coins will continue to outperform#SPX6900
— Murad 💹🧲 (@MustStopMurad) August 4, 2025
His biggest holdings, including SPX6900 (SPX), Gigachad (GIGA), and Retardio (RETARDIO), are all older meme coins launched between 2023 and 2024. So yeah, Murad’s clearly betting on the OGs.
Why Older Meme Coins Are Winning
But let’s get to the root of this. Why do investors favor certain tokens over others? Analyst Ignas offers a pretty blunt explanation, most newer tokens are launched by founders who have their eyes on personal gain, not community growth. Plus, many new tokens lack a compelling mission. Ignas says, “When I buy a token, I want to DREAM BIG.” And honestly, who doesn’t want to jump on a project with a grand vision, rather than one that’s just selling features?
Tbh, most of the tokens are boring.
— Ignas | DeFi (@DefiIgnas) August 3, 2025
Because most tokens were launched with the goal of their founders' dream to get rich.
Not to make their holders rich.
Meanwhile, another analyst, Xero, offers a more tactical reason for the preference toward older coins. He believes we’re still in Phase 1 of the meme coin cycle, where capital naturally flows into established tokens first before it starts moving to newer projects. “Before we have runners again, we need multiple ATH on older coins,” Xero points out. Sounds like a solid strategy for now.
So, What’s Next?
For now, Murad’s prediction seems to be on point. Investors are definitely more into the older coins, and the broader trader pivot suggests that for the moment, these older meme coins are where the action’s at. But as with anything in crypto, time will tell whether this trend continues or whether investors shift their focus to the new hot coins in the future. Stay tuned, folks.
Tanya Petrusenko
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