Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) saw a 19% surge in trading volume as the meme coin slipped into the red on Thursday. A new Play-to-Earn game has gone live for BTFD Coin, while Cat in a Dog’s World (MEW) is handling a modest daily gain.

What Happened: Dogecoin's trading volume shot up by a whopping 19.43%, pushing the total volume to $1.46 billion in the past 24 hours. However, the meme coin experienced a slight decrease of 0.11% in price, trading at $0.1741 at the time of writing.

Despite a weekly decline of 4.10%, Dogecoin is still managing to hold onto gains of over 100% year-to-date. The meme coin's price had slid to lows of around $0.11 earlier this week.

Meanwhile, Cat in a Dog’s World (MEW) is handling a modest daily gain of 0.95%, putting the meme coin at $0.002746. Over the week, however, the token faced a steeper decrease of 6.04%.

This lifestyle brand, known for its community focus and humorous take on a cat navigating a dog-centric world, is carving out a unique space in the animal-themed token sphere.

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Why It's Important: While meme coins have become a common occurrence in the crypto sphere, BTFD Coin is quickly emerging as a top pick for 2025. The coin's community involvement and game launch are generating significant buzz.

BTFD Coin's presale has already integrated a referral program to incentivize community members to bring in new investors. When someone uses your referral code to invest at least $50, they receive an additional 10% BTFD Coin bonus on their purchase.

For the top 20 referrers each month, there's an extra reward of 10% of their referral total paid out in BTFD tokens at the end of the month.

The BTFD Coin presale is rapidly approaching its conclusion, with Stage 15 of the presale now in progress. The presale price is set at $0.0002, and so far, over $6.66 million has been raised, selling more than 73 billion tokens.

The presale is expected to wrap up on May 26, and afterwards, BTFD Coin will be listed on major CEXs and DEXs. Analysts are anticipating a listing price of $0.0006, and rumors suggest an eventual price target of $0.006, which could deliver a staggering 2900% ROI from today's entry point.

Those entering the presale can use the bonus code LAUNCH200 to secure a 200% bonus on their purchase, effectively tripling their initial investment.

The BTFD Coin presale is quickly winding down, and those interested in joining the presale can do so here.

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