This token is up 290% this week, but could the Memeinator beat it to $1 in 2024?

• TerraClassicUSD is up 290% amid a positive ecosystem outlook.
• Memeinator is a new AI meme token currently priced at $0.014 and in presale.
• Could the MMTR beat USTC to $1?

TerraClassicUSD (USTC) is a token on the rise. In the past week, USTC price surged 290%, with the upside coming amid multiple positive catalysts. Meanwhile, the meme coin Memeinator continues to grind through its presale – currently in stage 7 with over $1.6 million raised.

USTC is priced at $0.05 today. Will it reach $1 in 2024? Or will the Memeinator’s MMTR that’s expected to hit a final presale price of $0.049 beat it to the coveted level?

What is TerraClassicUSD and why is its price rising?

TerraClassicUSD (USTC) is one of the tokens to see significant price uptick this past week. The token’s impressive 290% spike saw its value reach $0.07. The upward momentum pushed its price to highest level since June 2022.

Developments in the Terra ecosystem and recent news, including the listing of LUNC Binance futures, have buoyed buyers. USTC is also now tradable against the Turkish Lira (TRY) and the First Digital USD (FDUSD) stablecoin, adding to the potential for further upward pressure.

LUNC burning is another factor likely to prove positive for USTC and analysts see a break above $0.1 as likely to propel USTC towards $1. This is the level the original UST token fell from when it massively depegged in May 2022.

While a complete flip in outlook could see TerraClassicUSD price climb the charts, could the Memeinator have a better run during the bull market?

What is the Memeinator?

The meme coin market is quickly saturating with new projects – spurred by the astronomical gains posted by tokens such as Pepe, Bonk and Memecoin. But as industry players have pointed out, many of the tokens hitting the market are nothing short of scams and poor-quality copycats of Dogecoin and such.

Memeinator (MMTR) is looking to change that outlook. Not only is it laser-focused on destroying all the weak meme coins, it comes equipped with real utility. 

Staking, NFTs and play-to-earn ecosystem are all etched in the Memeinator roadmap. There’s also the $250k Virgin Galactic giveaway that has seen over 600k entries.

The project is designed to utilise artificial intelligence tools to scan the market for subpar projects. This will see the Memescanner bring a gamified assault to…