Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $88,164, down roughly 2.5% over the past week, following a consolidation phase after reaching an all-time high of $126,198 two months ago. This period of relative calm for the market leader is shifting some investor attention towards early-stage opportunities, with the DOGEBALL ($DOGEBALL) project emerging as a focal point.
The DOGEBALL whitelist is currently live, with its official presale scheduled to begin on January 2, 2026, and run for a tightly structured four-month window until May 2, 2026. The project distinguishes itself from typical meme coin launches by launching with a functional ecosystem. This includes a playable, competitive dodgeball-style game available on mobile, tablet, and PC, and a custom-built Ethereum Layer-2 network called DOGECHAIN, which is already testable with a working blockchain explorer.
The tokenomics feature a fixed supply of 80 billion tokens, with 20 billion (25%) allocated to the Initial Coin Offering (ICO). The presale follows a 15-stage pricing model, starting at $0.0003 per token with a planned listing price of $0.015, representing a potential 50x increase from the first stage. The project has set a $1 million soft cap with no hard cap. Token distribution is allocated across presale (25%), marketing (25%), staking and game rewards (15%), liquidity (15%), treasury (10%), and development (10%).
The project integrates high-yield staking rewards and a 10% referral bonus system. Market observers note the presale's timing is designed to align with early-2026 market cycles, and its combination of meme culture, gaming utility, and existing infrastructure is drawing comparisons to the "best new crypto presale" of the year.
