The recent price rebounds of established meme coins BONK and PEPE are signaling a potential restart of the meme coin cycle, drawing trader attention back to familiar tickers. However, market conversation is simultaneously shifting towards new, early-stage opportunities, with the spotlight increasingly falling on DOGEBALL, a new meme coin currently in its initial coin offering (ICO) phase.
DOGEBALL's ICO launched recently and is scheduled to run only until May 2, 2026. The presale offers 20 billion tokens at a Stage 1 price of $0.0003 out of a fixed total supply of 80 billion. The project has set a confirmed launch price of $0.015, creating a defined ROI structure for early participants. For example, a $500 investment at the presale price would yield approximately 1.67 million tokens, valued at $25,000 at launch and potentially reaching $1.67 million if a post-launch price of $1 is achieved.
The project is built around a custom Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain called DOGECHAIN, which is already testable. Its core ecosystem is the DOGEBALL game, playable on mobile, tablet, and PC, featuring a $1 million prize pool with a $500,000 top prize. The project has secured a promotional partnership with Falcon Interactive, a global gaming company with a portfolio of titles on Apple and Google Play stores.
In contrast, the rebounds of BONK and PEPE are seen as rotation trades within the established meme sector. While BONK benefits from renewed Solana ecosystem activity and PEPE demonstrates brand resilience, both are considered assets where significant discovery and valuation phases have already occurred. The analysis positions DOGEBALL as the "early-entry trade" for those seeking the asymmetric returns that come from entering before public price discovery, as opposed to chasing the "rebound trade" of already-pumped coins.
