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Sun Token has catapulted to the forefront of the top 300 cryptocurrencies with an impressive monthly rise, yet a drop in open interest and volume suggests its rally may be losing steam. Justin Sun’s cryptocurrency, Sun Token (SUN), has been one of the top performers over the past 30 days, experiencing a 240% increase as investors responded positively to the ecosystem’s expansion. SUN serves as the utility token for Sun Pump, a meme coin launch platform on the Tron network, similar to Solana’s Pump.fun memecoin deployer. Originally launched over four years ago as a Bitcoin alternative, SUN Token faced a significant downturn in 2021 due to an oversupply issue. This led to a shift in focus toward decentralized finance on platforms like Justswap and Justlend. With its new use cases, SUN is now targeting a market capitalization of $1 billion. On Aug. 25, Sun Token reached a peak of $0.0435, its highest value since December 2021, representing an impressive 731% increase from its lowest point in 2023. Its market capitalization has also seen major growth, rising from $101 million on Aug. 17 to over $326 million. Justin Sun has played a crucial role in driving this surge by implementing strategies such as capitalizing on memecoins and tweaking network fees. His latest feature, SunPump, quickly surpassed Solana-based Pump.fun in daily active users and revenue as of Aug. 21. Recently, Justin Sun addressed critics who made negative statements about the SUN token through an X post on his account. He countered the criticism by offering to purchase any SUN tokens from these individuals at a rate of $0.03 each. Traders are optimistic that Sun’s ecosystem could be a key driver to growth, drawing parallels to Solana’s Raydium network, which saw its own memecoins rise in popularity. During that period, Raydium became one…

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