CartelFi price to jump soon even as broader market looks for direction

Cryptocurrency markets remained rangebound on Monday, with Bitcoin trading just below the $95,000 mark.

The world’s largest digital asset has moved within a narrow 3-4% band — between $94,000 and $98,000 — over the past week, as investors continued to show limited appetite for riskier assets.

Amid the subdued trading environment, one early-stage project has managed to stand out: CartelFi, a new cartel-themed yield farming protocol, has raised over $1.5 million through its ongoing presale.

CartelFi puts idle meme coin capital to work

CartelFi is gaining traction for tackling a longstanding inefficiency in decentralized finance: the inability to generate yield from meme tokens.

Despite their popularity and viral price movements, meme coins like PEPE and DOGE have typically been idle assets between rallies, offering no yield and limited utility in the broader DeFi ecosystem.

Most yield farming strategies today require traders to sell volatile meme coins and rotate into stablecoins or blue-chip tokens such as ETH.

This dynamic has kept billions in speculative capital sidelined, unable to generate returns, while traditional DeFi protocols continue to cater to more conservative capital.

CartelFi’s core proposition is to unlock this idle liquidity.

It does so by offering yield-generating liquidity pools specifically tailored to meme tokens.

Presale momentum builds as next price hike nears

The CartelFi presale, structured in 30 stages with each step increasing the token price by 5%, is designed to incentivize early participation.

The token is currently priced at $0.0428, and the price is set to rise within the next 48 hours, prompting renewed interest from early backers seeking exposure before the next hike.

The project’s value proposition — transforming speculative meme coins into yield-bearing assets — has resonated with retail investors looking for high-risk, high-reward plays in an otherwise stagnant market.

By combining DeFi infrastructure with meme coin culture, CartelFi is positioning itself as a functional, revenue-generating platform with viral appeal.

As presale stages continue to fill and capital inflows accelerate, the project is emerging as one of the more closely watched launches in recent months.

Broader market sentiments

The total cryptocurrency market capitalisation has dipped back below the $3 trillion mark, falling to $2.95 trillion after a 0.8% decline over the past 24 hours. The market is now down about 1% over the last seven days.

The pullback appears to be driven by short-term profit-taking following a strong rally over the previous two weeks.

Despite the retracement, market sentiment remains largely stable, with a slight positive bias.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index currently stands at 52, signalling neutral conditions.

Bitcoin has dropped back below $95,000, reversing course after briefly topping $98,000 on Friday.

The correction has brought the price back into a historically significant zone — an area that served as strong support between December and February and is now acting as stiff resistance.

Technical indicators suggest possible downside targets around $92,500 and $89,000.

Amid the broader market’s volatility and muted risk appetite, the ongoing presale for CartelFi has emerged as a notable outlier.

The project’s ability to attract capital in a risk-off environment highlights both its differentiated value proposition and investors’ continued interest in asymmetric, early-stage opportunities.

Interested investors can head directly to the CartelFi website to learn more details.

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