ASTEROID, described as a meme coin, briefly surpassed a $180 million market capitalization and was recently valued at about $177 million after gaining more than 43% on the day, according to the provided content. Separate reporting said a trader identified as wallet "0xaA5" bought 4.28 billion ASTEROID with 3 ETH and later sold the full position for 550 ETH, worth about $1.27 million, for a reported 183x return over 15 days. Trader Ansem said on X that he was considering closing Ethereum positions to buy ASTEROID, while Odaily cautioned that meme coins can be highly volatile and subject to sharp reversals.