The bitcoin price pushed past $78,112 after Admiral Samuel Paparo told the Senate Armed Services Committee that US Indo-Pacific Command operates a Bitcoin node for cybersecurity testing, per Yahoo Finance. Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled $1.62 billion across six straight sessions, per Coinpedia. Strategy disclosed a $2.54 billion purchase, lifting its holdings to 815,061 BTC.
Bitcoin now trades at $77,984, about 38% below its all-time high of $126,073. From current levels, a move to $85,000 yields 9% and to $100,000 yields 28%. While Strategy targets above $150,000 for the cycle, some market participants view these returns as modest compared to presale opportunities.
Pepeto Presale: The Next Pepe Play?
Pepeto is priced at $0.0000001865 during its presale — the same micro-cap entry point as Pepe before it soared to an $11 billion market cap. The same cofounder who built Pepe now leads Pepeto, which ships tools Pepe never had: zero-fee cross-chain swaps on Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana; an AI-powered scam contract scanner; and a zero-cost bridge. SolidProof audited the codebase before round one. Technical operations are run by a former Binance listing executive.
Over $9.29 million has been raised during deep fear, and staking offers 179% APY. A crypto analyst told Benzinga: "Pepe produced millionaires without any product behind it. Pepeto brings the same operator, the same micro-cap starting line, and an exchange already live. Labeling this the next Pepe Coin is arithmetic, not hype." BTC whales have been loading Pepeto since the CoinMarketCap preview went live.
Historically, presale projects with confirmed Binance listings have delivered 10x to 100x returns between the final round pricing and listing day. For capital seeking asymmetric upside, Pepeto presents an alternative to riding BTC's 28% gain.