what's pepe?
Pepe (PEPE) is a deflationary memecoin launched on the Ethereum blockchain in April 2023, inspired by the iconic Pepe the Frog internet meme character created by Matt Furie. The project aims to capture the viral spirit of meme culture within the cryptocurrency space, with no inherent utility but strong reliance on community engagement, social media hype, and speculative trading. Key features include a total supply of 420.69 trillion tokens, with mechanisms for token burns to reduce supply over time, and bridges to other networks like Arbitrum and BNB Smart Chain for expanded accessibility. It has gained significant popularity as one of the top memecoins by market capitalization, often ranking among the leaders in trading volume on major exchanges. The project emphasizes decentralization, with early renouncement of contract ownership and community-driven initiatives for partnerships and marketing.
Pepe selected for Jungle Bay Island fortification (duration weighted); rallied 7%.
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Integrated into Jungle Bay AC Island as initial 'bungalow' for its fortification layer, with holder time and amount contributing to user 'heat' scores, holding duration weighted more heavily than amount held.
rallied 7% to reach a price level during the April 14, 2026 trading session
Gained 1% in price on April 10, 2026.
Gained 10% in price during market rally on April 8, 2026.
PEPE gained 6% in price during the trading session on April 6, 2026.
Matt Furie received 1 trillion PEPE tokens from the community in 2023, selling for $600,000, and claimed $273,000 worth of PEPE, with holdings peaking at $2 million before declining.
Declined 4% on March 26 and 3% on March 27, 2026, as part of broader meme coin sector downturn.
PEPE price increased 4% during the March 25, 2026 trading session.
Reclaimed $1.7 billion market capitalization.
Volume increased 287% to $790 million.
Declined 1% in price as of March 24, 2026.
Increased 4% to trade in line with crypto majors on March 23, 2026.
A wallet holding 2.1 trillion PEPE tokens acquired in April 2023 for 0.0135 ETH ($28) has remained inactive for 600 days without selling, with the position currently valued at $6.9 million representing a 246,000x return.
Joins HTX's $50,000 USDT trade-to-earn campaign until March 30, 2026, and Margin Trading Contest 2 with 3× volume boost until March 31, 2026.
Experienced a 61% week-over-week increase in whale transactions valued at $100,000 or more on its network.
Declined 5% on March 16, 4% on March 18, and 6% on March 19, 2026, amid meme coin sector weakness.
Reached 5.9 million engagements in 24 hours on March 17, 2026, which is 124% above daily average and a new 52-week high.
Listed on Kraken exchange for trading.
Surged 18% on March 16, 2026, and leads gains among top memecoins.
PEPE increased 7% in price on March 13, 2026.
Rose 1% in price on March 12, 2026.
declined 3% in price as meme majors traded mostly red on March 11, 2026.
Included in HTX spot trading promotion with a $20,000 prize pool running until 2026-03-11, alongside XAUT, DOGE, PIPPIN, ARC, LTC, and ADA.
Gained 4% on March 4, 2026, and increased 3% on March 5, 2026.
Bounced largest percentage among top meme coins during week of March 4, 2026, with a 4% gain on March 10, following a 15%+ decline in prior week.
Will be added as a supported fungible token in the DEATHSTR voting queue starting from the Mooncats season, available in increments of ETH (e.g., 0.1 ETH worth of PEPE).
Declined 5% on February 27, 2026, as crypto majors moved red amid oil price surge and stock market sell-off.
PEPE increased 4% in price as part of a broader meme coin market rebound on February 25, 2026.
Declined 1% as of March 3, 2026.
Declined 5% on February 19, 2026.
Gained 20.27% in price over a 7-day period ending on 2026-02-18, ranking third among large-cap cryptocurrencies tracked by LunarCrush.
Crossed $1.13 billion trading volume, up 250% over 3 months.
Burned 7 trillion PEPE tokens, reducing total supply.
Has a fixed total supply of 4.269 trillion PEPE tokens with zero inflation, as no additional tokens will ever be minted beyond the initial supply created three years ago.
Traded down 1% alongside other major cryptocurrencies on February 13, 2026.
Remains 87-93% below all-time high as of February 2026.
PEPE token increased 5% in price on February 12, 2026.
Traded down 2% on February 26, 2026.
Crypto.com PEPE reward campaign ends 2026-02-17, offering $10 PEPE to top 2,000 users by net purchases and deposits of $50 or more.
Top 100 wallets accumulated 23.02 trillion PEPE tokens over a four-month period beginning in October 2025.
PEPE declined 1% in price on February 10, 2026.
Declined 6% in price during the weekend period.
Identified for strong holder behavior during February 2026 market crash and featured in Santiment social data report as comparison for PIPPIN alongside DOGE, SHIB, Bonk.
Recorded $584.5M in whale inflows over a 24-hour period, ranking second among tracked projects.
Canary Capital launched 'Canary Pepe ETF' spot PEPE ETF on April 8, 2026, via S-1 filing with the SEC, structured as a trust holding PEPE tokens and up to 5% ETH for gas fees.
A whale opened a short position worth $13,090,000 in PEPE.
Accepted as payment for flights and hotels on Travala platform alongside DOGE and SHIB.
Listed new PEPE/USD1 spot trading pair on Binance on January 13, 2026 at 08:00 UTC.
Featured on yeet platform and characterized as "Trolling forever".
Integrated as a currency on YEET platform.
Ranked third in CoinGecko's Top 20 Trending Coins list for the week.
Experienced a 620% increase in the number of large transactions worth over $100,000 during the week ending January 8, 2026, ranking second among projects with market capitalization exceeding $500 million.
Wallet 0x7274 sold 129.15 billion PEPE tokens worth $822,000 on January 8, 2026, after holding for over 5 months.
Reached $5.03 million in open interest on Lighter (decentralized perps DEX).
Added $1 billion to market cap in the first 72 hours of 2026 (January 1-3, 2026).
Rose over 65% in the last week, with transaction volume spiking to $8.7B on January 5, 2026, representing a 300% increase from $2.17B on December 29, 2025.
James Wynn publicly went all-in on PEPE, potentially acting as a catalyst for large-cap memecoin attention.
gained over 50% in value within 48 hours and became the top gainer among the top 100 cryptocurrencies in 2026
Traders are considering PEPE among potential perpetual trading positions in bull market environments alongside other meme coins.
Crypto.com is running a promotional campaign from December 31, 2025 to January 14, 2026, where the top 2,000 participants who buy or deposit at least $50 worth of ETH can win $10 in PEPE.
Price declined by 4% as reported in memecoin market activity on December 18, 2025.
The project gains 994 new holders.
Little-known Ethereum token $YEE records higher trading volume than PEPE according to Dexscreener data.
HTX exchange launches a futures trading contest featuring PEPE alongside DOGE, PIPPIN, MOODENG and LUNA with $20,000 in rewards for participants.
Competitor memecoin $DOG achieves higher X post volume (12,000+ posts) than PEPE and all other major memecoins (DOGE, SHIB, TRUMP, PENGU) today.
The official website was compromised in a hack during a broader meme coin market downturn that saw the sector's market cap drop 9% to $40B.
Authorities in Florida seized $1.5M in digital assets including PEPE in a legal case connected to a Chinese national.
Current market cap stands at $1.9B, ranking third among memecoins behind DOGE ($21.5B) and SHIB ($5B) in a total memecoin market valued at $46.2B.
Tweet volume increased to 888 from 524, with positive sentiment reaching 80.95% from 47.68%.
The team previously rugged the project treasury and currently holds private token positions several times larger than the LP size, with 10 specific team-controlled wallets identified. The team is also linked to prior rug pulls and the AnubisDAO hack proceeds laundering.
Wallets from the bundled launch sold their holdings for $2M the next day, while the project reached a $12B market cap milestone. (ID: 1998862709367124412)
Allegations surface claiming 30% of tokens were bundled at launch, suggesting potential manipulation of initial distribution. (ID: 1998755216414617873)
Ranks 4th in bullish sentiment at 88.2% among all crypto projects per CoinMarketCap data.
Liquidation data shows PEPE has almost only short positions remaining to liquidate, creating a potential short squeeze setup.
1080 new holders join in a single day, showing continued user growth and adoption.
Recent whale accumulation occurs alongside a 12% weekly price increase and new investor participation in the memecoin.
HTX exchange runs Volatility Gold Rush Round 5 promotion through December 22, offering up to 50% interest discount on borrowing PEPE along with BTC, ETH, and SOL for Prime users.
MetaMask reports PEPE as one of the top 5 most swapped tokens on their platform for the current week.
The official website is reportedly hacked with Inferno Drainer malware detected by Blockaid, redirecting users to a fake portal for wallet draining. Security firm warns users to avoid the site until the issue is resolved, though price remains unaffected with 4% daily gains.
PEPE/ETH trading pair launches on SushiSwap on Katana platform with high APR for liquidity providers.
750 new holders added to the project, and Vanguard started offering Bitcoin ETF to their clients.
Promotional activity detected for an alternative PEPE token on Monad chain, with a trader claiming significant investment and previous success helping other PEPE tokens reach nearly $200m market cap.
An OG Pepe whale acquired 1% of the token supply yesterday.
PEPE ranks #5 among top daily crypto gainers on CoinMarketCap.
New limited Pepe collection minting begins on XCP in a couple days, featuring 150 famous Pepe reworks across time, limited to 300 collectors at 1 ETH each.
New token impersonation detected as promotional content claims "a new $PEPE taking over" with alternative contract address.
The project gains 784 new holders.
Token down 75% since presidential inauguration, with verified data showing performance across the broader crypto market downturn.
Volume II of Pephistory of Art collection by carlothecurator is released, featuring Japanese art styles including Ukiyo-e, Meiji graphics, Taishō design, and manga.
Intentional tweets target new investors by creating artificial lore, with inexperienced on-chain traders falling for the manipulation.
PEPE sheds 12-18% amid broader market downturn with BTC down 9% and ETH down 7%.
A social dApp and virtual world is being developed to create a self-reinforcing loop between viral meme culture, on-chain adoption, token liquidity, and persistent social economies.
An NFT/art collection drop is announced by a creator, who states this will be their last PEPE collection before taking a break.
PEPE adds 704 new holders and approaches 500k total holders.
PEPE gains 8% as part of an altcoin rebound after last week's FUD-driven market decline.
Trading volume reaches $297M, making it the second-highest volume among top 20 cryptocurrencies.
Pump and dump chatter emerges calling for coordinated buying to reach $100B market cap in a GameStop-style squeeze.
A whale buys 75B PEPE tokens valued at $310k.
The memecoin market sinks to $39.4B market cap (2025 low), down 66.2% from January peak, with PEPE among top memecoins experiencing up to 20% losses over seven days.
PEPESOUP CRASHED by Zederwan, the final piece (#5) in the series, is added to the bit_fest_UK auction lineup with bidding this weekend and exhibition in the Pepe.X Gallery.