Pepe climbs 13% as memecoins and altcoins rebound with bitcoin near $81,700
CoinDesk reported that pepe climbed 13% as memecoins rebounded, with a memecoin gauge up 2.9%. The same report said bitcoin rose 0.5% to around $81,700 since midnight UTC, ether added 0.9% and the CoinDesk 80 altcoin index gained 0.7%, following a tech-led selloff the previous day.
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Key facts
Attributed sources: CoinDesk
PEPE after this site detected it
- 5 minutes—Awaiting a valid sample
- 1 hour—Awaiting a valid sample
- 24 hours—Window not complete
Claims and open questions
What sources claim
- CoinDesk reported that pepe climbed 13% while the memecoin gauge rose 2.9%.
- CoinDesk reported bitcoin rose 0.5% to around $81,700 since midnight UTC, ether rose 0.9% and the CoinDesk 80 added 0.7%.
- CoinDesk reported the rebound followed a tech-led selloff in which the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.6%, and that U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs lost $635 million on Thursday according to SoSoValue data.
Still unresolved
- What drove pepe's gain specifically, such as a project announcement, exchange notice or on-chain activity, versus the broader memecoin rebound the report describes?
- Does the reported $635 million in spot bitcoin ETF outflows reflect a single day's figure or a cumulative total, and what did its publisher state exactly?
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Source evidence
www.coindesk.com
Published 23/10/2026, 10:54 · Received 23/10/2026, 10:57
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Market reaction after detection
Returns start at the sample closest to site detection (within the same minute up to 10 minutes later), using the same data source and quote currency. Actual sample times are shown; missing observations remain blank.
| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC (pp) | Actual sampled interval / source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | — | — | — | Window ended; awaiting a valid same-source sample |
| 1 hour | — | — | — | Window ended; awaiting a valid same-source sample |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | Awaiting a complete valid window |
Historical market context
Research: hourly returns and BTC beta →
Closed hourly candles from the 30 days before this event observation. Different venues are kept separate.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Hourly coverage | 100.0% (720/720) |
| Median absolute 1h return | 0.45% |
| 99th percentile of absolute 1h returns | 3.39% |
| Historical hourly BTC beta | 2.13 (719 matched returns) |
OKX · USDT · Context as of 23/10/2026, 10:57 · Last included candle closed 23/10/2026, 10:00
Hourly descriptive statistics, not minute-move probabilities. Backfilled history never moves the observation cutoff above.
Event timeline
Source publication, receipt and analysis times are separate. All times UTC.
Source published: CoinDesk
Source received: CoinDesk
Event first detected by this site
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