Crypto Market Tunes Out Washington Noise as Pepeto Reaches $11.2M, Bitcoin and XRP Struggle
Key Summary
The White House crypto chief is leaving, and the Clarity Act stalls, but investors are focusing on Pepeto, a meme coin with a high-staking model and no regulatory hurdles. Bitcoin and XRP are also in the spotlight, with Bitcoin trading at $81,370.62 and XRP at $1.33. Pepeto has surpassed $11.2 million in sales, with analysts projecting 100x growth after listing.
Market Update
The whole market slipped 2.04% in a day to $2.74 trillion.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin trades at $81,370.62 on CoinMarketCap, down 2.47% in a day and 36% below its $126,198 record from October 2025.
XRP
XRP sits at $1.33 on CoinMarketCap, down 2.72% over 24 hours and 65% under its $3.84 high from January 2018.
Pepeto
Pepeto, a meme coin sale whose staking pays out at listing, sits above $11.2 million in sales.
Clarity Act
The Clarity Act, which would set clear market rules, now waits. Law firm DLA Piper says Congress may wait until January 2027.
White House Crypto Chief
Patrick Witt, head of the President’s crypto council, is leaving, The Block reported on October 14. A White House official said his job there had ended, and no successor is in place.
Stablecoins
Lawmakers are still arguing over whether stablecoins can pay holders rewards.
Pepeto’s stakers already earn theirs. This meme coin is still in presale, and its cofounder also built the first Pepe coin. Its staking runs today, before the token ever lists.
PepetoSwap
PepetoSwap, its exchange, charges a 0.00% swap fee, so a $1,000 trade costs $0 instead of $3 on Uniswap. Your coins stay in your own wallet when you swap.
Analysis
Analysts project 100x for Pepeto after listing, though nothing is promised. The rest of the product works too. Pepeto is close to complete. The exchange is live, the bridge and scanner run, and staking pays every day. Nothing here waits on a vote in Congress. With the product working, the presale has gathered more than $11.2 million so far. A Binance listing is approaching, and every stage before it costs less than the one after.
Fund Flows
Bitcoin trades at $81,370.62 on CoinMarketCap, down 2.47% in a day and 36% below its $126,198 record from October 2025. US spot Bitcoin funds lost $65.4 million, all from BlackRock’s IBIT, Yahoo Finance reports. Those funds still hold about $57.1 billion in total net inflows.
XRP
XRP would need almost 3x just to see that old high again. US spot XRP funds took in a net $11.31 million from October 5 to 9, with Bitwise adding $10.55 million, per Yahoo Finance. Support sits at $1.32 to $1.38, and resistance waits at $1.50 to $1.56.
Pepeto Analysis
The last cycle showed what moving first was worth. Bitcoin fell to $15,460 on November 21, 2022, LMAX Digital records, and later hit $126,198, about 8x for anyone who bought into the fear. If you missed that run, this is a second chance to be early. The goal is not only a pump, though analysts project 100x. At today’s stage, $500 buys about 2.63 billion tokens, which would be $50,000 at 100x, with no guarantee. The Pepeto official website raises the price at each stage. This time, you can see the early stage while it is still open.