Here’s Why
PEPE Price Has Been Struggling Over The
Weekend
Here’s Why PEPE Price Has Been Struggling Over The Weekend
by Scott Matherson
3 mins ago
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The price of PEPE fell drastically on Saturday to reverse some of its gains
earlier in the week. Specifically, this price decline saw PEPE fall to
$0.00001088, representing a 7.5% decline in 24 hours. While PEPE s price
problems are part of the broader market downturn , recent whale movement seems
to have exacerbated the situation.
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Specifically, a crypto whale recently dumped a massive amount of PEPE tokens
for ETH. On-chain data shows a single wallet swapped over 1.4 trillion PEPE
tokens for ETH, contributing to downward pressure on price.
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According to on-chain data from TheDataNerd, a notable PEPE whale, known by
the address 0x837, made a strategic shift by converting over $18
million from PEPE to Ethereum• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Ethereum over the weekend. Such a large exit is a clear
bearish signal for PEPE. These Ethereum• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Ethereum holdings were subsequently staked into
the Compound protocol, suggesting a long-term investment• Экономика » Финансы » Инвестиции.
On-chain data shows that the whale recently deposited 300 billion PEPE, worth
about $3.85 million, into crypto exchange Binance. With this deposit• Экономика » Финансы » Инвестиции » Вклад, the
whale incurred an estimated $1.73 million loss. Interestingly, this
wasn t a one-off deposit• Экономика » Финансы » Инвестиции » Вклад.
The whale had initially deposited 1.1 trillion PEPE tokens worth $14.42
million to Binance, which were likely also converted to ETH. Consequently,
this whale has deposited 1.4 trillion PEPE on Binance in the past two days.
Furthermore, on-chain data shows that whale 0x837 withdrew 1,728
ETH worth 5.86 million from Binance, increasing its accumulation to 4,374 ETH
worth $14.91 million over the last two days.
The whale 0x837 already switch all $PEPE into $ETH .
3 hours ago, he withdrew 1,728 $ETH (~$5.86M) from #Binance ð he totally
accumulated 4,374 $ETH (~$14.91M) during last 2 days.
Those $ETH were staked into #Compound . https://t.co/vUBwSf5G90
pic.twitter.com/nU5YRUHXXM
— The Data Nerd (@OnchainDataNerd) June 29, 2024
PEPE market cap currently at $4.7 billion. Chart: TradingView
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This whale s decision to convert all of its PEPE holdings into ETH
despite being at a loss suggests a deliberate strategic investment• Экономика » Финансы » Инвестиции decision.
This action reflects the market s confidence in Ethereum• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Ethereum, fueled by the
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Many market participants have drawn parallels with the events that occurred
with the launch of Spot Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin ETFs and speculated that Ethereum• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Ethereum could see a
similar surge . According to Bryan Armour, an ETF analyst at Morningstar, the
launch of Spot Ethereum• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Ethereum ETFs might not generate the same level of excitement
as Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin did, given the differences in market size of both cryptocurrencies• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта.
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At the time of writing, PEPE is trading at $0.00001129 and has recovered
slightly since Saturday s lows. However, the meme token has experienced
a 3.58% and 3.77% decline in the past 24 hours and seven days, respectively.
Ethereum• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Ethereum has also experienced a 3.2% decline in the past seven days and is
currently trading at $3,390.
Featured image from Reddit, chart from TradingView