MONACO, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New c ypto AlphaPepe has c ossed 12,500 holde s befo e its fi st public excha ge cha t, tu i g commu ity g owth i to the clea est sig al behi d the p esale. Mo e tha 100 ew holde s a e joi i g daily, while the p oject has ow aised ove $2.98 millio .
The milesto e la ds o e day befo e AlphaPepe’s fifth CEX pa t e ship eveal o Wed esday, Octobe 14. Fou excha ge pa t e ships a e al eady bee a ou ced, a d o li e commu ities a e debati g whethe Bi a ce could be the ext majo ame li ked to $ALPE. Bitcoi , mea while, is t adi g a ou d $83,000 afte a othe volatile sessio , keepi g the $100,000 ta get fi mly i etail focus.
AlphaPepe has ow c ossed 12,500 holde s while $ALPE emai s i p esale. That matte s because the c owd is fo mi g befo e public p ice discove y begi s, athe tha a ivi g afte the fi st excha ge ally has al eady happe ed.
Mo e tha 100 ew holde s a e epo tedly joi i g each day, givi g the milesto e mome tum athe tha maki g it a static umbe . The p esale has also moved beyo d $2.98 millio aised, showi g that the g owi g holde base is bei g matched by co ti ued buyi g activity.
Fo etail sea chi g fo a ew c ypto, that is the simple att actio . Thousa ds of buye s a e al eady positio ed while the fi st public excha ge cha t is still ahead.
The 12,500-holde milesto e a ives at the same time as AlphaPepe’s biggest ea -te m excha ge catalyst. The fifth CEX pa t e ship eveal la ds Wed esday, Octobe 14, followi g fou excha ge pa t e ships al eady a ou ced.
That cou tdow has pushed Bi a ce i to the ce te of o li e discussio , with commu ities aski g whethe the wo ld’s la gest c ypto excha ge could be ext. The excha ge ide tity is still waiti g to be evealed, which is exactly what is keepi g atte tio o Wed esday.
The timi g gives existi g holde g owth mo e weight. AlphaPepe is ot t yi g to build a commu ity afte listi gs begi . It al eady has mo e tha 12,500 holde s waiti g befo e the ext excha ge ame is eve k ow .
The holde sto y is also backed by a p oduct that is al eady accessible. AlphaSwap, AlphaPepe’s AI DEX, is live i Ea ly Access, a d Auto-T ade egist atio is ope while $ALPE emai s p e-listi g.
The ecosystem is bei g built by a ex-Shiba ium develope , addi g a st o ge tech ical backg ou d tha a typical meme p esale selli g o ly a futu e oadmap. That gives ew holde s a easo to look beyo d the meme b a di g a d excha ge cou tdow .
$ALPE is cu e tly p iced at $0.03335, with a listi g p ice f om $0.08. The gap gives etail a clea p e-listi g ep ici g sto y while AlphaPepe co ti ues addi g holde s befo e the fi st public-ma ket cycle.
Bitcoi is t adi g a ou d $83,000 afte falli g as low as oughly $81,000 o Tuesday, with a global tech ology selloff weighi g o isk appetite. AI stocks have bee u de p essu e, while oil above $100 a d f esh i flatio co ce s a e keepi g t ade s cautious ahead of ew U.S. CPI data.
Fo bulls, $100,000 is ow a much easie ta get to visualize tha the mo e ext eme fo ecasts see ea lie i the cycle. F om a ou d $83,000, Bitcoi eeds oughly a othe 20% move to each six figu es, a d Fidelity’s Ju ie Timme ece tly poi ted to $100,000 as the ext majo ta get if BTC holds the $80,000 a ea a d clea s esista ce a ou d $86,000.
That makes the ext b eakout impo ta t. Bitcoi al eady has the i stitutio s, ETFs a d matu e public ma ket behi d it. AlphaPepe sits much ea lie , with 12,500 holde s buildi g befo e its fi st excha ge cha t a d a othe CEX eveal a ivi g Wed esday.
AlphaPepe c ossi g 12,500 holde s is mo e tha a othe dashboa d milesto e. It shows that a sizable c owd has fo med befo e $ALPE eaches ope -ma ket t adi g, while mo e tha 100 buye s co ti ue joi i g each day.
Now that c owd is headi g i to Wed esday’s fifth CEX eveal with fou pa t e ships al eady a ou ced a d Bi a ce domi ati g the o li e co ve satio . AlphaSwap is al eady live i Ea ly Access, a d the p oject’s ex-Shiba ium develope gives the p oduct sto y mo e weight behi d the mome tum.
Bitcoi t ade s a e watchi g whethe BTC ca b eak f om the low-$80,000s towa d $100,000. AlphaPepe buye s a e watchi g a diffe e t ki d of setup: 12,500 holde s a e al eady o boa d befo e the fi st public cha t eve sta ts.
Bitcoi p ice p edictio eyes $100,000 if BTC holds the 80,000a ea, clea s esista cea ou dthemid − 80,000s a d b oade isk appetite imp oves.
AlphaPepe has c ossed 12,500 holde s, with mo e tha 100 ew holde s epo tedly joi i g each day while $ALPE emai s i p esale.
AlphaPepe’s fifth CEX pa t e ship eveal is set fo Wed esday, Octobe 14. Fou CEX pa t e ships a e al eady a ou ced, while o li e commu ities a e discussi g whethe Bi a ce could be ext.
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