PEPE rises as BTC falls — token gains 23% in a week 🔥

Meme coin PEPE has unexpectedly emerged among the market leaders: it rose about 13% in a day, with weekly gains exceeding 23%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin fell over the same week, and DOGE and SHIB also lost value.

There were no major project announcements or new listings to explain PEPE’s rise. One possible reason is a short squeeze: the price increase may have forced traders betting on a decline to close their positions, amplifying the upward move.

But there’s a catch: overall trading volume in the crypto market was declining. So it’s too early to talk about a full-fledged resurgence of interest in meme coins — PEPE’s rise may be a localized move.

The key question now is whether the token can hold on to its gains or whether the rally will quickly give way to a correction.

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