Bitcoin steadies near $81,700 as altcoins rebound, pepe climbs 13%
CoinDesk· Oliver Knight· Oct 23, 2026 · 10:54 AM
Bitcoin rose 0.5% to around $81,700 since midnight UTC while the CoinDesk 80 gained 1.4% and memecoins climbed 2.9%.
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