Most cryptocurrency news reads like it was made for traders. This week's biggest story is about normal people. Telegram rolled out its Money wallet to more users on October 9, putting crypto in reach of over one billion people, per CoinGape. Yet Bitcoin still trades near $83,000, a third under its record.
Each time crypto landed in an app people already use, the market grew in the months after. The big coins will feel that. But a billion new users will need somewhere to trade, and that is where Pepeto comes in. Its zero fee exchange is already live, and buyers have put $11.2 million into its presale before listing day.
Telegram opening its Money wallet to all users is the top story. It puts crypto sends in front of over a billion people. Transfers inside Money are instant and carry zero network fees, CoinGape reported on October 9.
GRAM jumped 9% to $1.56 on the news. KuCoin's daily report for October 10 confirmed the wider rollout and showed the Fear and Greed Index climbing to 64. When a billion people can send crypto as easily as a text, demand for the coins and tools around it tends to follow.
Telegram just gave a billion people an easy way to send crypto. Sending is the simple part, though. Trading is where most people bleed money, through fees, poor fills, and bots that jump ahead of their orders.
Pepeto was built to fix that side. It is the presale behind PepetoSwap, an exchange that is live today with a 0.00% swap fee. Users pay only network gas, and nothing goes to the exchange.

That matters, because crypto does not forgive mistakes. One bad trade can wipe out a month of gains. PepetoSwap guards against the worst ones. A private relay hides each order from bots by default, and buyers can set limit orders or spread a buy over time.
The exchange has been tested on $50 million of daily volume so far. Every part of it is built so users keep more of what they make. While Telegram brings in new users, Pepeto buyers hold the token tied to an exchange built for that exact crowd.
That is a very different seat at the table. Pepeto has pulled in $11.2 million, and its price today is $0.0000001897. Stakers currently earn 162% a year, and a Binance listing is approaching.
Every new stage is priced higher than the last. A 100x from this stage would make $200 worth $20,000. That kind of start only exists before listing day, and it shrinks with each stage.
STRK trades at $0.1048, up 40.68% in a day, per CoinMarketCap. The jump came after Starknet said it may become its own layer 1, as Decrypt reported on October 9.
It wants to be fully safe from quantum computers by 2027. That big promise could pull in new users. But no move date is set yet, so this rally now depends on details still to come.
DOT trades at $1.24, per CoinMarketCap. Polkadot launched dotUSD on October 8, per FXStreet. It is a stablecoin run by a community vote, not a company.
DOT has since pushed past the $1.19 level FXStreet called the first wall, with support near $1.07 below. A steady climb looks likely, but a $2 billion coin needs time to turn news into real use.
Starknet and Polkadot both made real cryptocurrency news this week, and both now need months of follow through to prove it. Pepeto plays a different game. It already runs a live exchange, has $11.2 million behind it, and counts the Pepe cofounder on its team.
Every cycle splits buyers into two groups. One buys while the market is unsure and holds into the recovery. The other reads about them later.
Telegram is about to send a billion people looking for a place to trade. Buy Pepeto before the presale closes, and you are already in the first group when they arrive.
Visit Pepeto to buy at the current stage price

The cryptocurrency news for 2026 points to wider use. Telegram's wallet now reaches over a billion users, and early tools like Pepeto's exchange keep drawing buyers.
Pepeto has more room, because STRK and DOT already trade while Pepeto still sells at presale price. Its buyers get in before Telegram's billion users go hunting for an exchange.