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Bitcoin (BTC) Trades Near $81,600 as Pepe (PEPE) Gains 9% Over 24 Hours

Bitcoin (BTC) Trades Near $81,600 as Pepe (PEPE) Gains 9% Over 24 Hours

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At 7:02 a.m. ET (11:02 UTC) Friday, Bitcoin (BTC) stood at $81,565, down 0.47% over the prior 24 hours, while Pepe (PEPE) advanced 9.29% to $0.00000493. An earlier snapshot at 6:54 a.m. ET (10:54 UTC) put Bitcoin near $81,700, up 0.5% from midnight UTC, or 8 p.m. ET Thursday. It also showed Ether (ETH) up 0.9% and a memecoin gauge up 2.9%. During Thursday’s market decline , Bitcoin was $81,394.33 at 4 p.m. ET on Oct. 22, down 3.61% for the day. The Memecoin Index was down 6.27%. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is scheduled to meet Oct. 27-28.

Source: TokenPost

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