{"id":42154,"date":"2026-03-16T11:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=42154"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:01:14","slug":"pepe-explodes-by-18-amid-altcoin-rally-btc-tapped-74k-market-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=42154","title":{"rendered":"PEPE Explodes by 18% Amid Altcoin Rally, BTC Tapped $74K: Market Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe frog-themed meme coin is today&#8217;s biggest gainer, followed by TAO, DOT, and BONK.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After a relatively quiet weekend despite the latest developments in the Middle East, bitcoin\u2019s price surged on Monday morning to a six-week peak of just over $74,000, where it was stopped.<\/p>\n<p>Many altcoins have produced even more impressive gains, including ETH, which reclaimed the $2,200 level, and ADA, which jumped by 10% at one point.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"btc-saw-new-local-peak\">BTC Saw New Local Peak<\/h2>\n<p>The previous business week began quite contrastingly to this one, as BTC\u2019s reaction to the weekend developments on the war front pushed it south to $65,600. However, the bulls intercepted the move and helped the asset recover several grand by Wednesday when it jumped to $68,000 after the CPI numbers came out for February.<\/p>\n<p>After a minor rejection at that point, bitcoin went on the attack once again on Friday. It skyrocketed to $74,000 for the second time in the past 10 days, only to be <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/btc-rejected-at-74k-amid-rising-middle-east-tensions-blackrocks-ethb-debuts-weekly-recap\/\">rejected<\/a> once again. It <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/tao-surges-by-double-digit-btc-price-eyes-72k-weekend-watch\/\">dipped<\/a> further to just over $70,000 during the weekend after the latest set of bombings in the Middle East, but managed to maintain that level.<\/p>\n<p>More volatility was expected on Monday morning when most legacy financial markets opened, including oil. Indeed, fluctuations arrived, but they <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/300-million-in-shorts-liquidated-as-btc-and-eth-rocket-to-6-week-peaks\/\">sent<\/a> BTC higher to a multi-week peak of just over $74,000. Although it failed there and now sits a grand lower, BTC is still up by 8% weekly.<\/p>\n<p>Its market cap has increased to $1.465 trillion on CG, while its dominance over the alts continues to sit below 57%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1431551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1431551\" style=\"width: 1835px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-16.png\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1431551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BTCUSD Chart March 16. Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"pepe-soars\">PEPE Soars<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum, Solana, and Cardano are the biggest beneficiaries of today\u2019s market-wide rally. All three have added around 6-8% of value, pushing ETH to well over $2,250, SOL to above $90, and ADA close to $0.40. HYPE, LINK, DOGE, XMR, AVAX, LTC, and XRP are also in the green, albeit in a more modest manner.<\/p>\n<p>There are some double-digit gainers as well. PEPE leads the pack with a notable 18% surge, followed by DOT and TAO. BONK, SHIB, and ZEC are next in line.<\/p>\n<p>The total crypto market cap added almost $100 billion daily and is close to $2.6 trillion on CG as of now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1431554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1431554\" style=\"width: 1877px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-16-125328.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1431554 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/m229SatnEWUWJyPg8tcYvg\/4804eb0f-5a0d-4c36-c682-ce2b89dac500\/w=9999\" alt=\"Cryptocurrency Market Overview March 16. 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