The crypto market has had plenty of twists and turns this quarter, and large-cap coins have faced substantial pressure. Bitcoin has recently been hovering around 77K, and XRP hasn’t really shown much improvement either. The main drivers are still macro factors and shifts in regulatory sentiment. But what’s interesting is that in this kind of market, funds have started flowing into new projects instead—especially ones that truly have products and have undergone audits.

With that in mind, the idea of XRP reaching $100 would, mathematically, require a market cap of around $6 trillion—more than Apple and Microsoft combined. Most analysts’ current expectations are fairly pragmatic: before 2030, it may be somewhere between $5 and $20. But this also highlights a problem: the upside growth space for major coins is indeed limited. That’s why you see projects like Pepeto attracting so much attention.

What’s interesting is that Pepeto isn’t just another traditional meme coin. It has real ecosystem utilities—PepetoSwap, Pepeto Bridge, and Pepeto Exchange are already live. And behind it are co-founders from the original Pepe token, which lends the project a degree of credibility. More importantly, it has passed dual audits from SolidProof and Coinsult, which is uncommon for new projects.

Now that the presale has already broken through $7.30 million, its 212% APY staking mechanism is drawing in long-term holders. The presale price is 0.000000185. By comparison, if it can reach a $50 million market cap—which, in this meme-utility wave, isn’t really that far-fetched—there’s still room for returns. Compared with the prediction that XRP may need to wait “for decades” just to potentially reach triple digits, this way of thinking has indeed attracted a lot of investor attention.

What the market values most right now comes down to three things: first, audit certification; second, real products; and third, confirmation from mainstream exchanges. Pepeto has coverage across all three, which also explains why it can keep pulling in capital even during a bear market. While the macro environment is still under pressure, the trend of funds moving from the broader market into new projects with real applications does reflect that participants are becoming more rational.