Pepeto said its presale had approached $11 million as its stages sold out faster, with late-2020 Dogecoin holders among the wallets reportedly entering the sale. The project says its full DeFi toolkit is days from launch and is designed to address high fees and slow trades on Ethereum. Its proposed PepetoSwap platform would offer zero-fee swaps, while a lock-and-mint bridge would support cross-chain transfers at no cost, according to the release. A lead developer described as trained by Binance is overseeing the product. Bitcoin had surpassed $78,523, up 23% over the week, while CryptoQuant data cited in the release showed 270,000 BTC moving into whale wallets. The release also cited a $200,000 Bitcoin forecast from Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan, with Benzinga reporting expected quarterly ETF inflows of $20 billion. Claims linking Elon Musk to Pepeto remain unverified. PEPETO has no exchange listing and is sold only through the Official Pepeto Website, according to the release, which warns that other sellers are fake and says the material is not investment, financial or trading advice.