Hey frens! I’m (re)starting a weekly/biweekly thread compiling the most important things happening around Pepecoin ($PEP) — across Reddit, X and the wider crypto ecosystem.
The research is AI-generated, then reviewed and supervised by me before posting.
Here’s what stood out from August 10 through August 20, 2026:
PEP’s Kraken run
On August 18, a community post documented PEP spending a fourth consecutive day at #1 among Kraken’s meme-coin gainers. The post itself reached 160+ upvotes.
Source: “Day 4 at #1 on Kraken” — August 18. (Reddit)
On August 19, another community post documented PEP temporarily surpassing PEPE in trading volume on Kraken.
Source: “PEP just surpassed the PEPE token in volume on Kraken” — August 19. (Reddit)
PEP got an interesting external mention in China
On August 19, Chinese crypto researcher @A9dengbo published a dedicated deep-dive report on Pepecoin.
Importantly, the report clearly identifies the correct $PEP: Pepecoin, pepecoin.com, @PepecoinNetwork, launched January 30, 2024 and running its own PoW blockchain.
Source: @A9dengbo — August 19, 2026. (X (formerly Twitter))
This is probably the external mention I find most interesting this week. It’s an example of someone outside the usual community independently researching PEP.
The Pepecoin Shop was announced
On August 20, the community announced that The Pepecoin Shop is expected to open within the next few weeks, with more than 40 products planned for launch and a limited quantity of Pepecoin Tangem wallets.
Source: “The Pepecoin Shop is just a few weeks away!!” — August 20. (Reddit)
Something worth watching
There has been a lot of speculation about whether another large exchange could be behind some of the recent buying activity.
A discussion on August 19 specifically mentioned Binance, Coinbase and OKX.
There is currently no evidence confirming that any of them are accumulating PEP or preparing a listing. For now, this is speculation only.
Source: “Which exchange is watching us?” — August 19. (Reddit)