PEPE and Solana (SOL) on the Rise Following Listings on US-Based Crypto Exchange Bitstamp
Two popular altcoins are surging in price after receiving surprise listings from US-based crypto exchange platform Bitstamp. In a new blog post, the crypto exchange says that its US branch is adding support for smart contract platform Solana (SOL) and Pepe (PEPE), a frog-themed meme asset built on top altcoin Ethereum (ETH). “The day US fans of Solana and Pepe have been waiting for is finally here! We’re excited to announce that well-known Solana and the popular meme coin Pepe are now available for trading on Bitstamp in the US.” News of the listings sent both SOL and PEPE flying, as Solana went from a low of $235 on November 28th to a peak of $246 the next day while PEPE went from a low of $0.00001941 to a peak of $0.00002101 during the same time frame. Both SOL and PEPE have since retraced and are trading for $240 and $0.00002038 at time of writing, respectively. In its post, Bitstamp describes Solana as “a cutting-edge blockchain platfo...