Key Takeaways
- • Bitfinex opened sales of two CMCC Global-run crypto funds on October 22, 2026, at $10 per token for CREST (dollar-denominated, aiming to beat US Treasury bill rates) or 0.0001 BTC for LBAF (targeting 8% to 12% annual returns in bitcoin), with sales closing October 30, according to Cryptonomist and Cointrust.
- • The article is a promotional piece that promotes the Pepeto presale, a token not yet listed, with a claimed 160% APY that the article itself says is variable and not promised, and an analyst-projected 100x post-listing rise that it describes as unguaranteed.
- • Pepeto's presale has raised more than $11.2 million at a stated price of $0.0000001902, with no Binance listing date set, so the article's return claims cannot be independently verified.
- • The piece also cites Zcash, which rose about 13% to near $1,316 on October 21 as Bitwise's Zcash fund took in $1.61 million after $10.45 million of outflows on October 19, and Hyperliquid's HYPE, trading near $77.83, about 21% below its $97.96 September 23 peak.
Summary
Bitfinex put two funds run by CMCC Global on sale on October 22, 2026, according to Cointrust and Cryptonomist. CREST pays in US dollars and aims to beat US Treasury bill rates, while LBAF targets 8% to 12% annual returns counted in bitcoin. Each token costs $10 for CREST or 0.0001 BTC for LBAF, and subscriptions close on October 30.
The article, published under the TechBullion banner, frames these funds as a baseline and argues that larger early-stage gains come from presales. It promotes Pepeto, a frog-themed meme coin whose presale price is stated as $0.0000001902, with more than $11.2 million raised so far and rising prices at each stage. The piece says the token has an exchange and scanner already live, that SolidProof audited its code, and that its cofounder built the original Pepe coin. It describes a staking pool showing a 160% APY at the current rate, while noting that the rate changes daily and is not promised. The article states Binance listing is approaching with no date set, and cites analysts projecting a 100x rise after listing, which it acknowledges cannot be guaranteed. These are claims made by the promoter rather than independently verified facts, and the article includes a disclaimer that crypto carries risk.
In market context, the article reports ZEC rose about 13% to near $1,316 on October 21, according to The Crypto Times, after Bitwise's Zcash fund took in $1.61 million that day following $10.45 million in outflows on October 19. ZEC traded near $1,230 on CoinGecko at the time of writing. The article also cites Hyperliquid's HYPE trading near $77.83 on CoinGecko, about 21% below its $97.96 peak on September 23, with 222.4 million of 955.3 million tokens in circulation per 24/7 Wall St. Decrypt is cited for Zcash having risen more than 2,000% in the year to early October.
Institutional readers should weigh the fund-level facts separately from the promotional token claims, which lack independent verification and disclosed terms.
The article, published under the TechBullion banner, frames these funds as a baseline and argues that larger early-stage gains come from presales. It promotes Pepeto, a frog-themed meme coin whose presale price is stated as $0.0000001902, with more than $11.2 million raised so far and rising prices at each stage. The piece says the token has an exchange and scanner already live, that SolidProof audited its code, and that its cofounder built the original Pepe coin. It describes a staking pool showing a 160% APY at the current rate, while noting that the rate changes daily and is not promised. The article states Binance listing is approaching with no date set, and cites analysts projecting a 100x rise after listing, which it acknowledges cannot be guaranteed. These are claims made by the promoter rather than independently verified facts, and the article includes a disclaimer that crypto carries risk.
In market context, the article reports ZEC rose about 13% to near $1,316 on October 21, according to The Crypto Times, after Bitwise's Zcash fund took in $1.61 million that day following $10.45 million in outflows on October 19. ZEC traded near $1,230 on CoinGecko at the time of writing. The article also cites Hyperliquid's HYPE trading near $77.83 on CoinGecko, about 21% below its $97.96 peak on September 23, with 222.4 million of 955.3 million tokens in circulation per 24/7 Wall St. Decrypt is cited for Zcash having risen more than 2,000% in the year to early October.
Institutional readers should weigh the fund-level facts separately from the promotional token claims, which lack independent verification and disclosed terms.
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