CoinDesk Follow Bitcoin steadies near $81,700 as altcoins rebound, pepe climbs 13% Bitcoin rose 0.5% to around $81,700 since midnight UTC while the CoinDesk 80 gained 1.4% and memecoins climbed 2.9%. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/23/bitcoin-steadies-near-usd81-700-as-altcoins-rebound-pepe-climbs-13 coindesk.com