</figure><p>Launched in April 2023 by anonymous creators, Pepe has quickly become one of the top traded cryptocurrencies without a presale, airdrop or a marketing muscle.</p><p>Pepe the Frog is a cartoon character crafted by artist Matt Furie for his comic book "Boy’s Club". $PEPE has no association with Matt Furie or his creation Pepe the Frog.</p><p>In contrast to the <a href="https://www.coinjar.com/buy/dogecoin?ref=blog.coinjar.com">DOGE</a> and <a href="https://www.coinjar.com/buy/shiba-inu?ref=blog.coinjar.com">SHIB</a> memecoins, which took almost four years and 10 months for its market capitalisation to surpass $1 billion, Pepe reached the same milestone within three weeks of its launch. The price of $PEPE has been highly volatile since then.</p><p>While Pepe is a very, very expensive crypto in-joke, with <a href="https://www.coinjar.com/card?ref=blog.coinjar.com">CoinJar Card,</a> you can nominate Pepe as your spend account and use it for in-store and online purchases everywhere Mastercard is accepted. And really, is there any better conversation starter than telling a mate you just bought them coffee with Pepe?</p><p>Pepe won’t initially be available for purchase through CoinJar Bundles or on CoinJar Exchange, but will be added in the near future.</p><p><strong>Please note that PEPE tokens are “jokes”, with no real purpose. They have a tendency to be extremely volatile and it is possible that you may lose money in the long term.</strong></p><p><strong>Cryptocurrencies are complex and unregulated in the UK. Cryptocurrency profits may be subject to Capital Gains Tax. The value of investments is variable and can go down as well as up. </strong></p><p>Happy Trading!</p><p>CoinJar Team</p><p></p><hr><p></p><p><br></p>