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Altcoins27 Oct, 2026

Monad Offered Early Investors Up to $60M to Sell Locked MON — Almost All Declined

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Altcoins13 Aug, 2026

Dogecoin Futures Speculation Returns as DOGE Falls 70%

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Altcoins10 Aug, 2026

Mastercard’s $1.8B BVNK Deal Shows Bitcoin’s Growing Institutional Role

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 27 Oct, 2026 · 3 min

Zcash founders split over $125M grant fund’s future

Zcash co-founders are at odds over the $125 million grant fund, with Josh Swihart rejecting Sean Bowe’s call to disable only the Zcash Community Grants stream. Swihart urged retiring the entire development fund instead, warning a partial change would sow market uncertainty and deepen community division.

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AltcoinsJames Walker · 24 Oct, 2026 · 3 min

XRP Ledger gets $150M Franklin Templeton fund shares

XRP Ledger added $150 million in tokenized money market fund shares from Franklin Templeton on Friday, concentrated in a single wallet. The move lifts the wallet’s balance to nearly 193 million sgBENJI at a recorded $1.039 per share, underscoring the ledger’s growing tokenized assets footprint.

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AltcoinsJames Walker · 19 Oct, 2026 · 3 min

XRP Ledger fixes lending code, still 10 votes short

XRP Ledger will deploy a batch of bug fixes Friday, including patches to its proposed lending system pitched since June. The feature remains inactive and 10 validator votes short of approval. Network changes require more than 80% support from 35 default-trusted validators (29 votes) sustained for two straight weeks.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 16 Oct, 2026 · 3 min

Altcoins Lead as Celestia Jumps 16%; Bitcoin Near $82K

Bitcoin (BTC) held near $82,500 on Friday as altcoins advanced, led by a 16% rally in Celestia (TIA). Ether (ETH) edged up 0.5% to about $2,450, while broad market gauges showed four in five large-cap tokens higher. Bitcoin stayed above Thursday’s brief break below $80,000 after a 03:30 UTC dip to roughly $81,600.

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AltcoinsJames Walker · 15 Oct, 2026 · 3 min

Mastercard Enables Stablecoin Spend in 130+ Countries

Mastercard is enabling stablecoin spending across its global payments network, unveiled on Oct. 15 with BVNK. The launch allows digital dollar balances to be used at hundreds of millions of merchant locations through one integration, with card issuing in 130+ countries and bank payouts powered by Mastercard Move.

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AltcoinsJames Walker · 14 Oct, 2026 · 6 min

Bitwise and SVRN Build Different Investment Strategies Around NEAR and AI

Bitwise’s NEAR ETF and SVRN’s plan to accumulate 10% of NEAR’s token supply offer different ways to gain exposure to the network’s AI infrastructure ambitions. Both strategies depend on whether growing blockchain and AI-agent activity can translate into sustainable economic value.

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AltcoinsJames Walker · 10 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

XRP Ledger Fixes Decade-Old Bug That Could Have Created Billions in XRP

The XRP Ledger patched a vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to create spendable XRP without properly funding the transactions. Researchers discovered the flaw, which may have existed since 2015, and RippleX confirmed the attack in a controlled environment but reported no evidence of exploitation on public networks.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 9 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

Zcash Developers Target January for Quantum-Resistant Payment Upgrades

Zcash developers are targeting January to introduce post-quantum signature instructions aimed at protecting transparent payments against potential future cryptographic attacks. The team is also developing a wallet privacy tool that can check balances without revealing which addresses belong to the same user.

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AltcoinsJames Walker · 2 Oct, 2026 · 3 min

XRP Moves 35M; Mystery Wallet Forwards 6.5M Within Hours

XRP recorded a 35 million token transfer at 00:21 UTC on Oct. 2, worth $52.4 million, from a Ripple-labeled account to an unlabeled address. Within three hours, that receiving wallet forwarded 6.5 million XRP, underscoring fresh on‑chain movement tied to tagged payments on the XRP Ledger.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 1 Oct, 2026 · 3 min

Zcash Jumps to $1,687 as Privacy Coins Beat Bitcoin 7%

Zcash (ZEC) led privacy coins to outsized September gains as capital rotated away from larger altcoins. ZEC climbed from just under $860 on Sept. 1 to a $1,687.78 peak on Sept. 27 before settling at $1,393 by Sept. 30. Several privacy coins rose more than 30%, beating Bitcoin’s 7% advance.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 30 Sept, 2026 · 2 min

Cardano tapped by Petrobras for 2 low‑carbon fuel pilots

Cardano will underpin two Petrobras research pilots announced Wednesday to verify claims around lower‑carbon fuels. The state‑controlled energy company is testing blockchain-based provenance for sustainable aviation fuel and Diesel R, aiming to improve traceability for cleaner jet fuel and diesel. The effort underscores growing enterprise use of on‑chain verification.

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AltcoinsJames Walker · 29 Sept, 2026 · 3 min

Zcash moves Tachyon’s Udon into Zakura Common library

Zcash developers began migrating code from Project Tachyon into software already used across the network, moving Udon into the Zakura Common cryptography library on Monday. The step is designed to accelerate private payments and prepare the ecosystem for significantly higher volumes of shielded transactions.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 24 Sept, 2026 · 2 min

Litecoin Jumps 8% as Bitcoin Slips 3% in 24 Hours

Litecoin (LTC) surged nearly 8% over the past 24 hours to about $66, its highest level since January, bucking broader market weakness. The move matters because it extends a 37% month-to-date rally as Bitcoin (BTC) fell 3% in 24 hours and is up just 6% this month.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 23 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

XRP Ledger upgrade enters 14-day countdown with 80% backing

XRP Ledger began a 14-day activation countdown on Sept. 21 for PermissionDelegationV1_1, a feature that lets one account delegate payments or compliance approvals to another. With 29 of 35 validators backing it—above the 80% threshold—the upgrade could go live Oct. 5 at 11:18 UTC if support holds.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 19 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

21Shares Says Growing XRPL Activity Could Lift XRP Demand

21Shares says expanding payments, stablecoins, tokenized assets and DeFi activity on the XRP Ledger could increase demand for XRP through fees, reserves and bridge transactions.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 17 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Ripple Adds XRP and RLUSD Support to Stripe-Tempo AI Payments Standard

Ripple has expanded the XRP Ledger AI Starter Kit with support for Stripe and Tempo’s Machine Payments Protocol and the Open Wallet Standard, adding XRP and RLUSD to automated AI payments.

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AltcoinsJames Walker · 15 Sept, 2026 · 3 min

Bitget Wallet Lists 1,700+ Reality rTokens on Sept. 15

Bitget Wallet will list Reality’s tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs on Sept. 15, expanding access to more than 1,700 assets for its 100 million-plus users. The rTokens launch on Arbitrum and Morph, adding Reality as the wallet’s third tokenized-equity issuer alongside Ondo and xStocks. The move broadens retail distribution for tokenized equities.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 15 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

XRP Ledger Batch Upgrade Nears Activation After Security Overhaul

XRP Ledger’s Batch V1.1 amendment is nearing the required validator support after a major security review. The upgrade would allow multiple transactions to execute atomically in one ledger close.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 11 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Hyperliquid Strategies Adds $29.65M in HYPE as Price Falls Below Cost

Hyperliquid Strategies accumulated and staked another 365,000 HYPE worth about $29.65 million, adding to a large treasury position as the token trades below its recent average purchase price.

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AltcoinsJames Walker · 9 Sept, 2026 · 3 min

LAPTOP token launches Wednesday as Hunter Biden targets TRUMP

LAPTOP token will launch Wednesday, with Hunter Biden positioning the project as a response to TRUMP token losses. He called TRUMP a “grift” and said LAPTOP is about “resilience, redemption and recovery,” pledging distributions to nearly one million wallets identified as having lost money on TRUMP.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 7 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Zcash Climbs Past $1,200 as Market Cap Exceeds $20 Billion

Zcash surged above $1,200 and briefly reached $1,249, pushing its market capitalization above $20 billion. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency has gained more than 45% in a week as institutional access, privacy demand and mining activity accelerate.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 1 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Zcash Leads August Crypto Rally With 82% Surge

The crypto market added roughly $500 billion in August, pushing total market capitalization above $2.7 trillion. Zcash led major cryptocurrencies with an 82% monthly gain, while several large-cap altcoins also outperformed Bitcoin.

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AltcoinsEmma Collins · 18 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Monad Offered Early Investors Up to $60M to Sell Locked MON — Almost All Declined

Monad offered early investors up to $60 million to sell their locked MON tokens ahead of scheduled unlocks, but almost all declined. The move comes as MON trades below its public-sale price while Monad’s DeFi activity continues to expand.

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AltcoinsJames Walker · 13 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Dogecoin Futures Speculation Returns as DOGE Falls 70%

Dogecoin futures positioning has returned to October 2025 levels even as DOGE trades near $0.07, creating a growing mismatch between leveraged speculation and price weakness.

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AltcoinsJames Walker · 10 Aug, 2026 · 6 min

Mastercard’s $1.8B BVNK Deal Shows Bitcoin’s Growing Institutional Role

Mastercard’s $1.8 billion BVNK acquisition highlights growing institutional demand for stablecoin infrastructure and Bitcoin-linked digital payments.