Latest Altcoins crypto news, confirmed by at least two independent publishers, with short briefs and links to every source.
Shiba Inu has launched on the Solana network, giving users there direct access to trade the token. CoinMarketCap data cited in both reports shows SHIB's 24-hour trading volume rising sharply after the launch.
Charles Hoskinson defended Cardano's development after criticism over liquidity, stablecoin activity and DEX volume.
Ripple and Brevan Howard have expanded their relationship. Ripple Prime will provide multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing and financing services to Brevan Howard funds.
Altcoins experience varied price movements while testing key chart levels and moving averages. XRP trades near $1.52 with support from rising short-term moving averages.
The Solana Foundation has released an open-source delivery versus payment (DvP) program for institutional trade settlement.
Solana recorded more spot DEX volume than Ethereum mainnet, all Ethereum Layer 2 networks and Hyperliquid combined in a single daily session, according to Blockworks data.
Peter Brandt shared an XRP chart that points to a developing cup-and-handle setup. The key breakout level is $1.6572. XRP trades around $1.52 and has consolidated near that level.
Two XRP rich-list breakdowns estimate the balance needed to reach certain wallet percentiles. One cites 2,920 XRP for the top 10%, 10,000 XRP for the top 4% and 44,000 XRP for the top 1%.
XRP Seoul 2026, held during Korea Blockchain Week at Seoul's Grand Hyatt, drew more than 5,000 attendees, up from over 3,000 the prior year.
Andrew Tate moved 20,950 HYPE tokens worth about $1.87 million to Binance, according to Lookonchain data cited in both reports. He still holds about 63,550 HYPE.
The team behind the Official Trump (TRUMP) meme coin announced a gala dinner with President Donald Trump for the top 185 holders.
Cardano daily transactions reached 33,467 on Sept. 30, 2026, a seven-day high and a 43% rise from 23,400. The network processed roughly 190,000 transactions from Sept. 24 to Sept.
SBI Holdings finalized its acquisition of Japanese exchange Bitbank in October, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal used a three‑step share swap, transferring 53,704 shares and issuing 48,952 new shares.
Ripple released 1 billion XRP from escrow on October 1 and returned 700 million XRP to escrow hours later. The returned tokens were split into two transactions of 400 million and 300 million XRP.
XRP's bullish-to-bearish social comment ratio fell to 0.67, its lowest reading since August, according to Santiment. A ratio below 1.0 means bearish commentary outnumbers bullish posts across X, Reddit and Telegram.
DogeOS has opened a public testnet where developers can build payments, trading, lending and games using test DOGE. The test network is a separate application layer, not an upgrade to Dogecoin's main blockchain.
The official TRUMP memecoin on Solana opened a time-weighted holder contest on September 30, 2026. Top 185 wallets on the leaderboard earn seats at a November 22, 2026 Washington D.C.
Evernorth's merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II won shareholder approval, putting its 473 million XRP treasury on course for a Nasdaq listing. About 20.5 million shares voted in favor and 1.4 million against.
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