DOGE$0.09419 2.58%

TRX$0.3348 0.36%

LINK$15.09 7.12%

ZEC$1,524.27 3.64%

ADA$0.2457 3.14%

XRP$1.49 1.23%

ETH$2,686.13 0.03%

BTC$83,690.02 0.88%

XMR$538.84 0.84%

BNB$767.38 1.08%

XLM$0.2242 4.12%

SOL$119.21 2.12%

HYPE$88.90 2.46%

Altcoins

The term "altcoin" refers to any cryptocurrency that has launched since Bitcoin (BTC). In the early days of Bitcoin, developers forked the open-source code to create… The term "altcoin" refers to any cryptocurrency that has launched since Bitcoin (BTC). In the early days of Bitcoin, developers forked the open-source code to create new currencies. Over time, these Bitcoin alternatives began to diverge further from their progenitor with different supply schedules and privacy features. The term "altcoin" refers to any cryptocurrency that has launched since Bitcoin (BTC). In the early days of Bitcoin, developers forked the open-source code to create new currencies. Over time, these Bitcoin alternatives began to diverge further from their progenitor with different supply schedules and privacy features.

Altseason is coming — and traders are more discerning this time

Christina Comben3 hours ago

Bitcoin price steadies, ONDO rallies as US Treasury yields hit 2007 highs

Sep 24, 2026

Charles Bennett

Crypto metric signals altseason as Bitcoin market-cap share stalls below 60%

Sep 22, 2026

Kyle Samani predicts SOL flippening, claims ‘no one’ uses ETH

Sep 21, 2026

NEAR jumps nearly 80% in a week as Intents volume nears $30B

Sep 21, 2026

HYPE hits record above $90 as Hyperliquid launches manual borrowing

Sep 18, 2026

Altcoins: All latest articles

Zcash gains 20% as Paradigm founder reveals firm made ZEC investment

Zcash rose about 20% in 24 hours as Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang disclosed that the firm invested in ZEC amid a broader crypto market rally.

Sep 17, 2026

Standard Chartered forecasts SKY rising fivefold to $0.325 by 2028

The bank expects Sky to pass five times as much value to token holders by 2028 as USDS adoption and borrowing capacity continue to expand.

Sep 11, 2026

Solana sees record 263K tokens issued in a single day

Memecoin platform Pump.fun accounted for most of the new tokens among launchpads, as the Solana network notched a new all-time daily issuance high.

Sep 10, 2026

Zcash hits highest price since 2016 as market cap tops $20B

ZEC gained 45% over the past week, extending its rally since Grayscale converted its Zcash Trust into an ETF that began trading Aug. 25.

Sep 7, 2026

Token buybacks are booming. But are they good for crypto projects?

Crypto projects are spending hundreds of millions buying their own tokens. But are buybacks creating lasting value — or just making tokens look more valuable than they really are?

Sep 4, 2026

Christina Comben

MANTRA token sinks 18% to record low amid blockchain halt

The token recovered to about $0.0044 after setting a new low, while exchanges paused deposits and withdrawals from the halted MANTRA Chain.

Aug 21, 2026

HYPE jumps 20% as Trump signals legal US path for Hyperliquid

HYPE reached $72 after Trump said the CFTC was pursuing compliant US access for Hyperliquid, though no formal regulatory plan has been released.

Aug 20, 2026

China adds 8 banks to digital yuan network as operator count hits 30

The newly authorized lenders will begin offering e-CNY services after completing operational and technical preparations.

Aug 18, 2026

Greenlane’s $70M BERA treasury ends Q2 valued at $16M

Greenlane recorded a $19.1 million noncash valuation loss as BERA’s price fell nearly 76% year to date.

Aug 17, 2026