Altcoins

All the latest Cryptovolix news on altcoins, from Solana and XRP to emerging tokens.

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Altcoins

PENGU Holders Hit Record 856,710 as Token Surges 17%

PENGU holder count hit an all-time high of 856,710 as the token jumped 17%. Technical indicators point to $0.012 if buyers hold the middle Bollinger Band.

August 21, 2026

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Altcoins

Shiba Inu Clears $0.000005 as Burns Spike and Whales Buy the Dip

SHIB broke above the $0.000005 level that capped it since July, with token burns and whale accumulation both spiking alongside the move.

August 21, 2026

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Altcoins

Star ETH Short Seller Wiped Out for $23.9M — Then a Bundled Meme Coin Surfaces

Hyperliquid trader pension-usdt.eth, once up $49M shorting ETH, was fully liquidated for $23.9M — and on-chain sleuths flagged a bundled meme coin launch.

August 20, 2026

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Altcoins

XRP Surges 19% to $1.24 as Ripple Ramps Up RLUSD Minting

XRP broke out of its multi-week range with a 19% surge to $1.24 as Ripple minted tens of millions of RLUSD across the XRP Ledger and Ethereum.

August 20, 2026

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DeFi

ENA Hits Local High as Ethena Posts Record Deposits Despite Fewer Users

ENA touched $0.09 as Ethena's TVL rose to $4.4B, but daily active users fell 48% even as net deposits hit a record $214M, per Artemis data.

August 20, 2026

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Grayscale Files Fourth Amendment for Zcash ETF, Targets NYSE Arca

Grayscale's fourth S-3/A amendment moves its Zcash Trust closer to becoming the first US spot ETF for a privacy coin, listing as ZCSH on NYSE Arca.

August 19, 2026

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MoneyGram Opens Its 500,000 Cash Locations to Solana Developers

MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo says the company's Solana integration lets any developer plug into cash-in, cash-out access at 500,000 retail locations.

August 19, 2026

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Altcoins

BlockDAG, Zcash, Bittensor, Hyperliquid: Four Altcoins' Latest Moves

From Zcash's bug fix to Hyperliquid's Coinbase tie-up, here's what's actually moving BlockDAG, Zcash, Bittensor and Hyperliquid right now.

August 19, 2026

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Altcoins

XRP Price Slides Even as Tokenized RWA Value Jumps 102% on Ledger

XRP fell 22% in Q2 even as tokenized real-world assets on the XRP Ledger surged 102.5% to $4.46 billion, exposing a growing fundamentals-price gap.

August 19, 2026

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Solana Nears First 'Mini Golden Cross' Since 2025 as SOL Holds $75

SOL is trading near $77 as its short-term moving averages approach a bullish crossover last seen in 2025, backed by fresh ETF inflows and a network upgrade.

August 19, 2026

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Altcoins

Arthur Hayes Becomes Flop Labs CEO, Plans FLOP Airdrop Before Chain Exists

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is now CEO of Flop Labs, promising a fair-launch FLOP airdrop in Q4 2026 months before the network's mainnet even exists.

August 19, 2026

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Cypherpunk Technologies Launches World's Largest Zcash Mining Fleet

Nasdaq-listed Cypherpunk Technologies has deployed a Zcash mining fleet controlling 18% of the network's hashrate, funded through a $33.3M Winklevoss deal.

August 19, 2026