Join the CryptoPress Newsletter

Get exclusive market insights, Web3 alpha, and curated crypto intelligence delivered directly to your inbox.

No spam. Unsubscribe at any time.

Skip to main content

Tag: Altcoins

An altcoin refers to any cryptocurrency that is not Bitcoin. It usually refers to a collection of cryptocurrencies and tokens.

White pencil sketch on black of the Shiny Coins #28 coins: BAT, TIA, INJ, NEAR, ZEC, ZK, WAL and Sonic

Shiny Coins #28 – Modular Data, Privacy Shields and Attention Tokens Ignite as Bitcoin Digests Hot Inflation

Written on .

While BTC holds the $82K line after a brief dip under $80K and roughly $950 million in liquidations, selective altcoins are posting double-digit weekly gains on real catalysts. Bitcoin is changing hands around $82,260 today, October 16, 2026, after briefly dipping under $80,000 earlier in the week on hotter-than-expected U.S. CPI and PPI prints that revived rate-hike talk and triggered roughly $950 million in crypto liquidations. Dominance...

AI, Altcoins, Blockchain, DeFi

Continue reading

Shiny Coins #27 – AI Agents and Bank Tokenization Keep the Heat On

Shiny Coins #27 – AI Agents and Bank Tokenization Keep the Heat On

Written on .

Bitcoin is trading around $82,800–$82,900 on October 10, 2026, roughly flat-to-slightly red on the week after earlier October swings, with total crypto market capitalization near $2.80 trillion. BTC dominance sits near 59.5%, and the Fear & Greed Index is in neutral territory (sources ranging mid-40s to mid-60s depending on the gauge). Macro is quiet—no fresh CPI shock yet—while the tape shows selective risk-on rotation rather than broad...

AI, Altcoins, Real World Assets (RWA)

Continue reading

Bitcoin Hits Eight-Month High Near $85,000 After ETF Inflows and Short Squeeze

Written on .

Bitcoin traded as high as about $85,200–$85,400 on Monday, 21 September 2026, its strongest level since late January, after U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs finished last week slightly in the black and a short-covering cascade forced buying. The global market cap recovered toward $2.8–$2.9 trillion. The bounce followed midweek shocks: the Federal Reserve’s first rate increase in more than three years and a failed Senate cloture vote on the CLARITY...

Altcoins, Bitcoin, Crypto market, Cryptocurrencies, Ethereum

Continue reading

Shiny Coins #26 – Warsh Hikes, Zcash Prints ,500, Uniswap Gets the Stock Tape

Shiny Coins #26 – Warsh Hikes, Zcash Prints $1,500, Uniswap Gets the Stock Tape

Written on .

Friday, September 18, 2026. Bitcoin last printed around $81,200, up about +5% on seven days that started with a Fed chair and ended with an $81k screenshot. Last Saturday we sat near $77,280 waiting for Wednesday. The FOMC delivered exactly what the hot core print had advertised: a unanimous 25-basis-point hike to a 3.75–4.00% funds range — the first increase since 2023 — and a dot plot that still wants another quarter-point before...

Altcoins, Cryptocurrencies, Yield farming

Continue reading

Shiny Coins #25 – Zcash Tags ,300 as CPI Hands the Bid to Ethereum

Shiny Coins #25 – Zcash Tags $1,300 as CPI Hands the Bid to Ethereum

Written on .

Saturday, September 12, 2026. Bitcoin last printed around $77,280, down −3.0% on seven days that hid two circuses. The tape leaked from last Friday’s ~$79,670 close into the mid-$76,000s, then August CPI landed: headline +0.4% / +3.4% year-over-year in line, core +0.3% versus 0.2% expected, annual core 2.4%. Bitcoin wicked to roughly $76,050, ripped toward $79,800, and parked back at $77k. Spot bitcoin ETFs flipped last week’s $731 million...

Altcoins, Ethereum, Yield farming

Continue reading

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Click here       

News

Articles

More

Resources

© Cryptopress. All rights reserved.
Contact

[email protected]

Privacy policy.