6 stories on altcoins from MarketRadar.
While Bitcoin changes hands around $83,500, down roughly 23% over the past year, five large-cap coins are up 99% to 399% over the same stretch. These are the top 5 crypto gainers of 2026 — and the bank partnerships, ETF launches, and protocol upgrades verifiably behind each move.
Privacy coins are crypto's best-performing sector of 2026: a first US spot ETF, four major protocol upgrades and record shielded usage. The five coins that earned their place, with live prices and the verified story behind each.
Bitcoin at $1.64 trillion, ETF money coming back, Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade, Solana's nine spot ETFs, and a controversial $24.8 billion newcomer: the ten largest cryptocurrencies on October 17, 2026, and the verifiable 2026 story behind each.
Celestia's TIA ripped to an 11-month high near $0.73 as Eden — an experimental chain where AI agents transact on-chain — switched on October 16, with trading volume up 160% and open interest up 45% on the day.
Bitcoin tested $80,000 for the second time in a week as a hotter-than-expected September CPI print repriced Fed hike odds — then bounced back above $82,200 as buyers stepped in.
Binance confirmed on Oct 14 it will remove QUICK and EPIC from spot trading on Oct 28 after its latest listing review. Futures settle Oct 20; withdrawals run until Dec 28.
