Major news in altcoins in the first quarter of 2026
$TAO → Position-to-position tensor strategy ETF filing $SOL → Solana Mobile “SKR” ecosystem token launch (January 2026), Alpenglow upgrade expected in 2026 $BNB → Fermi hard fork on January 14, 2026, BNB Chain performance roadmap for 2026 ONDO → Ondo short-term US government bond fund (stock code: SWEEP) to launch on the Solana platform in early 2026, supported by State Street and Galaxy, with seed funding from Ondo. ZEC → Bitwise Zcash strategy ETF filing XRP → If/when the US Securities and Exchange Commission broadens approval standards for general cryptocurrency ETPs to include various assets, broader positive factors will emerge. LINK → DTCC’s DTC tokenization service is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2026, with DTCC exploring Chainlink’s applications in the capital markets. DTCC SUI → Bitwise Sui strategy ETF filing, Walrus (storage/data layer used in the Sui ecosystem) continues to expand its application scope NEAR → Bitwise NEAR strategy ETF filing INJ → Native injected EVM mainnet (MultiVM milestone) lays the foundation for EVM application growth and liquidity migration to INJ in 2026. RENDER → RNP-021 promotes support for enterprise-level GPUs (H100/H200/MI300 level) + broader computing expansion plans FET → Ongoing ASI-related migration mechanisms will be reflected in the unlock/migration events scheduled for 2026. AERO → Aero will be launched in Q2 2026 (Velodrome), with plans to merge Aerodrome and Velodrome into Aero. ICP → Chain-Fusion focus: ICP smart contracts can interact directly with Ethereum/EVM (interoperability + on-chain application interface) STRK → Bitwise StarkNet strategy ETF filing HYPE → Bitwise Hyperliquid Strategy ETF application, team distribution unlock schedule to begin on January 6, 2026. DOT → The native smart contract bill will take effect on January 20, 2026, with issuance decreasing under the new cap/decrement model, starting March 14, 2026. AAVE → Bitwise Aave Strategy ETF filing, Aave v4 roadmap momentum + “Stable Finance” acquisition
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Major news in altcoins in the first quarter of 2026
$TAO → Position-to-position tensor strategy ETF filing
$SOL → Solana Mobile “SKR” ecosystem token launch (January 2026), Alpenglow upgrade expected in 2026
$BNB → Fermi hard fork on January 14, 2026, BNB Chain performance roadmap for 2026
ONDO → Ondo short-term US government bond fund (stock code: SWEEP) to launch on the Solana platform in early 2026, supported by State Street and Galaxy, with seed funding from Ondo.
ZEC → Bitwise Zcash strategy ETF filing
XRP → If/when the US Securities and Exchange Commission broadens approval standards for general cryptocurrency ETPs to include various assets, broader positive factors will emerge.
LINK → DTCC’s DTC tokenization service is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2026, with DTCC exploring Chainlink’s applications in the capital markets.
DTCC
SUI → Bitwise Sui strategy ETF filing, Walrus (storage/data layer used in the Sui ecosystem) continues to expand its application scope
NEAR → Bitwise NEAR strategy ETF filing
INJ → Native injected EVM mainnet (MultiVM milestone) lays the foundation for EVM application growth and liquidity migration to INJ in 2026.
RENDER → RNP-021 promotes support for enterprise-level GPUs (H100/H200/MI300 level) + broader computing expansion plans
FET → Ongoing ASI-related migration mechanisms will be reflected in the unlock/migration events scheduled for 2026.
AERO → Aero will be launched in Q2 2026 (Velodrome), with plans to merge Aerodrome and Velodrome into Aero.
ICP → Chain-Fusion focus: ICP smart contracts can interact directly with Ethereum/EVM (interoperability + on-chain application interface)
STRK → Bitwise StarkNet strategy ETF filing
HYPE → Bitwise Hyperliquid Strategy ETF application, team distribution unlock schedule to begin on January 6, 2026.
DOT → The native smart contract bill will take effect on January 20, 2026, with issuance decreasing under the new cap/decrement model, starting March 14, 2026.
AAVE → Bitwise Aave Strategy ETF filing, Aave v4 roadmap momentum + “Stable Finance” acquisition
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