Financial Ser2026-09-26 10:22:05South Korea refers four crypto manipulation cases, including token issuer accused of faking 90% of volumeSouth Korea’s Financial Services Commission said on Sept. 23 that it had referred suspects in four virtual-asset unfair trading cases to investigative authorities, including one case in which executives at a token-issuing company allegedly hired professional traders to generate wash trades accounting for more than 90% of the token’s total trading volume. According to the commission, the company had repeatedly failed to win listings on major domestic exchanges because of insufficient volume, then listed on a mid-sized exchange with lower entry requirements and inflated turnover to preserve that listing and support applications to larger venues. The regulator said the activity continued for several months and could have misled retail investors into believing the token was actively traded. Three other cases involved ultra-short-term price manipulation using API-based automated trading, including two cases tied to a pair of brothers. The FSC did not disclose the names of the tokens or exchanges involved, nor the illicit profit tied to the four newly referred cases. The commission also cited broader enforcement data under South Korea’s Virtual Asset User Protection Act, which took effect on July 19, 2024, saying that by July 20, 2026 authorities had completed probes into about 40 cases and referred about 30 of them, involving 25 suspects.200
Token Launche2026-09-20 10:31:28GSR says lower launch valuations and broader token distribution may break the post-listing slideA new study from crypto trading and market-making firm GSR argues that the industry’s low-float, high-fully diluted valuation token launch model has repeatedly produced weak post-listing performance. Drawing on a dataset covering more than 2,300 token listings on major exchanges since 2013, the report says the median token falls below its listing price within three days and is down 50% within 90 days. For tokens that listed at a fully diluted valuation above $1 billion, the median one-year return was -81%, leaving the median invested dollar worth $0.19 after 360 days. GSR links the pattern to a structure in which only a small share of supply trades at launch, allowing modest demand to support a high headline valuation before scheduled unlocks add supply into the market. The report also says the same broad setup has appeared in public equities, where companies stay private longer and list only a limited portion of shares. As alternatives, GSR points to lower public entry valuations, higher initial circulating supply, and wider public access through channels such as public sales, on-chain auctions, reputation-based allocations, and co-investment platforms. It also notes that Europe’s MiCA framework and the draft U.S. CLARITY Act could make direct public token sales more feasible.430
DGrid AI2026-09-19 06:33:34DGrid AI Arena launches Points-to-DGAI redemption systemDecentralized AI infrastructure project DGrid AI said its community-led model evaluation platform, DGrid AI Arena, has rolled out a Points-to-$DGAI redemption mechanism. The update lets users earn points by taking part in AI model evaluations and convert those points into DGAI, linking user participation with model feedback and ecosystem incentives. According to DGrid AI, the platform has drawn more than 570,000 users since launch and recorded over 2.5 million model evaluation votes. AI Arena uses an anonymous head-to-head model comparison format, where users review two AI-generated outputs and pick the better answer. The company said this process helps build evaluation data from real-world use cases. DGrid added that by collecting user preference signals across different tasks, AI Arena can better identify how models perform in specific scenarios and improve model selection and routing. The project’s native token, DGAI, was previously listed on Binance Alpha as well as exchanges including OKX and Bybit.300
FLOCK2026-09-13 10:05:37FLOCK briefly tops 0.086 USDT, up 36.83% over 24 hoursFLOCK briefly rose above 0.086 USDT, according to Bitget market data, before trading at 0.083 USDT. The token was up 36.83% over the past 24 hours. Earlier reporting from Foresight News said OKX had listed FLOCK perpetual futures at 18:00 on Sept. 12. FLOCK has also been listed on Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, Upbit and Bithumb. The move puts the token in focus across both spot and derivatives venues, based on the exchanges named in the report. No additional trading data or explanation for the price move was provided in the source.820
Upbit2026-08-21 00:53:49Upbit to list BICO, BMT, NIL, and GWEI in BTC and USDT marketsSouth Korean crypto exchange Upbit said it will add trading support for four assets: Biconomy (BICO), BubbleMaps (BMT), Nillion (NIL), and Ether.fi Gas (GWEI). All four will be listed with BTC and USDT trading pairs. According to the announcement, deposits for BICO, NIL, and GWEI will be processed through the Ethereum network, while BMT deposits will use the Solana network. Trading is expected to open at 13:00 Korea time on Aug. 21, and deposit services will begin within two hours after the notice was posted. Upbit also said buy orders will be restricted for about the first five minutes after listing. For roughly the first two hours, only limit orders will be available, with other order types temporarily disabled. The exchange added that if liquidity is insufficient around the time of listing, the trading launch could be delayed.1290
AEON2026-07-30 06:30:22AEON wraps up TGE and expands exchange listings as it builds a settlement layer for AI agentsAEON, an AI-native payment protocol focused on the so-called agentic economy, completed its token generation event on July 27 and began trading on Binance Alpha, Bitget, OKX, Gate and KuCoin, before adding a KRW pair on Bithumb on July 29. The project says it is building a crypto settlement layer for AI agents rather than another consumer wallet, aiming to support verifiable and settleable payments as agents move from answering questions to making purchases and carrying out tasks on their own. According to data released by AEON on July 28, the network has more than 2.3 million users, monthly transaction volume above $30 million, coverage across nearly 20 emerging markets, access to more than 50 million merchants and cumulative processed volume of $475 million. The company said its stack integrates x402, ERC-8004, Google AP2/A2A and MCP, while local payment rails such as VietQR, QR Ph and Pix help convert onchain payments into fiat received by merchants. AEON also points to protocol ties with Coinbase and BNB Chain, an $8 million pre-seed round led by YZi Labs in May 2026, and a three-stage roadmap that stretches from payment verification to execution verification and, later, broader AI financial services based on KYA credit records.930
Remittix2026-07-24 05:35:17Remittix Unveils Live PayFi Demo With Crypto-to-Bank Transfers in Over 30 CountriesRemittix has released its first public PayFi platform demo, showing login, fiat-to-crypto purchases, and crypto-to-fiat transfers to bank accounts in more than 30 countries. Its wallet is already live on the Apple App Store.270
Celia Wallet2026-07-23 13:50:16Celia Wallet Goes Live on Android as CELIA Token Distribution BeginsCelia Wallet has launched for Android users, while iOS remains under Apple review. The project also confirmed December mining points are now converting into CELIA, with circulating supply updated to 799,520,279 after a token burn.1810