ARB’s rebound raises an unresolved valuation question: can a governance token benefit when its ecosystem earns money but the token carries no direct claim on that income?

XRP has returned to resistance near $1.42 after gaining almost 7%. Futures exposure grew during the recovery, while activity on the XRP Ledger remained within its established range.

Injective gained roughly 20% in 24 hours and returned to the May high near $7.30, where buyers now face the strongest resistance on the chart.

Altcoins are advancing across several sectors while their share of futures positioning remains below levels linked to earlier overheated markets. The move is broad, but the longer 90-day test for an altcoin season has not been met.

Ethereum moved above $2,630 on September 18, reaching its highest price since the end of January. The move followed weeks of aggressive selling by traders on Binance, not selling by the exchange itself.

Zcash developers have turned the community-backed NU7 proposal into an implementation schedule. Testnet activation is set for October 6, with mainnet targeted for November 5 if testing succeeds.