Upbit and Bithumb Expand Offerings With Four New Altcoin Listings

South Korea’s largest crypto exchnage by trading volume, Upbit, has announced the listing of ZORA today. The trading will start at 13:30 Korean Standard Time (KST), sparking a double-digit price jump and renewed attention on the creator-focused platform.

Besides Upbit, another leading South Korean exchange, Bithumb, has also revealed that it will add trading support for 3 altcoins on its spot trading platform.

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ZORA Will Go Live on Upbit Today

According to the official announcement, ZORA will be available to trade against KRW, BTC, and USDT on the Base network. The exchange urged users to deposit only through the supported network and contract address to prevent delays or lost funds.

“The contract address for ZORA supported by Upbit is 0x1111111111166b7fe7bd91427724b487980afc69. Please verify this address when depositing or withdrawing ZORA,” the notice emphasized.

Upbit will implement temporary restrictions to help stabilize early trading activity. During the initial five minutes after launch, buy orders and low-priced sell orders will be limited, while only limit orders will be allowed for the first two hours.

The market reacted quickly. After Upbit’s announcement, ZORA’s price surged from around $0.094 to $0.11—a rise of about 17%.

This price pump mirrors October’s Robinhood addition, which sent ZORA up over 77% and daily volumes above $500 million. Though below its $0.14 all-time high, on-chain data highlighted ongoing demand and steady token creation across the protocol.

Ecosystem Growth: Creator Coins and the Believe Fund

Besides price, Zora’s ecosystem is also expanding, which could further boost momentum. The Base network, powering ZORA, recently introduced creator coins in its app. This development aims to give creators direct ownership of their work and allow fans to share in their success.

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“Creator coins are in early access. We’re starting with a small group to shape the foundation and build the best tools to support them. These coins let creators: Create and earn, globally, Build lasting value from the content they create, benefitting from long-term growth and active trading, Reward their audience,” the announcement read.

The Zora network also unveiled the Believe Fund, an initiative to accelerate its vision of a new creator economy by supporting emerging talent through blockchain-based funding. The fund will allocate 20 million ZORA tokens to back ‘next generation of creators,’ helping them build sustainable value in the decentralized ecosystem.

“Over the coming months, Believe Fund will begin deploying capital and deepening liquidity for creator coins within Zora’s growing economy. The thesis is simple: Believe in someone,” Zora wrote.

While optimism remains high, the upcoming token unlock could challenge ZORA’s current upward momentum. Tokenomist data showed that on October 30, the network will release 166.67 million ZORA tokens — about 1.67% of the total supply. This event may drive short-term volatility.

Bithumb Announces 3 New Altcoin Listings

Meanwhile, Bithumb also notified users that it will list Infinit (IN), Doodles (DOOD), and YieldBasis (YB) on its KRW trading market, expanding its lineup of supported assets. According to the announcement, trading for IN and DOOD will open on October 17 at 4:00 PM (KST), while YB will debut an hour later at 5:00 PM.

Deposits and withdrawals for all three tokens will become available within three hours of the notice. The move also led to modest gains for all three altcoins.

IN rose 6.78% after Bithumb’s announcement. Moreover, DOOD and YB saw slightly higher increases of 8.37% and 8.41%, respectively.