This weekly snapshot captures what’s moving, what’s newly listed, and what’s beginning to draw attention. As our first edition of 2026, here are this week’s standouts:

📈 Market Movers Launched This Year

These 2026 tokens logged the sharpest seven-day jumps in activity based on price action captured in Friday’s data. Here’s who moved to the front of the pack:

🔄 Yei Finance ($CLO ) is a cross-chain DeFi liquidity layer listed on 14 Oct 2025. It jumped 129% over the last 7 days as cross-chain DeFi rotated back onto radars. Its community sits at 35.27K holders with a $108.49M market cap, and trading is commonly routed through KuCoin, as well as BNB Chain DEX paths like PancakeSwap.

⛏️ Bitcoin Gold ($BTG ) is a legacy Bitcoin fork listed on 23 Oct 2017 that still spikes when attention swings toward older, thin liquidity names. It rose 124% over the last 7 days, a move that can accelerate quickly when activity concentrates into a handful of spot markets. BTG sits at around $17.26M market cap, with access typically available through Changelly PRO, HitBTC and AltcoinTrader.

🕌 ISLM ($ISLM) is a Sharia-compliant digital currency on the Haqq network listed on 12 Oct 2023, positioned around ethical finance and community initiatives. It surged 550% over the last 7 days, as exchange activity lifted visibility and pushed it onto weekly leaderboards. ISLM is currently on around 12K watchlists with a $130.5M market cap. Trading is commonly cited through Gate and Bitget, plus Cosmos DEX routing via Osmosis.