Altcoin Report: Quant and Pump.fun Lead a Mixed Board
Quant climbs 15.79% in 24 hours while Hedera drops 12.46%, as the wider market cap slips 2.29% and Bitcoin dominance holds at 58.28%.
Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:30:50 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds
Key points
- •Quant rose 15.79% in 24 hours to $284.85, and 278.55% over seven days.
- •Pump.fun gained 17.61% to $0.00575566, up 29.37% on the week.
- •Hedera fell 12.46% to $0.104479, the largest 24-hour decline in the data.
- •Total crypto market cap is $2,871,598,380,444, down 2.29% in 24 hours, with BTC dominance at 58.28%.
- •Fear and greed reads 71 (Greed), down from 73 yesterday.
A Split Board
Bitcoin is context only here. The largest asset trades at $83,426, up 0.17% over 24 hours and down 4.04% over seven days, with dominance at 58.28%. The total crypto market cap stands at $2,871,598,380,444, down 2.29% in a day. Against that backdrop, the altcoin board is divided rather than directional.
The Strong Side
Quant (QNT) is the day's standout at $284.85, up 15.79% over 24 hours and 278.55% over seven days, with $927.52M traded. Pump.fun (PUMP) rose 17.61% to $0.00575566, extending a seven-day gain of 29.37% on $512.91M of volume. NEAR Protocol added 5.39% to $4.96 and is up 12.64% on the week; Bitwise launched the first US spot NEAR ETF, CoinTelegraph reported. Aave gained 6.90% to $162.36 and Avalanche 6.27% to $11.28.
The Weak Side
Hedera (HBAR) fell 12.46% to $0.104479, the sharpest decline among major names, though it remains 3.28% higher over seven days. Canton (CC) lost 5.01% and MemeCore (M) 4.37%, the latter down 20.94% on the week. Chainlink slipped 2.93% to $14.42 despite a 9.16% weekly gain.
Context and Flows
The fear and greed index reads 71, labelled Greed, down from 73 yesterday. DeFi total value locked is $94,886,556,794, with Ethereum at $53,318,735,909 and Solana at $6,534,315,182. BTC-USDT swaps on OKX carry a funding rate of 0.0033% per 8 hours, with open interest of $2.36B. Among headlines, CoinDesk reported the XRP Ledger is carrying fund records from a Brazilian operator overseeing $4 trillion, and CoinTelegraph reported Illinois draft crypto tax rules detailing DeFi and stablecoin treatment.
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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-09-30T12:30:50.794Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.
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