Breaking: Upbit Announces Major Listing Surge with Ether.fi, Resolv, Initia, and Spark

Upbit just dropped a bombshell—four new altcoins are hitting its platform in a single move.

Ether.fi leads the pack with its liquid staking derivatives, while Resolv tackles decentralized dispute resolution. Initia brings its Layer-1 interoperability play, and Spark offers DeFi lending infrastructure. These aren’t your granddad’s stocks—they’re the bleeding edge of crypto innovation.

Traders are already circling—liquidity injections tend to follow Upbit listings like clockwork. Watch for volatility spikes as Korean retail jumps in. The exchange isn’t just expanding its menu—it’s betting big on narrative diversity.

Regulators might squint at the speed, but hey—since when has traditional finance moved this fast? Sometimes it feels like watching a turtle race a rocket.

After the initial 5-minute window ends, traders will only be able to place limit orders for the first two hours.

As South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit listings are often both preceded and followed by notable price swings, often towards the upside.

Among the four set for listing today, Resolv (RESOLV) held the highest gains at press time, up over 6% in the past 24 hours, followed by Initia (INIT) with 4.75% gains, and Spark (SPK) with gains of roughly 2.5%. Ether.fi (ETHFI), which initially entered a brief rally after the news surfaced, was the only altcoin in the red with modest losses of 0.37%.

However, there have been multiple instances where, in the hours following a spot listing, tokens have given up early gains as speculative momentum fades and initial HYPE subsides.

Upbit launches Ethereum Layer 2

The fresh batch of listings comes just days after the exchange unveiled GIWA Chain, an Ethereum layer-2 network built on the Optimism OP Stack. With GIWA, Upbit expects to foray into blockchain infrastructure and has claimed that the network would feature one-second block times alongside EVM compatibility.