RIVER Soars ~500% in 2026 Amid Listings and Investment, Analysts Raise Risks

Beincrypto reports River (RIVER) has surged approximately 500% year-to-date to become 2026’s top-performing altcoin. The token reached a new all-time high of $87.73 on Monday, but fell more than 7% over the past 24 hours and was trading at $70.76 at press time; trading volume declined 21.20% while market capitalization stood at $1.42 billion.

River has broadened its market presence with listings on exchanges including Lighter, HTX, and Coinone, and completed a $12 million strategic investment round backed by TRON, Justin Sun, Maelstrom Fund (founded by Arthur Hayes), The Spartan Group, and Nasdaq-listed and institutional investors from the US and Europe.

The team said the capital will be used to accelerate River’s growth across both EVM and non-EVM environments and to strengthen its on-chain liquidity infrastructure further. The project also announced a strategic partnership with Sui; "This partnership combines River’s chain-abstraction stablecoin framework with Sui’s high-performance infrastructure.

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Crypto, River Token, Justin Sun, Arthur Hayes, Tron, Sui