Chain abstraction stablecoin system River (river) has quietly risen more than 10x since Christmas Day, outperforming the digital asset market.
river FDV hits $3.8 billion after sudden explosion in new year
Launched last September, River is a chain abstraction system powered by the OmniCDP stablecoin satUSD that allows users to acquire, leverage, and expand natively across a variety of chains and ecosystems.
It also has automated yield strategies or “smart vaults,” regulated yield products or “prime vaults” for institutions, and incentivized social participation systems.
River is currently integrated with 30 different protocols across major ecosystems including Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Base.
In early January, the project announced that it had secured investment from Maelstrom, a crypto investment fund founded by BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes. The announcement coincided with the start of an explosive rally. river to the $38.32 level.
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On Christmas Day, river It was trading at $2.80.
Hayes also acknowledged the volatility in X’s price and called for a $100 price target.
Source: Arthur Hayes
river is already listed on several major crypto exchanges including Kraken, Bitget, MEXC, BingX, and as of early Friday morning, HTX.
Hayes said Maelstrom entered 2026 taking the “biggest risk”, but it’s not just for the long haul. riverBut he says a myriad of different “fuck coin” sectors, especially the privacy space, are poised to outperform Bitcoin.
Hayes said in a recent blog post:
“The focus of the Maelstrom team is to find at least one shitty coin that can lead the way within the privacy meta that could bring significant returns to our portfolio in the coming years.
Maelstrom enters 2026 with almost the greatest risk. Although we will continue to invest surplus funds from various financial transactions in Bitcoin, our dollar stability position is very low. For better performance BTC and Ethereumsell BTC To fund and market privacy positions Ethereum To fund DeFi. In either case, if I choose well, my chosen shitty coin should outperform as fiat currency confidence grows. ”
- What is a river?river)?
River is an on-chain abstraction stablecoin system powered by the Omni-CDP stablecoin satUSD that enables cross-chain yield, leverage, and scaling. - Why did this happen? river Prices soaring more than 10 times?
river Maelstrom, a fund founded by Arthur Hayes, revealed the investment, causing shares to rise and sparking strong market momentum. - What is River’s current valuation?
river Shares rose from $2.80 on Christmas Day to more than $38, giving it a fully diluted valuation (FDV) of approximately $3.8 billion. - where can i buy it river token?
river Listed on major cryptocurrency exchanges such as Kraken, HTX, Bitget, MEXC, and BingX.
