Cryptocurrency launch news: Upbit launches CAP, Bithumb adds UB

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Cryptocurrency listing news drives CAP and Unibase market attention

This week, South Korea's two major cryptocurrency exchanges successively issued launch announcements, becoming important cryptocurrency listing news in the region. Upbit confirmed that it will open Cap trading in its Korean won (KRW), Bitcoin (BTC) and USDT markets, while South Korea's second-largest exchange Bithumb has separately added Unibase (UB) to its Korean won market. Both tokens will be launched on August 6.

Upbit launches CAP: Announcement Points

New CAP trading pair support (KRW, BTC, USDT markets): The exchange will open these three trading pairs at the same time. This is particularly important for CAP because Korean won trading pairs allow South Korean traders to purchase directly in Korean won without having to first convert through Bitcoin or stablecoin. Affected by the listing news, CAP prices rose sharply. According to CoinMarketCap data, the current price of CAP is US$0.03187, up 19.66% in the past 24 hours, and its market value reaches US$49.94 million, also up 20.08%. The 24-hour trading volume is US$244.89 million, soaring 2147.80%. For comparison, the price of the USDT/KRW trading pair during the same period was 1416 won, down 0.14%.

Details:

Digital assets: Cap (CAP)

Market: KRW, BTC, USDT

Launch type: Three trading pairs are open simultaneously

Exchange ranking: Upbit-According to analysts quoted by Reuters, it is the exchange with the largest trading volume in South Korea

CAP is an on-chain credit and stablecoin agreement based on the "overlay credit" model. The agreement provides cUSD (a dollar-anchored stablecoin), stcUSD (a revenue version of cUSD) and $CAP (protocol governance token), which gains access to the exchange through this launch.

Bithumb launched Unibase (UB) separately

At the same time, Bithumb added Unibase (UB) to its Korean won market. Unibase is described as a decentralized artificial intelligence memory infrastructure designed to allow AI agents to retain memories, employing external long-term memory structures independent of AI model training, allowing agents to carry context and experience between sessions. UB itself is Unibase's functional token and is used for agreement fees, pledges and governance.

Details:

Digital Assets: Unibase (UB)

Market: KRW

Network: Only BNB Smart Chain

Reclamation Start Time: Within 2 hours after the announcement is released

Trading Start Time: August 6, 2026, 1:00 pm Korean Standard Time (planned)

Reference Price: 197 won

recharge confirmation number: 15

UB is also affected by the listing news and the price fluctuates significantly. According to CoinMarketCap data, the current price of Unibase is US$0.1387, up 16.32% in the past 24 hours, and its market value reaches US$346.87 million, also up 16.32%. The 24-hour trading volume is US$110.21 million, up 62.06%. UB's launch has nothing to do with CAP's launch, just that both landed on the Korea Exchange during the same news cycle.

Why this cryptocurrency listing news matters

Given Upbit's dominant share of South Korea's trading volume, its listing often drives market movements. In particular, Korean won trading pairs often trigger short-term local premiums because it eliminates friction among individual traders based on Korean won. For Cap, the launch gives its $CAP governance token direct access to one of the world's most active retail cryptocurrency markets, while Bithumb's separate launch of UB will bring another market area to the Korean Exchange: AI agent infrastructure.

Other recent Upbit and Bithumb launch updates

This is not the only recent launch update in South Korea. Just two days ago, on August 4, 2026, the two exchanges added another batch of tokens at the same time:

Tokens: Exchange: Market: Category

DeFi App (HOME) : Upbit : KRW, USDT : DeFi governance tokens, based on Base

MetaDAO (META2) : Bithumb : KRW : Futary-based DAO governance tokens

Global Dollar (USDG) : Bithumb : KRW : U.S. Dollar anchored stablecoin from Paxos

HOME and META2 both recorded double-digit price gains before and after their listing news, while USDG remained near the US$1 anchor (a reserve-backed stablecoin) as expected. Combined with this week's additions of CAP and UB, this suggests that both exchanges are actively expanding their token lineups in the same week.

Conclusion

This week's cryptocurrency listing news simultaneously presents two very different projects to South Korean traders: $Cap, a credit and stablecoin agreement that was listed on South Korea's major cryptocurrency exchanges for the first time; and Unibase, an AI memory layer that landed on Bithumb. CAP's sharp fluctuations in price and trading volume over the past 24 hours suggest that the market has responded positively before full listing details are determined.

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