New Altcoin Listings by Coinbase and Bithumb Signal Growing US Crypto Appetite
Altcoin Surge Ahead? In the first week of December 2025, Coinbase, the largest US crypto exchange, unveiled five new assets on its listing roadmap, signaling a potential resurgence in US investor appetite. The roadmap highlights tokens under evaluation for future trading, contingent on market maker support and sufficient technical infrastructure. Coinbase has yet to announce the trading schedule.
The newly added altcoins on Coinbase’s roadmap showcase a diverse range of blockchain innovations. Humidifi (WET), Solana’s largest decentralized exchange by volume, handles over $1 billion in daily trades, while zkPass (ZKP), an Ethereum-based token, leverages zero-knowledge proof technology to enhance data privacy.
Plume (PLUME) operates as a Real World Assets Finance (RWAfi) platform on Ethereum, integrating with Circle’s Arc testnet to bridge traditional finance and DeFi. Hyperlane (HYPER), built on the Base network, enables seamless cross-chain communication, and Jupiter (JUPITER) serves as Solana’s leading DEX aggregator, consolidating liquidity and trading activity across the ecosystem.
Among these, Humidifi and zkPass remain largely absent from centralized exchanges. Market reactions to the announcements were muted for the other tokens.
Bithumb Joins the Listing Wave
Meanwhile, Korean exchange Bithumb listed two new KRW-traded altcoins: BOB (Build on Bitcoin) and OriginTrail (TRAC). Following the announcement, BOB surged 24% while TRAC climbed over 13%. BOB leverages ZK proofs and BTC staking to create bridges to Ethereum and Bitcoin, whereas OriginTrail focuses on building trusted knowledge infrastructure for AI.
US Liquidity and Stablecoin Inflows Strengthen
The positive momentum coincides with the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index turning positive in early December after a month of negative readings, reflecting returning demand from US investors. Stablecoins are also seeing renewed growth: Tether (USDT) minted an additional 1 billion tokens on Tron, pushing its market cap above $80.2 billion. Overall stablecoin capitalization now exceeds $306.85 billion.
The combination of new altcoin listings, strengthening US investor interest, and surging stablecoin inflows could set the stage for an altcoin recovery in December, reminiscent of prior multi-year rallies.
