--- title: "Why did USD.AI go up 15.9% on October 26, 2026?" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/chip-2/2026-10-26" date: 2026-10-26 --- # Why did USD.AI go up 15.9% on October 26, 2026? On October 26, 2026 (UTC), CHIP went from about $0.04394 to $0.05102 (+15.90%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $0.04259 and $0.0572. For the closed-hour 24h window: CHIP's move differs substantially from its BTC-based estimate; the cause is unresolved. CHIP rose further than this on 1 of the past 29 days. USD.AI rose while few other tracked coins moved the same way, and most of the move is not explained by its usual relationship with Bitcoin. No recent report about the coin explains it, so the cause is unresolved. - Day open / close: $0.04394 → $0.05102 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT) - Day range: $0.04259 – $0.0572 - Versus Bitcoin: +15.90% / BTC -0.01%; +15.9 pts left after BTC × its hourly beta 2.20 - Versus the past month: 1 of the past 29 days rose further; Closed-hour 24h move +15.90%, 3.1× its prior 30-day median of 5.1%. - 30-day range: 28.9% below the high · 31.5% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue - Other tracked coins: 2 of 25 moved the same way; 1 moved the other way - 24h volume: 2.3×; of its prior 30-day daily average - Where it traded: Binance 34% · Upbit 23% · Bybit 8% - Perpetual swap: funding positive · open interest rising; OKX perpetual swap CHIP-USDT-SWAP Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 27/10/2026, 00:00 UTC. ## Still open - Is there any official project statement or exchange notice addressing the unusual move in USD.AI? An official announcement or filing would settle this. Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move. ## Same-day movers · 2026-10-26 (UTC) - [Quack AI (Q) +248.57%]() - [Quant (QNT) +7.23%]() - [Pi Network (PI) +2.02%]() [USD.AI (CHIP) price and news]() [Methods and limitations]()