VeChain rises 9% on Interstellar upgrade and Cointelegraph validator news
VeChain (VET)
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Eugene Serbin
tradersunion.com reports that VeChain (VET) is trading at $0.00796, marking a 9.09% intraday increase. This price action places the asset above its key short- and medium-term moving averages, indicating a shift in market positioning. The rally is driven by anticipation for the Interstellar upgrade, or VIP-255, which introduces 11 Ethereum-derived improvements to the VeChainThor blockchain.
The upgrade also updates VTHO tokenomics to burn all transaction fees and allocate rewards to actively staked VET. Market sentiment has been further reinforced by Cointelegraph joining as a validator on VeChainThor, a move that broadens the validator base. Daily trading volumes have reportedly doubled or sextupled the monthly average, underscoring increased liquidity and speculative interest.
Technically, VET/USD remains well above the long-term MA-200 on the 1h chart. The Ichimoku Kijun at $0.007736 forms the nearest support level, while bullish momentum is evident in MACD and ADX readings. The RSI is in the buy zone at 60, and Bull/Bear Power favors buyers, reflecting intraday dominance. Despite strong momentum, some oscillators display divergence as the asset closed near the daily low.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for VET, measured when this story was written up on 9 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio data shows VET trading at $0.008063, with a 1-hour buy ratio of 50.4% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 50.9%. These short-term readings are slightly lower than the 24-hour buy ratio of 52.7%, suggesting that buying pressure is stabilizing rather than accelerating. The Volume Delta for the 1-hour period is +$1,029, while the 4-hour delta is +$9,616, indicating modest net buying activity in the immediate term. Over the past 24 hours, the Volume Delta stands at +$284,373, with a CVD close of +$256,270. This positive delta means that buy volume has exceeded sell volume, confirming that net capital is flowing into the asset. Spot volume for the 24-hour period is recorded at $5,175,753 across 82,271 trades. Net buying occurred in 15 of the last 24 hours, showing consistent but not overwhelming buyer control.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.7% sits at the 13th percentile of the last 324 days, against a median of 50.2% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for VET, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the 7-day average buy ratio was 52.9%, making the latest day's 52.7% ratio slightly below average by 0.2 points. However, spot volume was 4.82 times the average, highlighting a significant surge in trading activity. This volume spike contributed to a total Volume Delta of +$714,620 over eight days. The coin saw a price change of +21.6% over the same eight-day period. With net buying occurring in 6 of the last 7 days, this represents an unusual level of sustained bullish pressure compared to typical trading days.