When the Story blockchain announced that its mainnet upgrade would include a hard fork on January 14, 2026, the market responded quickly. CoinMarketCap AI's analysis report indicated that this upgrade aims to enhance network scalability and introduce the IP Vault feature.
This news, combined with a series of recent market dynamics, drove the price of
$IP on major exchanges like Gate to increase by over 18% in the past 24 hours.
01 Current Market Overview: Prices, Data, and Trading Activity
As of January 13, 2026, the real-time price of
$IP tokens is approximately $3.05. In the past 24 hours, its price surged to a high of $3.18 and dipped to a low of $2.54, demonstrating significant volatility.
This volatility was accompanied by substantial trading activity.