Best ICOs to watch in October 2026: this page covers five token sales on CryptoLaunchHub that are open now or start soon. An ICO (initial coin offering) is a sale where a project sells its new token before it trades on exchanges. All details come from each project’s own website and can change.
All five have a listing page with an official website, sale dates and a stated price. They are listed by sale start date, not ranked.
Last updated: October 23, 2026. This page is for information only, not financial advice.
Best ICOs to Watch in October 2026
The table compares the best ICOs to watch by chain, starting price and sale dates.
| Project | Chain | Starting price | Sale dates | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PepeHood (PEPEHOOD) | Robinhood Chain | $0.0001 | 5 Sep to 5 Dec 2026 | View listing |
| PenguAI (PENGUAI) | Ethereum | $0.0002 | 3 Oct to 27 Dec 2026 | View listing |
| Peregrine (PERE) | Base | $0.010 (Stage 1) to $0.250 (Stage 10) | 5 Oct to 31 Dec 2026 | View listing |
| Phew (PHEW) | Robinhood Chain | $0.01 (Stage 1) to $0.0516 (Stage 10) | 10 stages, no end date | View listing |
| Avirvox Labs (AVX) | BNB Smart Chain | $0.015 (private sale) to $0.030 (Round 2) | 15 Nov 2026 to 15 Feb 2027 | View listing |
PepeHood (PEPEHOOD)
PepeHood is a meme token on Robinhood Chain, themed on the hero of Sherwood Forest. The presale runs from 5 September to 5 December 2026. The price is $0.0001 per token, the next stage is $0.00015 and the stated listing price is $0.0005. The minimum purchase is 10 USDT.
Total supply is 1 billion tokens: 50% for the presale, 40% for liquidity and 10% for marketing. The roadmap lists the token launch for 10 December 2026. No hard cap or soft cap is stated, and the claims about locked liquidity and no minting have no linked proof. Read the PepeHood listing.
PenguAI (PENGUAI)
PenguAI describes itself as an AI meme project on Ethereum. PENGUAI is an ERC-20 token. The presale starts on 3 October 2026 and runs to 27 December 2026, according to the project roadmap.
The price is $0.0002, the next price is $0.00025 and the stated listing price is $0.0008. The soft cap is 1,000 USDT and the hard cap is 100,000 USDT. The minimum purchase is 10 USDT. Supply is 1 billion tokens: 50% for the presale, 40% for liquidity and 10% for marketing. A Uniswap listing is planned for December 2026.
The project’s website uses several names for the token (PENGUAI, $PENGU and PEPEAI), and no full audit report is named. Read the PenguAI listing.
Peregrine (PERE)
Peregrine is a crypto research platform that offers market signals and contract risk checks. PERE is an ERC-20 token on Base. The sale, called FIRST FLIGHT, went live on 5 October 2026, according to the project, and has 10 stages.
The price rises from $0.010 in Stage 1 to $0.250 in Stage 10. 200,000,000 PERE (20% of the 1 billion supply) is for the public presale, paid in USDC on Base. The planned token launch is 1 January 2027. The 31 December 2026 end date comes from ICO trackers, not the project website. No hard cap or soft cap is stated. Read the Peregrine listing.
Phew (PHEW)
Phew is a token launchpad on Robinhood Chain. Anyone can launch a token in two steps, and tokens trade on a bonding curve until they move to an exchange pool.
The presale has ten stages with no end date: each stage stays open until it sells out. Stage 1 costs $0.01 per token and the price rises to $0.0516 in Stage 10. The stated listing price is $0.258. Total supply is 1 billion, with 40% for the presale. The hard cap is $10,383,600 across all ten stages, as confirmed by the project team. Read the Phew listing.
Avirvox Labs (AVX)
Avirvox Labs is a Web3 project connected to enterprise media, starting with healthcare and life sciences. AVX is a BEP-20 token on BNB Smart Chain. The sale starts on 15 November 2026 and has three rounds:
- Private sale: 15 November to 15 December 2026, $0.015 per AVX
- Public Round 1: 16 December 2026 to 15 January 2027, $0.020 per AVX
- Public Round 2: 16 January to 15 February 2027, $0.030 per AVX
300,000,000 of the 1 billion AVX (30%) are for sale. The fundraising target is $3.5 million and the hard cap is $6.75 million. Payment is in BNB, USDT or USDC, and KYC may be required. Read the Avirvox listing.
Before You Join an ICO
These checks apply to every one of the best ICOs to watch above.
- Open the project only from the official website link on its listing page.
- Compare the token contract address with the one on the project’s website before you send funds.
- Read the sale terms, including vesting and any limits by country.
- Do not send money to an address from a chat message or an unofficial link.
For general guidance on token sales, read the U.S. SEC’s investor bulletin on initial coin offerings.
See all ICOs on the ICO list, or browse active crypto airdrops. We update the list of best ICOs to watch as sales start and end. CryptoLaunchHub does not verify project claims, and sale terms can change.