- Bitcoin nears $119,000 as Ethereum, XRP post steady weekly gains.
- Small-cap tokens surge with Vine and TROLL leading intraday rally.
- Market sentiment remains positive as altcoins outperform Bitcoin this week.
Bitcoin continued its modest upward trend on Monday, trading at $118,976 after gaining 0.6% in the last 24 hours. The market leader showed limited momentum this week with a 0.2% rise over the past seven days. Trading volume reached $32.6 billion, and its market capitalization stood at $2.36 trillion.
Ethereum also saw a sharper rise, rising 2.8 percent in 24 hours to a trading price of $3,886.57. Ethereum rose 2.6 percent over the last week, with increased interest and investor inflows also supporting its growth.
The coin’s daily traded volume remained at a solid base of $26.5 billion, which established its market cap at $470.6 billion.
XRP traded in a bullish position, with the coin at $3.27 as it gained 2.1 percent daily. The weekly view indicated an even more powerful rise of 8.1 percent. As such, XRP was one of the stronger gainers in the leading-tier asset inventory. The coin had a market capitalization of $193.8 billion, and the trading volume was at a value of $5.5 billion.
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BNB gained renewed interest in purchasing, rising 6.6 percent over the last 24 hours to trade at $848.39. The token has increased by 10.9 percent during the past week, with a turnover of about $2.5 billion, and a total market cap of $118 billion.
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Solana posted a daily positive rally of 3.0% to average at $192.29 and a weekly change of 1.6%. DOGE recorded a large change as well, gaining 1.8 percent on Wednesday to $0.2431. It reported a robust week-on-week growth of 10.5 percent, which means that the community continues to support and trade the leading meme coin.
Cardano hit a high of $0.8379 after a 1.1 percent day-to-day increase. With the support of the total capitalization of $30.3 billion, ADA gained 5.2 percent over the past week of trading.
Small-Cap Tokens Lead Top Gainers With Sharp Intraday Rallies
Smaller market cap tokens outpaced major cryptocurrencies in gains, with Vine (VINE) posting the highest 24-hour surge of 111.8% to reach $0.1477. Trading volume spiked to $658 million, reflecting sharp investor interest.
TROLL increased by 50.8 percent to $0.03709, and Uranus (URANUS) advanced its share by 45.2 percent to $0.5296. The cryptocurrencies, Assemble AI (ASM) and Block (BLOCK), also highlighted profitability with an increase of more than 40%. The coins closed at $0.02625 and $0.1855, respectively.
Verasity (VRA) appreciated by 42.4 percent to reach a high of $0.001736, pegged on a volume of $60.2 million. Concurrently, XION (xion) and AS Roma Fan Token (ASR) increased by more than 40 percent, closing at $1.49 and $5.33, respectively.
The crypto market remained largely bullish with leading assets showing steady gains. While Bitcoin held near the $119,000 mark, Ethereum and XRP stood out with stronger weekly momentum. Small-cap tokens led the day’s rally, offering sharp returns in short periods.
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