What to Know
- Bitcoin and Ethereum posted gains as XRP and Zcash delivered stronger performances across the major cryptocurrency market.
- Zcash gained 8.5%, leading large-cap assets, while XRP advanced 3.4% and Solana rose 1.5% alongside broader strength in market trading.
- GreenHood dominated smaller token gainers with a 930.8% surge, followed by ZZZ and several high-volume altcoin rallies.
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and other major cryptocurrencies traded higher as positive momentum spread across the broader digital asset market. According to CoinGecko data, Bitcoin gained 0.7% to trade at $79,266, supported by $35.49 billion in daily trading volume. The leading cryptocurrency maintained a market capitalization of $1.59 trillion, reinforcing its dominant position across the broader market.
Ethereum (ETH) advanced 1.1% to $2,511, while its trading volume reached $11.76 billion during the measured period. Meanwhile, BNB (BNB) increased 0.5% to $754.96, with its market capitalization standing above $100.51 billion.
XRP (XRP) recorded a stronger performance, rising 3.4% to $1.44 amid $2.56 billion in trading activity. Its market capitalization reached $90.23 billion, keeping the cryptocurrency ahead of Solana within the largest digital asset rankings.
Solana (SOL) gained 1.5% to trade at $104.87, supported by a market value exceeding $61.46 billion. Additionally, TRON (TRX) climbed 0.5% to $0.339, although its daily trading volume remained comparatively modest at $382.83 million.
Figure Heloc (FIGR_HELOC) rose 3% to $1.04, bringing its market capitalization to approximately $23.07 billion. However, Zcash (ZEC) delivered the strongest performance among leading cryptocurrencies, gaining 8.5% to reach $1,234.23. Hyperliquid (HYPE) increased 3.1% to $86.70, while Dogecoin (DOGE) posted a smaller 0.9% gain to $0.0907.
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Top Gainers
GreenHood (HOOD) dominated the top gainers with a 930.8% increase, pushing its market price to $0.09929. However, the token generated only $417,157 in trading volume, indicating limited liquidity compared with several other gainers.
ZZZ (ZZZ) followed with a 309.3% increase to $0.06509, backed by $29.46 million in trading volume. Venice Token (VVV) climbed 61.7% to $28.68 and attracted an impressive $297.53 million in daily trading activity.
Similarly, ubik (UBIK) rose 61.1% to $0.02897, while its recorded trading volume approached $6.67 million. Diem (DIEM) gained 50.8% to reach $2,513.88, although its daily volume remained considerably lower at $4.08 million.
Useless Coin (USELESS) increased 37.1% to $0.3297 and registered $210.91 million in trading volume. Moreover, Niu Lai advanced 36.7% to $0.1124, supported by more than $38.25 million in market activity.
The Index (INDEX) gained 32.5% to reach $0.04807, with its daily trading volume standing at approximately $5.48 million. Raydium (RAY) completed the gainers list with a 28% rise to $1.42 and $141.28 million in recorded volume.
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