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Cryptocurrency Prices by Market Cap
| # | Coin | Price | 1h | 24h | 7d | 24h Volume | Market Cap | Last 7 Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BTCBTC | $84,569 | 0.022% | 0.289% | 2.762% | $17,789,885,330 | $1,679,372,006,395 | |
| 2 |  ETHETH | $1,586.2 | -0.07% | -0.446% | 1.571% | $9,300,989,554 | $191,540,457,885 | |
| 3 |  TetherUSDT | $1 | 0.004% | 0.009% | 0.045% | $25,743,487,744 | $144,780,886,018 | |
| 4 |  XRPXRP | $2.08 | 0.058% | -0.786% | 2.918% | $1,949,252,532 | $121,240,147,233 | |
| 5 |  BNBBNB | $589.73 | 0.13% | 0.622% | 1.283% | $559,926,665 | $86,039,732,691 | |
| 6 |  SolanaSOL | $134.37 | -0.314% | 0.944% | 13.857% | $3,433,045,135 | $69,385,249,008 | |
| 7 |  USDCUSDC | $1 | -0.009% | -0.01% | -0.01% | $4,589,792,358 | $60,870,225,608 | |
| 8 |  TRONTRX | $0.245 | -0.112% | -0.365% | 2.881% | $615,638,694 | $23,255,208,942 | |
| 9 |  DogecoinDOGE | $0.155 | -0.101% | -0.338% | -2.031% | $550,807,407 | $23,137,191,874 | |
| 10 |  CardanoADA | $0.613 | -0.365% | -0.209% | -2.858% | $415,163,526 | $22,098,664,507 | |
| 11 |  Lido Staked EtherSTETH | $1,585.28 | -0.048% | -0.444% | 1.358% | $21,080,473 | $14,742,540,572 | |
| 12 |  Wrapped BitcoinWBTC | $84,476 | 0.004% | 0.248% | 2.682% | $155,114,525 | $10,881,820,170 | |
| 13 |  LEO TokenLEO | $9.15 | 0.143% | -3.085% | -3.07% | $3,223,919 | $8,450,955,329 | |
| 14 |  ChainlinkLINK | $12.65 | -0.162% | 1.799% | 0.995% | $266,699,720 | $8,072,637,789 | |
| 15 |  AvalancheAVAX | $19.09 | -0.286% | -0.81% | 2.377% | $189,887,459 | $7,952,636,170 | |
| 16 |  StellarXLM | $0.244 | 0.642% | 3.139% | 2.832% | $111,234,869 | $7,525,936,548 | |
| 17 |  ToncoinTON | $2.98 | -1.002% | 1.23% | 1.984% | $121,301,210 | $7,489,899,081 | |
| 18 |  USDSUSDS | $1 | -0.006% | -0.021% | -0.017% | $11,075,924 | $7,123,767,420 | |
| 19 |  Shiba InuSHIB | $0 | 0.092% | 0.799% | -0.299% | $106,118,724 | $7,063,371,307 | |
| 20 |  HederaHBAR | $0.166 | -0.025% | 4.55% | -4.625% | $136,235,607 | $7,002,384,071 | |
| 21 |  SuiSUI | $2.12 | -0.159% | 1.325% | -3.319% | $530,837,100 | $6,895,072,307 | |
| 22 |  Wrapped stETHWSTETH | $1,903.67 | 0.045% | -0.28% | 1.681% | $21,269,800 | $6,794,900,281 | |
| 23 |  BCHBCH | $330.02 | -0.275% | -0.608% | 9.153% | $124,489,293 | $6,554,712,517 | |
| 24 |  LitecoinLTC | $75.65 | -0.202% | 1.29% | -1.407% | $268,221,054 | $5,735,571,944 | |
| 25 |  PolkadotDOT | $3.7 | 0.137% | 1.956% | 5.321% | $112,970,109 | $5,642,636,416 | |
| 26 |  HyperliquidHYPE | $16.78 | -0.899% | 2.414% | 9.196% | $167,074,736 | $5,603,519,793 | |
| 27 |  Binance Bridged USDT (BNB Smart Chain)BSC-USD | $1 | 0.121% | 0.09% | 0.015% | $184,993,770 | $5,186,225,643 | |
| 28 |  Bitget TokenBGB | $4.37 | -0.035% | 0.084% | 2.401% | $52,066,531 | $5,109,400,791 | |
| 29 |  Ethena USDeUSDE | $0.999 | 0.071% | -0.005% | 0.025% | $35,069,242 | $4,831,904,585 | |
| 30 |  WETHWETH | $1,586.62 | -0.009% | -0.352% | 1.593% | $140,963,825 | $4,390,721,267 | |
| 31 |  Pi NetworkPI | $0.612 | 0.011% | 1.201% | 1.272% | $118,203,329 | $4,225,643,099 | |
| 32 |  MoneroXMR | $219.31 | 0.741% | 0.706% | 8.144% | $60,847,450 | $4,045,435,623 | |
| 33 |  WhiteBIT CoinWBT | $27.85 | 0.029% | 0.337% | -0.698% | $14,085,595 | $4,013,792,332 | |
| 34 |  Wrapped eETHWEETH | $1,689.54 | -0% | -0.39% | 1.645% | $6,815,706 | $3,446,999,391 | |
| 35 |  Coinbase Wrapped BTCCBBTC | $84,541 | 0.033% | 0.293% | 2.713% | $182,855,696 | $3,288,113,221 | |
| 36 |  DaiDAI | $1 | -0.009% | -0.014% | -0% | $114,143,082 | $3,188,142,489 | |
| 37 |  UniswapUNI | $5.2 | 0.004% | 0.029% | 0.182% | $88,817,583 | $3,126,447,789 | |
| 38 |  OKBOKB | $50.35 | -0.076% | -1.704% | -5.628% | $15,618,774 | $3,021,077,265 | |
| 39 |  PepePEPE | $0 | -0.275% | -1.265% | 3.663% | $527,534,941 | $3,017,682,856 | |
| 40 |  AptosAPT | $4.64 | 0.262% | -0.051% | -2.285% | $101,623,712 | $2,867,408,733 | |
| 41 |  Tokenize XchangeTKX | $34.89 | -0.08% | 4.009% | 10.811% | $30,721,044 | $2,791,019,520 | |
| 42 |  GateGT | $22.4 | -0.114% | 0.313% | 1.528% | $7,844,089 | $2,753,168,131 | |
| 43 |  OndoONDO | $0.829 | -0.169% | -0.812% | -1.633% | $96,154,923 | $2,618,702,203 | |
| 44 |  sUSDSSUSDS | $1.048 | -0.027% | -0.051% | 0.017% | $1,807,945 | $2,500,492,125 | |
| 45 |  NEAR ProtocolNEAR | $2.07 | -0.292% | 2.585% | 0.617% | $166,952,507 | $2,498,936,582 | |
| 46 |  BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity FundBUIDL | $1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $2,471,081,667 | |
| 47 |  Ethereum ClassicETC | $15.41 | -0.176% | 3.312% | 2.764% | $44,682,838 | $2,338,713,663 | |
| 48 |  CronosCRO | $0.084 | -0.22% | -0.505% | -4.587% | $16,725,535 | $2,303,331,498 | |
| 49 |  Internet ComputerICP | $4.72 | -0.243% | 1.114% | -4.649% | $56,429,510 | $2,296,484,891 | |
| 50 |  BittensorTAO | $258.85 | 0.693% | 11.518% | 8.508% | $123,927,444 | $2,229,933,144 | |
| 51 |  MantleMNT | $0.662 | -0.2% | -5.497% | -4.49% | $211,900,163 | $2,229,709,441 | |
| 52 |  Ethena Staked USDeSUSDE | $1.17 | 0.009% | 0.017% | 0.173% | $7,916,705 | $2,110,996,652 | |
| 53 |  AaveAAVE | $138.84 | -0.549% | 1.459% | 2.555% | $180,485,506 | $2,098,171,066 | |
| 54 |  RenderRENDER | $4 | -0.362% | 2.943% | 6.316% | $250,530,131 | $2,072,151,741 | |
| 55 |  KaspaKAS | $0.077 | 0.018% | -0.414% | 2.483% | $55,252,601 | $2,001,740,095 | |
| 56 |  VeChainVET | $0.023 | 0.613% | 1.809% | 5.519% | $56,763,352 | $1,986,823,269 | |
| 57 |  Cosmos HubATOM | $4.17 | -0.203% | 1.762% | -2.713% | $96,468,790 | $1,859,473,321 | |
| 58 |  FasttokenFTN | $4.23 | 0.113% | 0.252% | 4.91% | $53,181,764 | $1,822,159,027 | |
| 59 |  Lombard Staked BTCLBTC | $84,201 | -0.065% | 0.142% | 2.409% | $3,823,279 | $1,727,934,659 | |
| 60 |  AlgorandALGO | $0.191 | 0.504% | 5.08% | 4.23% | $66,750,373 | $1,639,802,803 | |
| 61 |  POL (ex-MATIC)POL | $0.188 | 0.315% | 4.397% | 2.283% | $49,108,277 | $1,628,293,615 | |
| 62 |  FilecoinFIL | $2.46 | 0.088% | 3.372% | 1.455% | $78,101,068 | $1,611,424,692 | |
| 63 |  First Digital USDFDUSD | $0.999 | 0.052% | 0.037% | -0.05% | $1,920,287,954 | $1,589,390,927 | |
| 64 |  EthenaENA | $0.28 | -0.77% | 2.889% | -12.26% | $93,866,663 | $1,559,389,574 | |
| 65 |  Official TrumpTRUMP | $7.65 | 0.179% | -1.092% | -5.195% | $412,967,230 | $1,529,244,548 | |
| 66 |  Sonic (prev. FTM)S | $0.469 | -0.818% | -0.427% | -1.495% | $74,495,930 | $1,489,820,497 | |
| 67 |  CelestiaTIA | $2.4 | -0.783% | 4.92% | -4.203% | $53,854,545 | $1,446,395,645 | |
| 68 |  Jupiter Perpetuals Liquidity Provider TokenJLP | $3.84 | -0.102% | 0.401% | 6.379% | $46,731,833 | $1,375,758,138 | |
| 69 |  ArbitrumARB | $0.29 | -0.318% | 3.058% | -1.26% | $103,467,900 | $1,338,251,320 | |
| 70 |  Artificial Superintelligence AllianceFET | $0.511 | 0.383% | 9.449% | 15.756% | $119,161,916 | $1,331,379,163 | |
| 71 |  Solv Protocol SolvBTCSOLVBTC | $84,388 | -0.028% | 0.254% | 2.732% | $5,415,034 | $1,309,692,001 | |
| 72 |  KuCoinKCS | $10.14 | 0.377% | -0.175% | -2.54% | $645,729 | $1,268,112,342 | |
| 73 |  MakerMKR | $1,346.71 | -0.052% | -0.568% | 1.536% | $74,932,383 | $1,130,283,135 | |
| 74 |  Binance Staked SOLBNSOL | $140.87 | -0.073% | 1.223% | 14.323% | $3,151,136 | $1,127,656,598 | |
| 75 |  XDC NetworkXDC | $0.071 | -0.153% | -1.276% | 4.941% | $30,944,296 | $1,110,558,203 | |
| 76 |  USDT0USDT0 | $1 | 0.054% | 0.037% | -0.064% | $171,568,774 | $1,108,146,681 | |
| 77 |  OptimismOP | $0.658 | -0.425% | 2.612% | 0.75% | $67,393,291 | $1,090,216,012 | |
| 78 |  JupiterJUP | $0.379 | -0.162% | 3.364% | 1.857% | $50,762,917 | $1,079,327,233 | |
| 79 |  StoryIP | $3.88 | -0.398% | -2.153% | -5.283% | $44,198,679 | $1,045,067,489 | |
| 80 |  NEXONEXO | $1.032 | 0.263% | 0.683% | 0.233% | $10,563,257 | $1,031,683,079 | |
| 81 |  Binance-Peg WETHWETH | $1,585.92 | -0.11% | -0.4% | 1.663% | $19,782,806 | $959,857,634 | |
| 82 |  QuantQNT | $65.05 | -0.268% | -1.124% | 0.859% | $19,504,755 | $946,032,759 | |
| 83 |  EOSEOS | $0.623 | -0.851% | 1.965% | -1.155% | $147,427,252 | $945,185,008 | |
| 84 |  FlareFLR | $0.015 | -0.186% | -0.492% | 6.193% | $6,246,087 | $944,755,974 | |
| 85 |  Kelp DAO Restaked ETHRSETH | $1,652.45 | 0.007% | -0.484% | 1.761% | $1,466,317 | $935,795,051 | |
| 86 |  BonkBONK | $0 | -0.425% | 1.05% | 6.37% | $79,213,900 | $927,951,341 | |
| 87 |  WorldcoinWLD | $0.716 | -0.551% | 3.063% | 0.037% | $82,905,619 | $913,248,477 | |
| 88 |  StacksSTX | $0.593 | -0.117% | 2.053% | -4.344% | $32,104,196 | $901,825,483 | |
| 89 |  SeiSEI | $0.17 | 0.083% | 1.395% | 10.857% | $48,187,386 | $870,725,282 | |
| 90 |  PayPal USDPYUSD | $1 | 0.018% | -0.002% | -0.009% | $41,543,728 | $855,338,461 | |
| 91 |  Binance Bridged USDC (BNB Smart Chain)USDC | $1 | 0.109% | 0.053% | -0% | $23,197,341 | $849,000,812 | |
| 92 |  Tether GoldXAUT | $3,354.85 | 0.144% | 0.17% | 3.434% | $28,606,126 | $827,052,284 | |
| 93 |  Polygon Bridged USDT (Polygon)USDT | $1 | -0.006% | 0.003% | 0.05% | $8,928,113 | $811,745,221 | |
| 94 |  DeXeDEXE | $13.86 | 0.422% | -0.187% | -5.107% | $6,966,115 | $792,082,753 | |
| 95 |  InjectiveINJ | $8.04 | 1.509% | 4.708% | -1.403% | $52,397,764 | $786,315,716 | |
| 96 |  ImmutableIMX | $0.432 | -0.437% | 5.807% | 6.78% | $31,826,025 | $785,039,120 | |
| 97 |  Curve DAOCRV | $0.59 | 0.04% | -2.159% | -4.439% | $156,973,544 | $778,837,871 | |
| 98 |  PAX GoldPAXG | $3,353.12 | 0.074% | 0.063% | 3.042% | $65,205,585 | $772,244,537 | |
| 99 |  Wrapped BNBWBNB | $589.88 | 0.23% | 0.714% | 1.355% | $184,659,620 | $765,018,032 | |
| 100 |  FartcoinFARTCOIN | $0.763 | 0.391% | -14.187% | -13.04% | $330,696,443 | $764,159,318 |