Key highlights:
- The total cryptocurrency market cap increased from $ 2.42T to $ 2.51T in the past 24 hours, representing a 3.79% change
- The Bitcoin price at press time is $ 75,408 after growing by 8.66% in the last 24 hours
- The total crypto trading volume decreased by -0.40% in the past 24 hours, and is currently at $ 486.67B
- All prices and changes are presented at the time of publication: August 21, 2026, at 06:00 UTC
Market Overview
The total cryptocurrency market cap is currently $ 2.51T after a 3.79% increase on the day. The total crypto trading volume declined by -0.40% in the same time frame.
Bitcoin is trading at $ 75,408 after seeing a 8.66% gain in the last 24 hours. The Bitcoin dominance grew by 0.97% and BTC currently represents 60.33% of the cryptocurrency market.
Top Coins By Market Cap
At press time, Bitcoin has a market capitalization of $ 1.51T after gaining 8.66% in the last 24 hours. According to our forecast, the value of Bitcoin will drop by null% and reach null by Invalid Date. To learn more about how the price of Bitcoin could change over the next 7 days, visit our Bitcoin price prediction page.
Ethereum, which is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is priced at $ 2,362.98 and has a market capitalization of $ 285.17B. ETH increased by 5.20% in the last 24 hours. If you're interested in where the price of Ethereum could head next, check out the Ethereum price prediction.
Bulls Dominate the Market Today
The bulls dominated the market today as 95% of coins gained value in the last 24 hours.
Today's Top Gainers are Ethena, BOOK OF MEME, and Pump.fun
Thanks to a 40.70% price increase, Ethena was the biggest gainer of the day among the top 200 cryptocurrencies by market cap. BOOK OF MEME came in second place, with 24-hour gains of 26.66%. Pump.fun, GEODNET and GALA complete today's list of the top cryptocurrency gainers.
Today's Top Losers are Zano, AI Rig Complex, and Qubic
Unfortunately, not all coins performed well today. The worst performer in the cryptocurrency top 200 was Zano, which saw a loss of -3.85%. AI Rig Complex also didn't perform well, as its price declined by -2.51% in the last 24 hours. Qubic, World Liberty Financial and APENFT round out today's top 5 worst performers.
Coin of the Day is Ethena
Thanks to its impressive 40.79% performance, Ethena is today's coin of the day! Ethena is currently trading at $ 0.130208. Learn more about Ethena and its position in the market on our Ethena price prediction page.
Our technical indicators show that the current Ethena sentiment is Bullish.
