Bitcoin broke through the $100,000 mark on Thursday, sparking a wave of gains across the crypto market. Ethereum jumped back above $2,200 and several other altcoins followed suit with impressive price increases. 🔎 Here’s a look at the top 5 performers from yesterday:
* **Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL):** This AI-powered metaverse project experienced a surge of over 36% in the past 24 hours, reaching $2.04 and claiming #63 spot on the market cap list.
Its soaring trading volume of over $978 million suggests growing interest in this innovative technology.
* **Pepe (PEPE):** Known for its explosive rallies, Pepe’s memecoin pumped almost 26%, currently trading at $0.00001095 with over $2.19 billion in volume. Its massive 251% surge reinforces the power of memes.
* **Brett (Based) (BRETT):** This token linked to Pepe’s Base Chain has seen a 25% gain, trading at $0.075. With its strong link to the growing Base Chain ecosystem and increasing activity, it continues to attract attention.
* **Uniswap (UNI):** A standout performer in the DeFi space, Uniswap saw a solid 20.54% jump, reclaiming the $6 mark. The increase comes as demand for DeFi services rises again, with Uniswap’s token benefiting from this resurgence.
* **Ethereum (ETH):** Back above $2,215 after gaining 16.93%, ETH experienced a significant upward movement driven by Bitcoin’s gains and traders’ return to major cryptocurrencies.
The market cap for Ethereum now stands at over $267 billion.
The overall market cap reached $3.22 trillion yesterday, up 5% in the past 24 hours, with a shift in sentiment but it remains to be seen whether this is a temporary spike or a lasting trend.