Bitcoin climbed above $74,700 on Aug. 21, while XRP jumped more than 17% as major cryptocurrencies traded higher across the market. Ethena (ENA) recorded the strongest gain among the top 100
Bitcoin climbed above $74,700 on Aug. 21, while XRP jumped more than 17% as major cryptocurrencies traded higher across the market. Ethena (ENA) recorded the strongest gain among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, according to CoinMarketCap.
Cryptocurrency Prices on August 21, 2026. (IT Times)According to CoinMarketCap at 11:00 a.m. KST on Aug. 21, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 7.83% from the previous day to $74,743.49, while Ethereum (ETH) gained 4.62% to $2,358.09.
XRP climbed 17.32% to $1.29, posting the strongest gain among the major cryptocurrencies. Solana (SOL) advanced 5.91% to $89.94, while Tron (TRX) edged up 1.31% to $0.338.
Dogecoin (DOGE) increased 8.28% to $0.08189, Avalanche (AVAX) rose 7.17% to $7.28, and Worldcoin (WLD) added 3.32% to $0.3713. World Liberty Financial (WLFI) was the only major asset in the list to post a decline, slipping 1.17% to $0.06099.
Among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, Ethena (ENA) recorded the biggest 24-hour gain, soaring 29.82%. Official Trump (TRUMP) posted the largest decline, falling 6.18%.
Elsewhere in the altcoin market, QUAI fell 0.21% to $0.01201, while ALEO declined 1.26% to $0.01582.
CoinMarketCap also added five newly listed cryptocurrencies over the past 24 hours: DogBull (DOGO), Gorilla in a Coupe (GIAC), Good In The Hood (GOOD), Web3 Growth Agent (XYZ), and MetaForge (MFORGE).
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