The cryptocurrency market entered a broad correction on Aug. 26, with Bitcoin falling below $79,000 while Stacks (STX) emerged as the strongest performer among the 100 largest cryptocurrencie
The cryptocurrency market entered a broad correction on Aug. 26, with Bitcoin falling below $79,000 while Stacks (STX) emerged as the strongest performer among the 100 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, according to CoinMarketCap.
Cryptocurrency Prices on August 26, 2026. (IT Times)According to CoinMarketCap at 10:30 a.m. KST on Aug. 26, Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.08% from the previous day to $78,873.46, while Ethereum (ETH) declined 1.57% to $2,457.48.
XRP dropped 4.27% to $1.44, while Solana (SOL) fell 4.59% to $97.03. Dogecoin (DOGE) declined 5.17% to $0.08653, and Tron (TRX) slipped 2.78% to $0.3362.
Avalanche (AVAX) fell 3.25% to $7.37. Worldcoin (WLD) declined 4.75% to $0.3899, while World Liberty Financial (WLFI) was one of the few major gainers, rising 1.79% to $0.05894.
Among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, Stacks (STX) recorded the biggest 24-hour gain, soaring 15.92%. Monad (MON) posted the steepest decline, falling 11.76%.
Elsewhere in the altcoin market, QUAI fell 1.38% to $0.01134, while ALEO edged up 0.21% to $0.01723.
CoinMarketCap also added two newly listed cryptocurrencies over the past 24 hours: Meeko (MEEKO) and Ethereum Cat (ECAT).
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