Top Gaining Cryptocurrencies

Interested in cryptocurrencies? You are not alone — this fascinating world of digital assets is constantly expanding. In recent years, some projects have delivered returns of several hundred percent per year. Prices are primarily driven by market sentiment, key news and regulatory shifts. Because of that, crypto valuations can swing sharply in a single day. Keep in mind that this is a high-risk asset class with significant daily volatility.

The main reasons cryptocurrency prices rise quickly:
Adoption: When a cryptocurrency gains real-world use, its value naturally rises. Imagine a major online retailer or corporation starting to accept Bitcoin — trust in the asset jumps immediately.
Speculation and market dynamics: The crypto market is driven by emotion and expectations. A single positive headline or strong belief in a project can be enough to send the price sharply higher. Unfortunately there are also unethical practices such as insider trading or wash trading that can artificially inflate prices.
Scarcity: Many cryptocurrencies have a predefined maximum supply. The textbook example is Bitcoin, capped at 21 million coins. Once all are mined, no more will ever exist. With growing demand, that fixed supply pushes the price up.
Technology development: Every improvement in blockchain technology expands the potential real-world use cases for cryptocurrencies in the future.
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Table notes: The table below lists cryptocurrencies that have posted the largest gains over the recent period. We focus on the most promising projects from the top 200 by market capitalization. Data is sorted by 7-day or 24-hour growth — you can switch between the two above the table. Warning: Crypto investment is extremely high-risk. Only invest what you can afford to lose.
63 gaining cryptocurrencies in the last 7 days Updated: 09/18/2026, 12:40 PM
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# Coin Price 24h 7d Market cap
1 Uniswap UNI $9.18 34.56% 49.20% $5.70B
2 Arbitrum ARB $0.2069 26.17% 45.30% $1.40B
3 NEAR Protocol NEAR $3.57 26.36% 43.50% $4.66B
4 Bitway BTW $0.6698 4.35% 35.40% $1.82B
5 Zcash ZEC $1,485 10.80% 32.70% $25.15B
6 PancakeSwap CAKE $2.53 6.12% 17.90% $882.91M
7 Ethena ENA $0.1681 10.99% 15.40% $1.70B
8 Pump.fun PUMP $0.00427778 10.02% 14.90% $2.00B
9 Venice Token VVV $27.38 9.76% 14.00% $1.31B
10 JUST JST $0.1176 0.75% 13.60% $963.33M
11 Pepe PEPE $0.00000375 8.41% 12.10% $1.58B
12 Canton CC $0.1098 7.93% 11.90% $4.35B
13 Jupiter JUP $0.2581 14.10% 11.50% $856.88M
14 Hyperliquid HYPE $90.45 13.40% 10.80% $20.12B
15 MemeCore M $1.29 15.10% 10.80% $2.94B
16 Ondo ONDO $0.3922 12.16% 10.70% $1.91B
17 Aave AAVE $135.61 11.04% 10.10% $2.09B
18 Lighter LIT $5.07 3.95% 10.10% $1.27B
19 Bitcoin Cash BCH $248.96 11.06% 9.30% $5.00B
20 Worldcoin WLD $0.4390 17.81% 9.20% $1.58B
21 Render RENDER $1.53 10.38% 8.80% $792.59M
22 Sui SUI $0.7997 11.43% 8.20% $3.28B
23 Dash DASH $59.32 3.92% 7.10% $761.30M
24 Aster ASTER $0.7570 3.20% 6.90% $2.05B
25 Solana SOL $106.47 6.76% 6.40% $62.54B
26 Stellar XLM $0.1883 3.86% 6.40% $6.56B
27 Shiba Inu SHIB $0.00000543 8.14% 6.20% $3.20B
28 Monero XMR $537.37 7.93% 5.90% $10.10B
29 POL (ex-MATIC) POL $0.1003 4.46% 5.90% $1.07B
30 Avalanche AVAX $7.99 6.03% 5.80% $3.54B
31 Gate GT $9.83 5.84% 5.40% $1.05B
32 BNB BNB $751.56 3.99% 5.20% $100.08B
33 Cronos CRO $0.0597 3.24% 5.10% $2.97B
34 Bittensor TAO $249.77 9.94% 5.10% $2.83B
35 Litecoin LTC $55.60 5.63% 4.80% $4.32B
36 Sky SKY $0.0637 12.65% 4.80% $1.49B
37 Cardano ADA $0.2162 9.11% 4.20% $8.11B
38 World Liberty Financial WLFI $0.0583 1.40% 4.20% $1.85B
39 Algorand ALGO $0.0955 6.34% 4.10% $863.14M
40 Hedera HBAR $0.0779 4.55% 3.90% $3.41B
41 KuCoin KCS $7.16 3.10% 3.40% $982.26M
42 Chainlink LINK $11.93 7.20% 3.30% $8.93B
43 Polkadot DOT $1.15 12.56% 3.20% $1.96B
44 Ethereum Classic ETC $7.93 8.31% 2.90% $1.26B
45 Maker MKR $1,794 4.37% 2.70% $935.22M
46 OKB OKB $114.88 2.72% 2.40% $2.41B
47 Dogecoin DOGE $0.0865 6.94% 2.00% $13.49B
48 Kaspa KAS $0.0366 7.47% 2.00% $1.02B
49 Mento Australian Dollar AUDM $0.6824 0.71% 1.85% $6.82B
50 Internet Computer ICP $2.79 9.46% 1.60% $1.55B
51 Ethereum ETH $2,515 3.37% 1.20% $307.00B
52 Mantle MNT $0.5974 7.14% 1.20% $1.97B
53 Gram (prev. Toncoin) GRAM $1.37 3.68% 1.10% $3.84B
54 Bitcoin BTC $78,198 2.45% 1.00% $1.57T
55 Tether Gold XAUT $4,378 1.48% 0.60% $2.73B
56 PAX Gold PAXG $4,375 1.35% 0.50% $1.90B
57 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $80.54 2.55% 0.40% $9.49B
58 Morpho MORPHO $2.39 10.32% 0.20% $1.67B
59 syrupUSDT SYRUPUSDT $1.11 0.05% 0.13% $802.77M
60 Circle USYC USYC $1.14 0.01% 0.10% $2.56B
61 syrupUSDC SYRUPUSDC $1.15 0.06% 0.09% $1.59B
62 USDT0 USDT0 $0.9989 0.07% 0.04% $4.46B
63 sUSDS SUSDS $1.09 0.08% 0.03% $4.46B