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.
76 gaining cryptocurrencies in the last 7 days Updated: Oct 21, 2026, 06:20 PM GMT+2
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# Coin Price 24h 7d Market cap
1 Venice Token VVV $27.02 7.18% 24.16% $1.31B
2 Curve DAO CRV $0.3902 3.50% 19.10% $616.14M
3 Pearl PEARL $2.24 1.71% 16.62% $792.74M
4 Worldcoin WLD $0.5734 2.71% 16.60% $2.19B
5 Pepe PEPE $0.00000468 4.15% 16.11% $1.97B
6 Celestia TIA $0.6309 0.89% 15.63% $620.91M
7 Zcash ZEC $1,338 12.97% 15.00% $22.73B
8 Ether.fi ETHFI $0.7211 3.96% 14.06% $696.52M
9 Injective INJ $8.71 1.81% 11.89% $870.12M
10 Ethena ENA $0.2205 16.62% 11.30% $2.95B
11 Dash DASH $53.53 7.73% 9.62% $688.04M
12 LayerZero ZRO $2.09 10.77% 9.11% $835.81M
13 Arbitrum ARB $0.1959 4.68% 8.58% $1.35B
14 Lighter LIT $3.49 12.66% 8.58% $874.11M
15 Monero XMR $603.63 2.32% 8.07% $11.35B
16 NEAR Protocol NEAR $5.39 12.17% 7.69% $7.05B
17 Bitcoin Cash BCH $288.10 4.31% 7.69% $5.79B
18 Sky SKY $0.0771 4.14% 6.66% $1.81B
19 Mantle MNT $0.5540 4.09% 6.17% $1.83B
20 Uniswap UNI $7.62 5.53% 5.97% $4.76B
21 Kaspa KAS $0.0393 6.83% 5.33% $1.09B
22 Polkadot DOT $1.17 1.97% 5.02% $2.01B
23 VeChain VET $0.00743724 6.56% 4.76% $639.83M
24 Aster ASTER $0.7198 1.03% 4.50% $1.95B
25 Aptos APT $0.8306 4.29% 4.49% $733.34M
26 Shiba Inu SHIB $0.00000523 2.93% 4.30% $3.08B
27 Ondo ONDO $0.4670 5.62% 4.25% $2.27B
28 Litecoin LTC $61.86 3.86% 4.25% $4.81B
29 KuCoin KCS $7.47 2.19% 4.10% $1.04B
30 Jupiter JUP $0.3304 5.88% 4.09% $1.10B
31 Solana SOL $108.42 2.91% 4.08% $63.89B
32 XDC Network XDC $0.0353 9.45% 3.87% $704.08M
33 Morpho MORPHO $2.39 1.02% 3.85% $1.68B
34 XRP XRP $1.38 4.65% 3.50% $87.05B
35 Ethereum ETH $2,508 3.21% 3.37% $306.28B
36 Bittensor TAO $276.37 2.90% 3.27% $3.13B
37 Bitcoin BTC $84,571 2.75% 3.21% $1.70T
38 Sui SUI $1.05 3.87% 3.14% $4.31B
39 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $82.74 2.78% 3.09% $9.82B
40 Ethereum Classic ETC $8.17 4.13% 2.86% $1.30B
41 Chainlink LINK $12.74 4.72% 2.42% $9.76B
42 Cronos CRO $0.0588 3.18% 2.41% $2.99B
43 Pump.fun PUMP $0.00494128 10.31% 2.40% $2.28B
44 Hedera HBAR $0.0857 3.14% 2.39% $3.77B
45 BNB BNB $749.70 2.27% 2.23% $98.57B
46 Pi Network PI $0.0803 2.74% 1.77% $905.86M
47 Dogecoin DOGE $0.0832 3.49% 1.39% $13.01B
48 Aave AAVE $159.11 5.65% 1.29% $2.45B
49 Hyperliquid HYPE $81.62 2.98% 1.24% $18.14B
50 Stellar XLM $0.1857 3.80% 1.22% $6.54B
51 Gate GT $10.44 3.28% 1.16% $1.09B
52 NEXO NEXO $0.8317 2.28% 1.00% $830.93M
53 Tether Gold XAUT $4,130 0.27% 0.86% $3.34B
54 PAX Gold PAXG $4,134 0.24% 0.83% $1.83B
55 PancakeSwap CAKE $2.25 2.28% 0.53% $715.95M
56 Avalanche AVAX $9.94 3.75% 0.49% $4.41B
57 Gram (prev. Toncoin) GRAM $1.36 1.66% 0.48% $3.85B
58 Cosmos Hub ATOM $1.77 1.04% 0.40% $948.45M
59 Render RENDER $1.91 4.32% 0.28% $992.07M
60 POL (ex-MATIC) POL $0.0965 3.03% 0.26% $1.03B
61 Cardano ADA $0.2284 3.51% 0.23% $8.58B
62 PayPal USD PYUSD $1.00 0.07% 0.12% $2.88B
63 USDD USDD $0.9987 0.03% 0.10% $1.75B
64 USDS USDS $1.00 0.07% 0.10% $10.03B
65 Invesco Short Duration US Government Securities Fund USTB $11.25 0.01% 0.07% $773.02M
66 Circle USYC USYC $1.14 0.01% 0.06% $2.39B
67 United Stables U $0.9998 0.02% 0.05% $1.59B
68 Falcon USD USDF $0.9952 0.03% 0.03% $1.88B
69 GHO GHO $0.9990 0.05% 0.03% $698.21M
70 Ethena USDe USDE $0.9998 0.02% 0.03% $4.66B
71 BFUSD BFUSD $0.9993 0.07% 0.02% $1.32B
72 Aerodrome Finance AERO $0.8617 2.13% 0.02% $843.42M
73 Global Dollar USDG $1.00 0.02% 0.01% $3.17B
74 Ondo US Dollar Yield USDY $1.15 0.06% 0.00% $2.36B
75 USDGO USDGO $1.00 0.02% 0.00% $1.30B
76 Tether USDT $0.9994 0.02% 0.00% $182.83B