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.
79 gaining cryptocurrencies in the last 7 days Updated: 09/21/2026, 12:40 PM
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# Coin Price 24h 7d Market cap
1 Akedo AKE $0.0454 56.49% 177.19% $1.03B
2 NEAR Protocol NEAR $4.27 20.97% 75.80% $5.58B
3 Arbitrum ARB $0.2247 6.00% 60.66% $1.53B
4 Ethena ENA $0.2230 9.04% 54.06% $2.25B
5 Avalanche AVAX $11.35 16.37% 52.12% $5.03B
6 Venice Token VVV $34.19 21.04% 46.66% $1.64B
7 Uniswap UNI $8.88 1.36% 42.54% $5.51B
8 Sui SUI $0.9999 23.04% 35.71% $4.09B
9 MemeCore M $1.51 5.14% 35.30% $3.45B
10 Zcash ZEC $1,534 6.14% 32.69% $25.89B
11 Jupiter JUP $0.3054 14.36% 29.12% $1.02B
12 Morpho MORPHO $2.81 12.64% 26.62% $1.96B
13 Render RENDER $1.77 17.07% 26.20% $917.42M
14 Kaspa KAS $0.0413 6.06% 23.32% $1.14B
15 Ondo ONDO $0.4447 8.76% 22.87% $2.16B
16 Canton CC $0.1170 13.27% 22.84% $4.64B
17 Pump.fun PUMP $0.00444045 10.28% 20.51% $2.07B
18 Pepe PEPE $0.00000417 6.20% 20.20% $1.76B
19 Gate GT $10.85 7.05% 19.06% $1.16B
20 Hyperliquid HYPE $95.28 4.79% 18.97% $21.20B
21 Bitcoin Cash BCH $266.34 8.45% 17.66% $5.35B
22 Bittensor TAO $279.66 11.83% 17.54% $3.17B
23 Sky SKY $0.0722 6.62% 16.12% $1.69B
24 Algorand ALGO $0.1125 11.08% 15.76% $1.02B
25 Hedera HBAR $0.0894 11.30% 15.25% $3.92B
26 Worldcoin WLD $0.4467 6.65% 15.24% $1.63B
27 Aave AAVE $146.31 7.99% 14.79% $2.25B
28 POL (ex-MATIC) POL $0.1117 6.65% 14.45% $1.20B
29 Polkadot DOT $1.18 8.27% 14.32% $2.01B
30 Solana SOL $115.55 6.97% 14.02% $67.87B
31 Chainlink LINK $12.99 8.52% 13.60% $9.72B
32 Ethereum Classic ETC $8.74 5.72% 13.44% $1.38B
33 Cardano ADA $0.2401 9.77% 12.71% $9.01B
34 Stellar XLM $0.2113 11.43% 12.08% $7.37B
35 Bitway BTW $0.8530 11.93% 11.88% $2.31B
36 Cosmos Hub ATOM $1.79 5.88% 11.37% $951.31M
37 Mantle MNT $0.6286 6.22% 10.17% $2.07B
38 PancakeSwap CAKE $2.53 3.40% 10.17% $807.66M
39 Litecoin LTC $60.22 5.86% 9.96% $4.67B
40 Dogecoin DOGE $0.0926 9.39% 9.49% $14.44B
41 Monero XMR $578.15 10.22% 9.23% $10.87B
42 Bitcoin BTC $84,184 4.82% 8.87% $1.69T
43 Shiba Inu SHIB $0.00000571 6.93% 8.79% $3.37B
44 Cronos CRO $0.0639 11.18% 8.53% $3.19B
45 Aster ASTER $0.7576 3.50% 8.40% $2.05B
46 Lighter LIT $5.06 7.45% 8.39% $1.27B
47 BNB BNB $783.20 4.61% 8.21% $104.26B
48 Ethereum ETH $2,711 5.41% 7.98% $331.07B
49 OKB OKB $121.81 5.55% 6.74% $2.56B
50 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $85.43 4.58% 6.65% $10.16B
51 Bitget Token BGB $2.05 2.34% 6.33% $1.44B
52 XRP XRP $1.49 8.16% 6.32% $93.50B
53 Internet Computer ICP $2.96 7.34% 5.41% $1.65B
54 Gram (prev. Toncoin) GRAM $1.43 4.24% 4.74% $4.00B
55 KuCoin KCS $7.26 2.08% 4.61% $997.12M
56 Quant QNT $66.65 5.07% 3.92% $969.36M
57 NEXO NEXO $0.8675 4.42% 3.76% $866.25M
58 Maker MKR $1,794 4.37% 2.70% $935.22M
59 Mento Australian Dollar AUDM $0.6824 0.71% 1.85% $6.82B
60 World Liberty Financial WLFI $0.0583 0.22% 1.49% $1.85B
61 TRON TRX $0.3443 0.52% 1.23% $32.70B
62 HTX DAO HTX $0.00000172 0.86% 1.19% $1.54B
63 Tether Gold XAUT $4,350 0.45% 0.93% $2.71B
64 PAX Gold PAXG $4,345 0.34% 0.71% $1.89B
65 Ondo US Dollar Yield USDY $1.15 0.60% 0.19% $2.25B
66 syrupUSDC SYRUPUSDC $1.15 0.06% 0.09% $1.59B
67 Circle USYC USYC $1.14 0.00% 0.06% $2.51B
68 Blockchain Capital BCAP $106.54 0.00% 0.05% $970.80M
69 USDT0 USDT0 $0.9989 0.07% 0.04% $4.46B
70 sUSDS SUSDS $1.09 0.08% 0.03% $4.46B
71 Ethena USDe USDE $0.9998 0.02% 0.03% $4.87B
72 USDS USDS $1.00 0.02% 0.02% $9.61B
73 PayPal USD PYUSD $1.00 0.03% 0.02% $2.78B
74 BFUSD BFUSD $0.9997 0.02% 0.02% $1.32B
75 United Stables U $0.9999 0.01% 0.02% $1.41B
76 Tether USDT $0.9997 0.02% 0.01% $183.34B
77 Global Dollar USDG $1.0000 0.01% 0.01% $3.24B
78 Ripple USD RLUSD $0.9999 0.01% 0.01% $2.38B
79 USD1 USD1 $0.9995 0.00% 0.00% $4.35B