Altcoin Rotation: Ethena, Sui and NEAR Lead a $2.89T Market
Bitcoin holds near $83,936 while Ethena jumps 22.87% and Sui gains 14.73%, as total market cap slips 2.58% in 24 hours.
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:30:50 GMT · written by the desk from live feeds
Key points
- •Ethena (ENA) leads altcoin gainers, up 22.87% in 24 hours to $0.272884 and 52.57% over seven days.
- •Sui gains 14.73% to $1.16 and NEAR Protocol rises 9.53% to $4.91, up 30.24% on the week.
- •XRP is the strongest top-ten mover at $1.55, up 1.52% in 24 hours and 9.77% over seven days.
- •Total crypto market capitalisation is $2.89T, down 2.58% in 24 hours, with BTC dominance at 58.28%.
- •Fear and Greed sits at 74 (Greed), up from 71 yesterday; OKX BTC-USDT-SWAP funding is -0.0003% per eight hours.
Bitcoin trades at $83,936, down 0.37% over 24 hours and up 3.51% on the week, leaving it 33.43% below its all-time high of $126,080. The wider market is heavier: total capitalisation stands at $2.89T, down 2.58% in a day, with $103.14B traded across the market and BTC dominance at 58.28%.
Ethena and Sui Set the Pace
The sharpest moves sit well below the top ten. Ethena (ENA) leads the 24-hour gainers at $0.272884, up 22.87% on the day and 52.57% over seven days, on $1.10B of volume. Sui follows at $1.16, adding 14.73% in 24 hours and 40.52% across the week. Pump.fun (PUMP) rose 16.28% to $0.00456053, Canton (CC) gained 16.11% to $0.133636, and NEAR Protocol climbed 9.53% to $4.91, up 30.24% over seven days.
Blue-chip DeFi names joined the move: Aave at $154.35 (+6.46%), Uniswap at $9.72 (+6.26%) and Chainlink at $14.08 (+5.11%).
Inside the Top Ten
Among the largest assets, XRP is the standout at $1.55, up 1.52% on the day and 9.77% on the week. Solana trades at $120.68, up 3.58% in 24 hours and 6.55% over seven days. Ethereum sits at $2,687.87, up 0.24%, with a market capitalisation of $328.14B. BNB is roughly flat at $773.41 (-0.13%), TRON is down 0.37% at $0.337485 and Zcash is 0.71% lower at $1,538.64.
A Narrow Retreat
Losers are shallow by comparison. Rain (RAIN) fell 3.79% to $0.01151862 and Bitway (BTW) slipped 2.72% to $0.899854, though BTW remains up 48.65% over seven days. Monero eased 0.62% to $560.16 and Stellar dipped 0.36% to $0.218487.
Sentiment sits in Greed: the Fear and Greed index reads 74, up from 71 yesterday, while the desk sentiment measure stands at 57. DeFi deposits total $95.58B, with Ethereum chains holding $53.59B, Solana $6.59B and Base $6.27B. OKX BTC-USDT-SWAP funding is -0.0003% per eight hours, with $2.38B in open interest.
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The exact data bank handed to the model (deepseek / deepseek-flash) at 2026-09-26T12:30:50.173Z. The model may use nothing else. Sources: CoinGecko, Alternative.me, DeFiLlama, mempool.space, OKX, and the RSS headlines listed.
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