On August 21, the price of Bitcoin exceeded US$74,700, XRP rose more than 17%, and major cryptocurrency markets generally rose. According to CoinMarketCap data, among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation, Ethena (ENA) recorded the largest increase.
Cryptocurrency prices on August 21, 2026
According to CoinMarketCap data at 11:00 am Korean time on August 21, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 7.83% from the previous day to US$74,743.49; Ethereum (ETH) rose 4.62% to US$2,358.09.
Ripple (XRP) rose 17.32% to US$1.29, ranking among the top gainers among major cryptocurrencies. Solana (SOL) rose 5.91% to $89.94;Tron (TRX) rose slightly 1.31% to $0.338.
Dogecoin (DOGE) rose 8.28% to US$0.08189;Avalanche (AVAX) rose 7.17% to US$7.28;Worldcoin (WLD) rose 3.32% to US$0.3713. World Liberty Financial (WLFI) was the only major asset on the list to decline, falling 1.17% to $0.06099.
Among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation, Ethena (ENA) experienced the largest increase in 24 hours, soaring 29.82%. Official Trump (TRUMP) fell the most, down 6.18%.
Among other altcoin markets, QUAI fell 0.21% to $0.01201;ALEO fell 1.26% to $0.01582.
CoinMarketCap has also added five new cryptocurrencies that have been launched in the past 24 hours: DogBull (DOGO), Gorilla in a Coupe (GIAC), Good In The Hood (GOOD), Web3 Growth Agent (XYZ), and MetaForge (MFORGE).

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