Cryptocurrency prices showed a broadly positive trend on August 25, 2026, with most major tokens posting gains in the latest session and stronger weekly and monthly performance.
Bitcoin rose 1.29% to $79,934, with a weekly gain of 23.43% and monthly gain of 22.21%. However, it remains down 8.75% YTD and 28.57% YoY, with a market capitalisation of $1.58 trillion.
Ether gained 0.56% to $2,494.77, while its weekly and monthly gains stood at 30.11% and 27.68%, respectively. Ether is down 15.95% YTD and 45.78% YoY, with a market cap of $391.63 billion.
Binance advanced 1.05% to $709, recording weekly and monthly gains of 17.41% and 23.26%. Its YTD performance stood at -18.03%, while its YoY change was -17.84%, with a market cap of $94.09 billion.
Cardano rose 0.95% to $0.22351, gaining 28.31% weekly and 34.80% monthly. It remained down 32.84% YTD and 74.21% YoY, with a market cap of $8.15 billion.
Solana climbed 1.74% to $100.3400, registering a 30.23% weekly gain and 30.92% monthly gain. Its YTD performance was -19.36%, while its YoY decline stood at 48.76%, with a market cap of $58.71 billion.
XRP gained 1.98% to $1.50910, making it one of the strongest performers among major cryptocurrencies. XRP was up 50.68% weekly and 35.71% monthly, while remaining down 18.00% YTD and 49.91% YoY. Its market cap stood at $93.31 billion.
Polkadot edged up 0.22% to $0.90, with a 20.00% weekly gain and 9.04% monthly gain. It remained down 49.60% YTD and 76.83% YoY, with a market cap of $1.53 billion.
Avalanche rose 0.85% to $7.60, gaining 19.92% over the week and 12.80% over the month. It was down 38.24% YTD and 68.58% YoY, with a market cap of $3.26 billion.
Polygon declined 0.68% to $0.12 in the latest session but remained up 41.14% weekly and 48.93% monthly. It was up 15.11% YTD but down 52.66% YoY, with a market cap of $227 million.
Cosmos gained 0.56% to $1.53, with weekly and monthly gains of 8.05% and 9.23%. It remained down 20.79% YTD and 66.27% YoY, with a market cap of $801 million.
Dai was largely stable at $1.00010, gaining 0.02% on the day, 0.04% weekly, 0.01% monthly, 0.04% YTD and 0.01% YoY. Its market cap stood at $4.58 billion.
Litecoin advanced 1.22% to $52.210, posting a weekly gain of 17.62% and monthly gain of 9.04%. It remained down 32.12% YTD and 54.06% YoY, with a market cap of $4.00 billion.
Uniswap gained 1.18% to $4.37, with a weekly increase of 32.86% and monthly gain of 12.88%. It was down 22.21% YTD and 56.07% YoY, with a market cap of $2.69 billion.
Algorand rose 1.00% to $0.09, gaining 18.72% weekly and 8.96% monthly. Its YTD decline stood at 16.67%, while its YoY decline was 63.75%, with a market cap of $825 million.
Overall, the latest data shows strong short-term momentum across most major cryptocurrencies, particularly XRP, Ether, Solana, Uniswap, Cardano and Polygon, although several assets continue to remain significantly below their year-ago levels.
