​​📉 Market Overview

Bitcoin slipped to around $62,600 on Monday despite improving macro sentiment around a potential U.S.-Iran deal.

Bitcoin: $62,603 -1.27%
Ethereum: $1,850 -1.33%

Market Cap: $2.23T
BTC Dominance: 56.3%
Fear & Greed Index: 28 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 56/100

👉 Latest News

• DeFi Curated Vault Market Grows to $7.18B Despite Lending TVL Decline
• Hyperliquid Launches Permissionless HIP-4 Deployments on Testnet
• Crypto Hacks Drain $1.1B in First Half of 2026 Amid 212 Security Incidents

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Bless +39.4%
OVERTAKE +34.4%
Biconomy +28.6%
SKYAI +19.6%
Perle (Prev. Kiva Ai) +14.8%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Perceptron network $6.5M Strategic round backed by P2 Ventures (Polygon Ventures)
- Fluid Strategic round backed by AppWorks
- Ethereum institutional Funding round led by Joseph Lubin

​​How Many Coins Have a Market Cap Above $1B?

The $1B crypto club peaked at 107 assets in November 2021 and came close again with 103 in March 2024.

Today, fewer assets retain unicorn status, even as the overall crypto market has grown.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/insights/analytics/the-unicorn-tokens-club

​​📉 Another bad month for the Ethereum Layer 2 tokens

Earlier this year, Vitalik Buterin questioned Ethereum’s current L2 roadmap, arguing that its original vision “no longer makes sense.” Since then, the sector has remained under pressure, with every major EVM L2 token in the sample posting double-digit monthly losses:

MEGA -34.8%
ZK -27.3%
STRK -22%
OP -19.5%
IMX -13.2%
LINEA -11.6%
MNT -10.2%

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​​RWA, GameFi and Restaking Tokens Outperformed The Market in July

Market breadth improved, but the rally remained concentrated. RWA was the clearest broad-based winner, while gains in GameFi and Restaking were driven mainly by large-cap tokens.

Memecoins and DePIN stayed broadly weak, while AI and Layer 2 Blockchain tokens were dragged down by their largest assets. With trading volumes still subdued, July looked more like stabilization than a confirmed risk-on shift.

Read The Full Story 👇 https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/crypto-market-recap-july-2026

​​📈 Market Overview

Bitcoin climbed toward $63,604 as markets looked past Strategy's latest BTC sales and the ongoing Coldcard wallet exploit.

Bitcoin: $63,604 +1.63%
Ethereum: $1,855 +0.34%

Market Cap: $2.25T
BTC Dominance: 56.8%
Fear & Greed Index: 25 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 52/100

👉 Latest News

• Robinhood Cleared for UK Crypto, But There Are Major Limits
• Spot Bitcoin ETFs post $170.1M net inflows, led by BlackRock’s IBIT
• Strategy Sells 1,638 Bitcoin to Fund STRC Stock and Dividends

👉 Small Cap Gainers

TENDIES +68%
Cash Cat +67%
SKYAI +52%
DeFi.app +37.4%
Zircuit +33.1%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Licuido Strategic round backed by Ripple
- Zilo Strategic round backed by Ripple
- V12 $10M Seed round led by Electric Capital

​​Hyperliquid Maintains Dominance Among Perp DEXs

Hyperliquid generated $218B in trading volume in July, while other exchanges generated nearly $189B together.

The combined volume of the top eight Perp DEXs fell by $85B, or 17%, compared with the previous month.

The decline affected the broader market but did not change its structure: liquidity remains heavily concentrated on Hyperliquid, while its closest competitors continue to form a separate second tier.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/exchanges/dex/derivatives

​​📈 DeFi's six-month losing streak ended in July

After six consecutive months of decline, the total value locked in DeFi climbed back to ~$73.8B in July.

But the growth didn't come from the major blockchains. It primarily came from the long tail: the "Others" basket more than doubled, from $3.46B to ~$7.02B, due to the launch of Robinhood Chain and rapid gains on other smaller blockchains.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/blockchains

​​☠️ 62% of Top-100 Tokens Die Within 5 Years

We analyzed 1,539 tokens that have ever entered the crypto Top 100. 71.9% are already classified as operationally dead. Estimated mortality reaches 84.7% after 10 years, while the median lifespan is just 2 years and 4 months.

To define a “death,” we used a scenario in which a token was delisted from major exchanges and had a daily trading volume below $10K for more than 90 days.

The key conclusion: reaching the Top 100 does not guarantee long-term potential.

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​​📈 Market Overview

Bitcoin held near $64,000 as hopes for a Hormuz deal and lower oil prices balanced weak trading volumes and cautious market sentiment.

Bitcoin: $64,175 +0.90%
Ethereum: $1,867 +0.68%

Market Cap: $2.27T
BTC Dominance: 56.7%
Fear & Greed Index: 27 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 48/100

👉 Latest News

• SpaceX Joins a Club It Was Missing From In New Nvidia Deal
• Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) Appeal Mandate Issued, Only One Strand of Hope Left
• Coldcard Exploit Tops $100M as Expert Says Stolen BTC May Be Hard to Spend

👉 Small Cap Gainers

MarsCoin +126.7%
Cysic +93.9%
Cupsey +85.4%
Hashflow +79.1%
Heima Network +67.5%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Blockspace Funding round led by BlueYard Capital
- Yellow card $40M Strategic round backed by Polychain Capital
- Fortune protocol Pre-Series A round backed by MH Ventures

​​Spot trading volume on Ethereum has returned to October 2023 level

In July, the total monthly spot trading volume on Ethereum DEXs fell to $29B, which is 76% below the ATH of $122B set in August 2025.

Trading volume has been declining by an average of 12.5% per month. If this pace continues, it will take another ~3 months to reach the 5-year low of $21.2B.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/exchanges/dex/spot

​​Memecoins Remain Under Structural Pressure

July's decline in memecoins total market cap and a 20% decline in trading volume indicate a weakening of speculative demand and a continuing outflow of capital from the sector.

Murad’s memecoin-only portfolio illustrates the scale of the decline: its value fell from a peak of $67M in July 2025 to around $10M one year later, a drawdown of roughly 85%.

👉 Read The Full Story: https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/crypto-market-recap-july-2026

​​Robinhood Became the Leading Layer 2 Chain by Revenue in July

In July, the combined transaction fee revenue of the Layer 2 networks reached approximately $6.3M. Robinhood generated $3.5M of that, which is nearly 56%.

Robinhood became the primary revenue driver among the largest L2s in July, while Base delivered a more stable but significantly lower daily result.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/ecosystems/robinhood-ecosystem

​​📈 Market Overview

Bitcoin held above $64,700 on Thursday as markets watched a $101B SpaceX stock unlock, while major cryptocurrencies showed little movement.

Bitcoin: $64,762 +0.88%
Ethereum: $1,911 +2.31%

Market Cap: $2.29T
BTC Dominance: 56.8%
Fear & Greed Index: 25 (Extreme Fear)
Altcoin Index: 45/100

👉 Latest News

• PEPE Sees Largest Exchange Outflow Since November 2024
• MiCA’s New 321-Firm Limit: Is Your Crypto Exchange Safe in Europe?
• Coldcard Hack Drains $120 Million, Floods Bitcoin Memory Pool

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Heima Network +204.3%
Litentry +172.6%
Aura +67.1%
DODO +60.5%
FUNToken +51.5%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Zigchain Strategic round backed by Laser Digital
- Yooldo $1M Strategic round backed by FZF Ventures
- Investifi $20M Strategic round led by Vibe Credit Union

​​⚡️CEX Listings Climb Back 20% in July

New CEX listings rose to 98 in July 2026, up 20% MoM from 82 in June, which had been the lowest monthly total in two years.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/exchanges/listing-performance

​​July Was a Strong Month for Exchange Tokens

In July, the total market capitalization of exchange tokens rose by 10.6% MoM.

The increase showed that investor interest in the sector remained resilient despite the broader crypto market’s weak performance in 2026.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/categories/exchange

​​$247M Stolen in July: Crypto’s Second-Worst Month of 2026

In July, losses from cryptocurrency hacks reached $247M, making it the second-largest monthly total since the beginning of the year. One of the main contributors was the incident involving Coldcard hardware wallets.

As the investigation progressed, estimated losses linked to Coldcard rose from around $70M to more than $100M.

July showed that even cold storage does not eliminate technological risks, which can put thousands of wallets at risk simultaneously.

👉 Read our Ultimate Safety Guide and stay safe: https://cryptorank.io/insights/analytics/ultimate-safety-guide

​​📈 Market Overview

Bitcoin held near $64,300 on Friday as the market remained range-bound, with traders watching for the next volatility catalyst despite continued institutional demand.

Bitcoin: $64,255 -0.78%
Ethereum: $1,903 -0.41%

Market Cap: $2.27T
BTC Dominance: 56.8%
Fear & Greed Index: 29 (Fear)
Altcoin Index: 43/100

👉 Latest News

• Coldcard Exploit Sends Bitcoin Active Addresses to Highest Since 2024
• Tether Targets Saudi Real Estate as Tokenization Push Mirrors $20B RWA Boom
• U.S. Jobless Claims Dip to 199K, Raising Questions for Near-Term Crypto Liquidity

👉 Small Cap Gainers

Catecoin +100.9%
Fusionist +89.6%
What If +69.5%
OVERTAKE +58%
Hashflow +47%

👉 Recent Funding Rounds

- Global ledger M&A round backed by OpenFX
- Jpyc $6.4M Extended Series B round backed by AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings
- Zigchain Strategic round backed by Laser Digital

​What If You Had Invested $100 a Month in Crypto Since 2022?

By August 2026, the total amount invested in each asset would have reached $5,600, but the results would have varied significantly:

TRX — $16,521 | +195.0%
BTC — $8,660 | +54.6%
XRP — $8,465 | +51.2%
SOL — $8,025 | +43.3%
ETH — $4,898 | −12.5%
ADA — $2,616 | −53.3%

Tron was the clear winner of the DCA strategy, nearly tripling the invested capital. However, regular purchases did not guarantee a profit.

👉 You can track your own portfolio on our website: https://cryptorank.io/portfolio

​​CEX Futures Volume Falls to Its Lowest Level Since December 2023

CEX futures volume fell to $4.0T in July 2026, a 31-month low. The recovery that ran from April through June is over, and no major venue was spared.

👉 https://cryptorank.io/exchanges/cex/derivatives

​​We analyzed crypto M&A activity in H1 2026: the market is becoming more concentrated

Deal count fell 25% to 87, while disclosed transaction value surged 223% to a record $9.66B. But the headline growth was driven by just a few mega-deals: the four largest accounted for 76% of disclosed value, while the median disclosed deal remained at $100M.

At the same time, infrastructure stayed the largest acquisition target, DeFi activity slowed sharply, and repeat buyers such as MoonPay, Kraken, and GSR continued to consolidate capabilities across payments, market infrastructure, and data.

👉 Read The Full Story: https://cryptorank.io/insights/reports/crypto-ma-value-set-a-new-ath-in-h1-2026