
- Aerodrome Finance leads with a 23.94% gain and $274.7M volume.
- Ethena posts 18.78% rise with highest volume over $1.24B.
- Pepe gains 10.76% amid $1B+ trading volume despite low price.
The crypto market experienced major movement in its top gainers over the past 24 hours, with several tokens recording double-digit percentage increases. This rise spans various categories, including DeFi projects, Layer 1 blockchains, and meme tokens, accompanied by large trading volumes.
Aerodrome Finance topped the list of gainers with a 23.94% rise, reaching a price of $1.09. This gain was paired with a strong 24-hour trading volume of approximately $274.7 million, indicating strong market interest. Pi also posted a solid advance, climbing 19.51% to $0.4352, backed by a volume of about $145.7 million.
Ethena’s performance showed an 18.78% increase to $0.7332. Additionally, Ethena recorded the highest trading volume on the list at over $1.24 billion, pointing to high liquidity and active trading. These movements point out sustained interest in projects across different utility and blockchain categories.
Layer 1 Chains and DeFi Tokens Show Consistent Gains
Tezos recorded a 12.91% price increase, trading at $0.9234 with an $88.15 million volume. KuCoin Token rose by 9.97% to $11.38, despite a relatively low trading volume of $9.64 million compared to other gainers.
Arbitrum’s price increased 9.76%, closing at $0.4633 with a volume of nearly $345.5 million. Ethereum Classic followed with an 8.59% gain, trading at $23.57, supported by $361.4 million in volume. Sei also showed growth of 8.13%, priced at $0.334,9, with $187.4 million traded over 24 hours.

Curve DAO Token and Chainlink both posted gains below 8%. Curve DAO Token traded at $0.9899, recording a volume of $343.3 million. Chainlink closed at $20.88 with the highest 24-hour volume on the list, approximately $1.4 billion.
The meme coin Pepe experienced a 10.76% increase, trading at a low price point of $0.00001235. Despite the low price, Pepe’s 24-hour volume exceeded $1 billion, showing big market activity. The large trading volume, combined with price appreciation, points to substantial engagement from traders in this token.