Crypto News Today August 18: BTC and ETH Gains, Altcoins Move Sharply

Top 10 Crypto News Today Covers MiCA, Bitcoin, Monad, Crypto Shutdown Overall Cryptocurrency News, 18 August 2026: The market gained 2.6% to $2.28 trillion as Bitcoin strengthened, sentiment improved, and several altcoins posted sharp gains despite continued market risks. Crypto Market Last 24 Hours Update: Prices, Volume & Trends The global cryptocurrency market today reached a capitalization of $2.28 trillion, with an overall surge of 2.6% in the last 24 hours, while total trading volume was recorded at $50.33 billion. Bitcoin’s (BTC) dominance in the industry remains strong at 56.5%, while Ethereum (ETH) holds 10.1%. The largest gainers in the industry over the past day are Polkadot and the XRP Ledger Ecosystem. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Price Analysis (Note: BTC and ETH are often viewed as less volatile historically, but still risky. The data recorded from Official CoinGecko Data on 18 August 2026 at 1:30 AM UTC) Bitcoin (BTC) price today reached $64269.4, surging 1.8% in the last 24 hours, with a trading volume of $21.16 billion and a market cap of $1.29 trillion. Ethereum (ETH) price today is at $1905.74, up by 0.7% in 24 hours with a trading volume of $6.49 billion and a capitalization of $229.98 billion. Top Trending Crypto Coins Price in 24 Hours (Trending data is based on a combination of 24-hour price movement, trading volume, and CoinGecko trending metrics.) Venice Token price (VVV): $13.15, up 9.3% in the last 24 hours, TV: $17.26 million. Pudgy Penguins price (PENGU): $0.00607, up 2.1%, TV: $43.26 million. The Black Bull price (ANSEM): $0.262, jumps 17.7%, TV: $37.98 million. Peaq price (PEAQ): $0.01906, rises 17.2%, TV: $4.43 million. Solana price (SOL): $75.73, up 0.7%, TV: $1.24 billion. Top 3 Crypto Gainers in 24 hours (Ranked by 24-hour percentage gain): Starpower price today (STAR): $0.1428, climbed 44.3%, with trading activity of around $15.37 million. GoPlus Security price today (GPS): $0.01611, jumped 47.6%, with trading activity of around $118.89 million. FGRS (Figure Tokenized Stock) price today (FGRS): $35.73, gained 13.0%, with trading activity of around $700.84 thousand. Top 3 Crypto Losers in 24 hours (Ranked by 24-hour percentage loss): Velvet price today (VELVET): $0.5628, fell 44.5%, with trading activity of around $23.31 million. Cysic price today (CYS): $0.4829, dropped 36.4%, with trading activity of around $80.36 million. SAFEbit price today (SAFE): $0.1011, slipped 30.5%, with trading activity of around $1.57 million. Stablecoins and DeFi Market Update (As per CoinGecko on 18 August 2026 at 1:30 AM UTC) The Stablecoin Market reflects a 0.1% positive change over the past 24 hours, with a capitalization of $287 billion and trading volume of $43.9 billion. The Overall (DeFi) Decentralized Finance market declined 0.1% over the last 24 hours, recording a market cap of $58.4 billion and trading volume (TV) at $2.57 billion.