Crypto market on Friday, 21 August 2026
Computed from the 1,783 daily candles we recorded that day. Nothing here is revised afterwards.
1,247 rose184 flat352 fell
Assets covered
1,783
Median move
+2.53%
Median range
8.13%
Turnover
$15.71bn
more rose than fell — 1,247 of 1,783 assets closed higher than they opened, against 352 that closed lower. The middle asset moved up 2.53% and travelled 8.13% between its high and its low. Total turnover was $15.71bn.
Biggest moves
Among the 591 assets that traded more than $100k that day. Below that a large percentage is one trade, not a move.
Largest gains
| BasecatBASECAT | 0.008940 → 0.03516 | +293.3% |
| PONKEPONKE | 0.01644 → 0.02572 | +56.4% |
| GALAGALA | 0.001606 → 0.002199 | +36.9% |
| Ethereum Name ServiceENS | 4.5100 → 5.9100 | +31.0% |
| StacksSTX | 0.1460 → 0.1899 | +30.1% |
| Bitcoin CashBCH | 223.0000 → 288.5000 | +29.4% |
| ZcashZEC | 568.9100 → 734.2700 | +29.1% |
| PepePEPE | 0.000003210 → 0.000004120 | +28.3% |
Busiest markets
By dollar turnover — the assets that actually absorbed the day's trading.