Market Report: Top 5 Cryptocurrency Gainers on February 26, 2026, with Polkadot leading the gains
Gate News Bot Message, February 26, 2026. According to CoinMarketCap data, the overall cryptocurrency market is performing strongly, with several mainstream projects seeing significant gains and market activity remaining lively. Below are the top five cryptocurrencies by 24-hour percentage increase:
1️⃣ DOT (Polkadot) 📈 Current Price: $1.66 | Change: +29.31% 📊 24H High/Low: $1.75 / $1.26 | Market Cap: $2,774,858,745.14 💡 As a leading cross-chain ecosystem project, Polkadot has recently benefited from rising demand for Web3 infrastructure and ecosystem expansion. Investors’ recognition of its multi-chain interoperability vision continues to grow.
2️⃣ NEAR (NEAR Protocol) 📈 Current Price: $1.17 | Change: +17.24% 📊 24H High/Low: $1.25 / $0.97 | Market Cap: $1,509,351,848.71 💡 As a high-performance public blockchain, NEAR Protocol has gained attention within the Layer 1 ecosystem. Its developer-friendly features attract more DApp builders to join.
3️⃣ UNI (Uniswap) 📈 Current Price: $3.99 | Change: +13.75% 📊 24H High/Low: $4.27 / $3.44 | Market Cap: $2,533,756,360.34 💡 As a leading decentralized exchange, Uniswap benefits from renewed liquidity demand in the DeFi market. On-chain trading volume is active, and community governance proposals are gaining popularity.
4️⃣ APT (Aptos) 📈 Current Price: $0.97 | Change: +13.72% 📊 24H High/Low: $1.11 / $0.83 | Market Cap: $761,737,102.03 💡 As an innovative public chain in the Move language ecosystem, Aptos has seen increased deployment of ecosystem projects. Market recognition of its high performance and low-cost advantages continues to grow.
5️⃣ FIL (Filecoin) 📈 Current Price: $1.02 | Change: +13.58% 📊 24H High/Low: $1.10 / $0.88 | Market Cap: $775,983,989.00 💡 As a leading project in distributed storage, Filecoin’s market attention is rising with increasing Web3 storage demand and network activity.
📊 Market Summary: Today’s crypto market shows a strong upward trend, with public chain and DeFi assets performing especially well, reflecting ongoing demand for Web3 infrastructure. Investors should remain aware of market volatility and formulate rational investment strategies.
⚠️ Risk Warning: This message is not investment advice. Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile; please invest cautiously and make decisions based on your own risk tolerance.
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