The crypto market maintained its weekend momentum on Monday. Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $77,284 after a 0.8% daily gain, keeping its market cap above $1.54 trillion.
Major Coins Show Mixed Stability: XRP Holds $1.36, BNB Nears $662
XRP (XRP) defended the $1.36 level despite broad market caution. Ethereum (ETH) stayed above $2,100 with slower but steady volume. Binance Coin (BNB) climbed 0.9% to approach $662. Solana (SOL) eased slightly to $85.81 but still recorded over $2.5 billion in daily trading volume. Dogecoin (DOGE) held near $0.10 as meme coin volatility calmed. TRON (TRX) outperformed most top 10 assets with a 1% gain in the past 24 hours.
Bitcoin and Ethereum combined for more than $36 billion in trading volume, continuing to serve as key market direction indicators.
Small-Cap Leaders: PLAY Jumps 52% in 24 Hours, Anoma Follows
Multiple lower-cap cryptocurrencies significantly outperformed majors. PlaysOut (PLAY) surged 52.4% to lead the gainers. Anoma (XAN) rose 49.5%, SEDA (SEDA) added 48.5%, ORE (ORE) gained 35.5%, and Octra (OCT) climbed 33.5%. Nillion (NIL) attracted over $81 million in daily volume. Caldera (ERA) and Unibase (UB) also landed on the top gainers list as capital rotated toward emerging projects.
Traders are now watching whether overall trading volume can support further upside expansion across the crypto sector.

