JTO up +24.89%, BTC +0.81%, Hyperliquid is The Coin of The Day - Daily Market Update for May 21, 2026

Key highlights:

• The total cryptocurrency market cap increased from $ 2.56T to $ 2.58T in the past 24 hours, representing a 0.69% change
• The Bitcoin price at press time is $ 77,830 after growing by 0.81% in the last 24 hours
• The total crypto trading volume increased by 0.69% in the past 24 hours, and is currently at $ 203.32B
• All prices and changes are presented at the time of publication: May 21, 2026, at 06:00 UTC

Market Overview

The total cryptocurrency market cap is currently $ 2.58T after a 0.69% increase on the day. The total crypto trading volume increased by 0.69% in the same time frame.

Bitcoin is trading at $ 77,830 after seeing a 0.81% gain in the last 24 hours. The Bitcoin dominance fell by -0.09% and BTC currently represents 60.40% of the cryptocurrency market.

Top Coins By Market Cap

At press time, Bitcoin has a market capitalization of $ 1.56T after gaining 0.81% in the last 24 hours. According to our forecast, the value of Bitcoin will drop by null% and reach null by May 21, 2026. To learn more about how the price of Bitcoin could change over the next 7 days, visit our Bitcoin price prediction page.

Ethereum, which is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is priced at $ 2,133.92 and has a market capitalization of $ 257.53B. ETH increased by 0.50% in the last 24 hours. If you're interested in where the price of Ethereum could head next, check out the Ethereum price prediction.

Bears Dominate the Market Today

The bears dominated the market today as 72% of coins lost value in the last 24 hours.

Today's Top Gainers are Jito, Cheems Token, and Banana For Scale

Thanks to a 24.89% price increase, Jito was the biggest gainer of the day among the top 200 cryptocurrencies by market cap. Cheems Token came in second place, with 24-hour gains of 25.84%. Banana For Scale, Hyperliquid and Dash complete today's list of the top cryptocurrency gainers.

Today's Top Losers are Rollbit Coin, THORChain, and Ronin

Unfortunately, not all coins performed well today. The worst performer in the cryptocurrency top 200 was Rollbit Coin, which saw a loss of -7.64%. THORChain also didn't perform well, as its price declined by -6.23% in the last 24 hours. Ronin, XDC Network and Chiliz round out today's top 5 worst performers.

Coin of the Day is Hyperliquid

Thanks to its impressive 16.29% performance, Hyperliquid is today's coin of the day! Hyperliquid is currently trading at $ 56.21. Learn more about Hyperliquid and its position in the market on our Hyperliquid price prediction page.

Our technical indicators show that the current Hyperliquid sentiment is Bullish.

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