Top 5 Crypto Gainers of the Day: Virtuals, PEPE, Brett, UNI, ETH

Bitcoin finally smashed through the $100K mark on Thursday, snapping out of months of dull price action, and it pulled the rest of the market up with it. Ethereum jumped back above $2,200, and several altcoins followed with solid gains.

Here are the top five gainers from the last 24 hours:

Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL)

Virtuals is back on the radar — the token shot up over 36% in the last 24 hours, currently priced at $2.04. The trading volume is just shy of a billion dollars, and the token is now ranked 63rd by market cap.

Virtuals Protocol Price Chart — Source: CoinMarketCap

The market cap currently stands at $1.33 billion, while the 24-hour trading volume has surged to a staggering 125.27%. The project blends AI with metaverse gaming, and clearly, that combo is catching some serious attention right now.

Pepe (PEPE)

Pepe did what it does best — explode out of nowhere. The frog-themed memecoin pumped nearly 26%; it is currently priced at $0.00001095 with over $2.19 billion in volume, surging a huge 251%.

Pepe Price Chart — Source: CoinMarketCap

It’s now sitting on a $4.6 billion market cap, proving once again that memes still move markets.

Brett (Based) (BRETT)

Brett, often called Pepe’s Base Chain companion, saw over a 25% gain, trading at $0.075. The market cap currently stands at $749.01 million, and the 24-hour trading volume has surged by 76% to $89.06 million.

Brett Price Chart — Source: CoinMarketCap

The token continues to benefit from growing activity on Base Chain, where it’s become something of a cultural icon.

Uniswap (UNI)

UNI rose by 20.54%, reclaiming the $6 mark. With DeFi volumes on the rise again, Uniswap’s token was among the top performers.

Uniswap Price Chart — Source: CoinMarketCap

It ended the day with over $417 million in daily trading volume, surging 194.57%, and market cap values at $3.89 billion.

Ethereum (ETH)

ETH climbed back above $2,215 after gaining 16.93%. Its 24-hour volume hit nearly $37.1 billion. The move came as Bitcoin led the broader rally and traders returned to majors.

Ethereum Price Chart — Source: CoinMarketCap

The market cap of Ethereum is currently valued at $267 billion.

The total market cap now stands at $3.22 trillion, up over 5% in 24 hours. Sentiment has clearly shifted, but it remains to be seen whether this rise is the start of a longer trend or just a short-term breakout.