Key Highlights
- MCAT surged 186% in 24 hours, reaching about $0.68 and pushing its market cap to roughly $660 million.
- Futures activity jumped sharply, with trading volume up 292% and open interest rising 347.33% to about $357.97K.
- MCAT expanded across major exchanges, including KuCoin, Gate, MEXC, Bitget and OKX, while MEXC launched a rewards campaign for traders.
MarsCat (MCAT) recorded a sharp price increase over the 24 hours to September 17, with the token surging 186%.
According to data from CoinGecko data captured at 2:41 p.m. UTC, MCAT was trading at about $0.68 after reaching a 24-hour low of roughly $0.25, giving the token a market capitalization of approximately $660 million.
The data also shows MCAT’s trading volume reached about $16.712 million over the same 24-hour period. Its fully diluted valuation also stood at approximately $660 million, matching its market capitalization. The token has a circulating supply of 1 billion MCAT and a total supply of 1 billion.
The strong move in the spot market was also followed by higher activity in futures trading. According to data from Coinglass, MCAT’s futures trading volume increased 292% over 24 hours to about $345,360 as of 2:41 p.m. UTC on September 17.
At the same time, its open interest, which is the value of futures contracts that are still open, is also up by 347.33% over the last 24 hours to $357.97k. In short, the increase means more futures positions were active during the period as MCAT recorded its sharp price move.
Why is the token surging?
The price surge came as MarsCat expanded its presence across several crypto exchanges. In a September 10 post on X, the project announced that MCAT is now available on KuCoin, Gate, MEXC, Bitget and OKX.
“MCAT is now officially available on multiple global exchanges,” MarsCat said in the post, while thanking its exchange partners and community.
Bitget confirms MCAT listing
Bitget also confirmed its own MCAT listing through an official announcement.
The exchange opened deposits before MCAT/USDT spot trading started on September 10, 2026, at 12:00 UTC. Withdrawals were open on September 11 at the same time.
Bitget also made its Convert service available within 10 minutes after trading began. The service allows users to exchange MCAT for BTC, ETH and other tokens supported by Bitget Convert without transaction fees.
MEXC adds rewards for users
MEXC has also added activity around the token through an Airdrop+ campaign. The event runs from September 17 at 12:00 UTC to September 24 at 12:00 UTC and offers a total reward pool of 300,000 MCAT and 10,000 USDT, according to the exchange.
The campaign has four parts. New users can qualify for a share of 260,000 MCAT by making eligible deposits.
Another 14,000 MCAT is set aside for a spot trading challenge, while 10,000 USDT in futures bonuses is available through a futures challenge for new users. A further 26,000 MCAT is allocated to users who invite new participants.
MarsCat shares ecosystem figures
Beyond exchange activity, MarsCat has also shared figures about the products connected to its ecosystem. The project said it has more than 100,000 registered users, over 50,000 wallet addresses and more than 20,000 subscribers to its on-chain AI assistant.
MarsCat also claimed that its products have generated more than 280,000 USDT in revenue. The project describes its ecosystem as covering social features, a wallet, AI, membership and other applications.
These user, wallet, subscriber and revenue figures were provided by the MarsCat project and were not independently verified in the supplied information.
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