The evolution of crypto market cap peaks
Daily market cap of 20 major coins since 2017, on a log scale. Every bull market leaves a peak; tick the coins you want to compare and see where each one topped in every cycle.
Data: CoinMarketCap (USD, circulating supply), cross-checked against CoinGecko. Updated 30 Oct 2026. Each point is a weekly high: the highest daily market cap of that week. With more than four coins selected, only each coin’s all-time high gets a label; the other cycle peaks are the small dots (on phones, only the six biggest coins get labels). Hover or tap the chart to see each coin that week and how far it was below its highest value until then.
Peaks by cycle
| Coin | 2017 cycle | 2021 cycle | 2025 cycle | Today | From all-time high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC Bitcoin | $327B Dec 2017 | $1.27T Nov 2021 | $2.49T Oct 2025 | $1.55T | -38% |
| ETH Ethereum | $135B Jan 2018 | $569B Nov 2021 | $583B Aug 2025 | $274B | -53% |
| XRP XRP | $131B Jan 2018 | $83.5B Apr 2021 | $210B Jul 2025 | $79.5B | -62% |
| BNB BNB | $5.5B Jun 2019 | $109B Nov 2021 | $182B Oct 2025 | $92.5B | -49% |
| SOL Solana | — | $78.0B Nov 2021 | $135B Sept 2025 | $56.8B | -58% |
| ADA Cardano | $28.9B Jan 2018 | $95.0B Sept 2021 | $43.2B Dec 2024 | $7.2B | -92% |
| DOGE Dogecoin | $1.9B Jan 2018 | $88.7B May 2021 | $68.8B Dec 2024 | $13.1B | -85% |
| DOT Polkadot | — | $53.2B Nov 2021 | $16.3B Dec 2024 | $1.7B | -97% |
| TRX TRON | $14.5B Jan 2018 | $11.8B Apr 2021 | $36.8B Dec 2024 | $31.1B | -15% |
| AVAX Avalanche | — | $30.1B Nov 2021 | $22.9B Mar 2024 | $3.8B | -87% |
| ZEC Zcash | $2.6B Jan 2018 | $3.7B May 2021 | $27.9B Sept 2026 | $21.5B | -23% |
| LTC Litecoin | $19.5B Dec 2017 | $25.8B May 2021 | $10.3B Jan 2025 | $4.3B | -83% |
| HYPE Hyperliquid | — | — | $24.4B Sept 2026 | $22.8B | -7% |
| UNI Uniswap | — | $22.6B May 2021 | $11.1B Dec 2024 | $4.5B | -80% |
| LINK Chainlink | $1.3B Jun 2019 | $21.9B May 2021 | $18.4B Dec 2024 | $8.6B | -61% |
| XLM Stellar | $16.0B Jan 2018 | $16.9B May 2021 | $17.1B Dec 2024 | $6.0B | -65% |
| SUI Sui | — | — | $15.9B Jan 2025 | $3.7B | -77% |
| XMR Monero | $7.3B Dec 2017 | $8.7B May 2021 | $13.2B Jan 2026 | $11.1B | -16% |
| NEAR NEAR Protocol | — | $12.4B Jan 2022 | $9.8B Dec 2024 | $5.6B | -55% |
| CC Canton | — | — | $7.1B Feb 2026 | $3.9B | -44% |
The highest of each coin’s peaks is its all-time high, shown in bold color. “—” means the coin wasn’t trading yet in that cycle. Not financial advice.