{"id":216670,"date":"2026-08-22T05:08:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T05:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=216670"},"modified":"2026-08-22T05:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T05:08:55","slug":"xrp-explodes-65-and-flips-bnb-as-altcoins-steal-the-show-weekend-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=216670","title":{"rendered":"XRP Explodes 65% and Flips BNB as Altcoins Steal the Show: Weekend Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cryptocurrency market is on the move again, but this time the altcoins have taken the spotlight. Ripple\u2019s XRP has reemerged from the $1.00 support and skyrocketed past $1.65 for the first time in many, many months, surpassing BNB on the way.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, bitcoin has rebounded from the dip to $76,200 and sits well above $78,000 now.<\/p>\n

XRP Overtakes BNB as Alts Explode<\/h2>\n

What a time to be an altcoin investor, right? Let\u2019s take XRP, for example. It dipped below $1.00 less than a week ago and fought for that level for days. However, the broader market\u2019s rebound on Wednesday helped it recover significantly. It first flew<\/a> to $1.40 but managed to break out even further and now trades above $1.65. This means it has soared by over 65% since Wednesday. Moreover, it\u2019s now ahead of BNB in terms of market cap, even though the latter has soared by 10% on its own.<\/p>\n

SOL, HYPE, DOGE, ADA, LINK, XLM, BCH, CC, and LTC have also posted double-digit gains today. ZEC has stolen the show with a 40% surge to $820. ETH has reclaimed<\/a> the $2,500 level after another 7% pump.<\/p>\n

Official Trump (TRUMP) has gone on a tear as well. It\u2019s back in the top 100 alts by market cap after skyrocketing by over 60% in the past day.<\/p>\n

The cumulative market cap of all crypto assets has added another $100 billion daily (and $500 billion since Wednesday) and is up to $2.760 trillion on CG.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Cryptocurrency Market Overview August 22. Source: QuantifyCrypto<\/p>\n

BTC Eyes $80K Again<\/h2>\n

The primary cryptocurrency led the charge on Wednesday when it exploded from under $65,000 to $70,000 at first. After a brief pause, it went on the offensive again in the following days, surging to $72,000 and $75,000 later on.<\/p>\n

The culmination, at least for now, took place<\/a> on Friday when it came inches away from tapping $80,000 for the first time in just over three months<\/a>. However, it was stopped there after gaining $15,000 in 48 hours and slipped to just over $76,000.<\/p>\n

The bulls have managed to defend that level, and BTC now trades over two grand higher. Its market cap is at $1.575 trillion, while its dominance over the altcoins has been reduced slightly from 57.9% to 57.1%.<\/p>\n

<\/a>BTCUSD August 22. Source: TradingView<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

The post XRP Explodes 65% and Flips BNB as Altcoins Steal the Show: Weekend Watch<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The cryptocurrency market is on the move again, but this time the altcoins have taken the spotlight. Ripple\u2019s XRP has reemerged from the $1.00 support and skyrocketed past $1.65 for the first time in many, many months, surpassing BNB on the way. Meanwhile, bitcoin has rebounded from the dip to $76,200 and sits well above […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216670"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=216670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=216670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=216670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=216670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}