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CoinGecko officially released the "Q2 2026 Cryptocurrency Industry Report." The report shows that the global cryptocurrency market has declined for the third consecutive quarter, with the total cryptocurrency market capitalization dropping 12.6% (approximately $304.8 billion) in Q2, falling to $2.1 trillion, the lowest level since September 2024. During this period, major assets Bitcoin and Ethereum fell 14.2% and 25.4% respectively, underperforming the US stock market, while Hyperliquid (HYPE) managed to break into the top ten by market capitalization against the trend.In terms of capital flow and trading platform performance, the total market capitalization of stablecoins decreased by 1.6% to $30.51 billion, marking the first contraction since Q3 2023, with USDT's market share slightly rising to 60%. The spot trading volume of centralized exchanges (CEX) plummeted by 27.9% to $1.95 trillion in Q2, with Binance maintaining its dominance at 38.7% market share; in contrast, perpetual contract (Perps) trading showed stronger resilience, only declining 10.0% to $12.7 trillion.Compared to the overall market's weakness, specific niche segments experienced explosive growth in Q2. Driven by major sporting events, the trading volume of prediction markets significantly increased by 48.7%, reaching $113.8 billion, with Kalshi expanding its lead over Polymarket with a 58.9% quarterly market share. Additionally, in the tokenized collectibles sector, Collector Crypt performed impressively, capturing 62.8% of the trading volume share in June, surpassing Courtyard to become the absolute leader in this field.

CoinGecko's report on the cryptocurrency industry for the first quarter of 2026 shows that the cryptocurrency market has shifted from a sharp correction to a prolonged "winter," with the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies dropping by 20.4% ($622 billion), ending the first quarter of 2026 at $2.4 trillion, a decrease of about 45% from the peak in October 2025.The report also states that the market capitalization of stablecoins remains unchanged at $309.9 billion, with a decline in USDT supply, marking the first decrease since the second quarter of 2022.Crude oil prices performed the strongest in the first quarter of 2026, rising by 76.9%, while Bitcoin fell by 22.0% alongside the stock market.In the first quarter of 2026, the spot trading volume on centralized exchanges decreased by 39.1% to $2.7 trillion, with March setting a new monthly low of $80 billion.Solana continues to dominate the spot trading volume on decentralized exchanges, expected to hold a 30.6% market share in the first quarter of 2026.Driven by the demand for all-weather oil trading, commodity traders currently account for about 30% of Hyperliquid's open contracts.

In response to former Multicoin co-founder Kyle Samani's view that "Hyperliquid embodies many of the worst issues in the crypto industry."BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes replied: "Since you say HYPE is bad, let's make a bet. I bet that from February 10, 2026, 00:00 (UTC) to July 31, 2026, 00:00 (UTC), HYPE's increase will surpass any altcoin with a market cap over $1 billion on CoinGecko (in USD). You can choose any coin you support as the opponent. The loser must donate $100,000 to a charity designated by the winner."

CoinGecko co-founder responds to rumors of "considering selling CoinGecko at a valuation of about $500 million." Having operated CoinGecko for nearly 12 years, like any growing and profitable company, we regularly evaluate strategic opportunities to strengthen the business and accelerate our mission.CoinGecko is currently in a strong position—business growth, strong profitability, and increasing institutional demand. CoinGecko's business operations continue as usual, with no changes to our working methods or data delivery.

According to CoinDesk, citing informed sources, the crypto data platform CoinGecko is exploring a sale and has hired investment bank Moelis to handle the process, with a target valuation of approximately $500 million.This move comes as merger and acquisition activity in the crypto industry accelerates, with a total of $8.6 billion in disclosed M&A in 2025, setting a new record with 133 transactions. CoinGecko was founded in 2014 and is considered a mainstream data platform alongside CoinMarketCap.

ChainCatcher news, according to a recent survey by CoinGecko targeting the cryptocurrency community, 86.7% of respondents predict that the price of Bitcoin will exceed its previous high of $124,128 for the remainder of 2025.40.1% of respondents made more conservative predictions, believing that Bitcoin's historical high this year will be between $125,000 and $150,000. 20.3% of respondents think Bitcoin could set a new historical high of between $151,000 and $175,000 by the end of the year.In contrast, institutional predictions for Bitcoin's price in 2025 are more aggressive. The most conservative institutional forecast comes from Bitget and VanEck with a target of $180,000, while Fundstrat estimates that Bitcoin could reach $250,000 by the end of the year.This research reference is based on an anonymous survey conducted by CoinGecko from August 22 to September 11, 2025, involving 2,549 cryptocurrency participants.

ChainCatcher news, according to an official report from CoinGecko, the cryptocurrency data platform CoinGecko has announced a series of high-level personnel changes. Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Bobby Ong has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), while former CEO TM Lee has transitioned to the role of President. At the same time, the company has appointed Cedric Chan as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Xingyi Ho as Head of Product.

ChainCatcher news, CoinGecko co-founder and COO Bobby Ong stated on social media that the Moonbirds NFT project shows strong development potential under the new leadership of Spencer. The project previously reached a historical high of 40 ETH and is currently undergoing a team restructuring, indicating future growth opportunities.Ong expects the short-term target price for Moonbirds to be 2.5 ETH, with a long-term target rising to 10 ETH.According to CoinGecko data, the current floor price of Moonbirds is 2.88 ETH, with a 24.7% increase in the past 24 hours, successfully ranking it among the top ten NFT projects by market capitalization.

ChainCatcher news, according to the latest survey by CoinGecko, although 37.5% of cryptocurrency users express distrust in AI managing their crypto wallets, 87.1% of respondents are still willing to let AI manage at least one-tenth of their portfolios. Notably, 14.5% of respondents (about one-seventh) are even willing to entrust all their crypto assets to AI.Regarding AI's trading capabilities, market opinions remain divided; about half believe AI outperforms humans in most cases, while the other half holds reservations. In terms of short-term trading, 48.7% are optimistic about AI's performance, while there is a 46.6% support rate for long-term investments. The survey was conducted from February to March 2025, involving 2,632 crypto participants from around the world, of which 51% are long-term investors and 26% are short-term traders.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Coingecko quarterly report, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies fell by 18.6% to $2.8 trillion in the first quarter of 2025. Bitcoin further solidified its dominance in the market downturn, with its market share rising to 59.1% (a new high since 2021), while altcoins generally performed poorly. The shares of stablecoins USDT and USDC increased, while Ethereum's market share dropped to a five-year low of 7.9%.​1. Bitcoin outperforms traditional risk assetsBitcoin broke through $100,000 in January, reaching an all-time high, but ended the quarter at $82,514 (a decline of 11.8%). Its performance outpaced the Nasdaq index (down 10.3%), but lagged behind gold (up 18%) and U.S. Treasury bonds. Analysts pointed out that the strengthening of the yen and euro, adjustments in monetary policy, and geopolitical uncertainties have intensified market volatility.​2. Ethereum and altcoins under pressureEthereum's price plummeted 45.3% to $1,805, erasing all gains made in 2024, with daily trading volume shrinking to $2.44 billion. Leading altcoins like Solana (SOL), XRP, and BNB experienced smaller pullbacks, highlighting Ethereum's relative weakness. Meme coins suffered a significant setback due to the exit of Argentine President Javier Milei's related project LIBRA, with daily token deployment on the Pump.fun platform dropping by 56.3%.​3. Changes in exchange landscapeThe spot trading volume of centralized exchanges (CEX) decreased by 16.3% to $5.4 trillion, with Binance maintaining a market share of 40.7%; HTX became the only platform in the top ten to see growth (+11.4%), while Bybit's trading volume was halved due to a hacking incident in February. Among decentralized exchanges (DEX), Solana led Q1 with a 39.6% share, but Ethereum briefly reclaimed the top spot in March. The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi fell by 27.5% to $12.86 billion, while the new public chain Berachain's TVL rose against the trend to $5.2 billion.

ChainCatcher news, the "Q1 2025 Cryptocurrency Industry Report" released by CoinGecko shows that Huobi HTX is the only Top 10 exchange to achieve growth in spot trading volume. The report states that the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies fell by 18.6% in the first quarter of this year. Against this backdrop, Huobi HTX's spot trading volume still achieved a quarter-on-quarter growth of 11.4%; meanwhile, other Top 10 exchanges saw declines in spot trading volume, with decreases ranging from 1.8% to 34.0%.Additionally, according to the "Q1 2025 Report Card" recently released by Huobi HTX, several core indicators of the platform reached historical peaks in the first quarter, with new registered users increasing by 116% quarter-on-quarter and net deposit amounts soaring by 210%.

ChainCatcher news, according to the "Q1 2025 Cryptocurrency Industry Report" released by CoinGecko, the cryptocurrency market experienced a correction in Q1 2025, with a total market capitalization dropping by 18.6% to $2.8 trillion; Bitcoin's market share rose to 59.1%, but the quarterly decline was still 11.8%. Ethereum plummeted by 45.3%, falling back to $1,805, erasing all gains made in 2024. The meme coin sector retreated due to the LIBRA exit event, with Pump.fun deployment volume decreasing by 56.3%. CEX spot trading volume reached $5.4 trillion, a decrease of 16.3% compared to the previous period; Solana maintained its dominance in DEX trading, accounting for 39.6%. The multi-chain DeFi TVL decreased by $48.9 billion, a drop of 27.5%.

ChainCatcher news, according to crowdfundinsider, CoinGecko's latest analysis report shows that the total market capitalization of publicly traded blockchain companies worldwide is $199.5 billion, accounting for 5.8% of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization. The report points out that 46 blockchain companies are mostly listed on NASDAQ and are divided into five sectors: cryptocurrency mining, exchanges, finance and investment, technology, and others.Among them, the cryptocurrency mining sector is the most dominant, covering companies such as Mara Holdings, Core Scientific, and Riot Blockchain. Notably, Bitcoin mining companies are diversifying, expanding into high-performance computing (HPC) and AI data centers.In terms of exchanges, Coinbase has a market capitalization of $74 billion, far exceeding other exchanges, while Binance, despite having the largest trading volume globally, has yet to go public and faces regulatory challenges. The report concludes that blockchain companies are undergoing transformation, and the diversification of mining companies along with Coinbase's dominant position may have a profound impact on the industry's landscape in the future.

ChainCatcher news, cryptocurrency data platform CoinGecko released a research report showing that Ethereum ranks first in blockchain with $2.48 billion in Gas fee revenue in 2024, followed closely by Tron with $2.15 billion, and Bitcoin in third place with $922.89 million.The report pointed out that in 2024, L1 and L2 blockchains collectively earned over $6.89 billion in transaction fees, with L1 on-chain revenue at $6 billion and L2 on-chain revenue at $294.92 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, CoinGecko has announced the addition of a "Made in USA" token section, including tokens such as XRP, SOL, SUI, and others.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by CoinGecko, VIRTUAL is the cryptocurrency with the highest price increase in 2024, with a return rate of 23,079.2%. The price of VIRTUAL at the beginning of this year was $0.01311, mostly hovering below $0.20, and skyrocketed to $3.04 in the last quarter.In addition, 7 out of the 10 cryptocurrencies with the highest price increase this year are meme coins.

According to ChainCatcher news and statistics from CoinGecko, the top three most popular crypto narratives among investors in 2024 are Memecoin, AI, and RWA. Memecoins rank first in popularity, accounting for 14.36% of investors' interest in crypto narratives, an increase of 6.04 percentage points from last year's 8.32% interest share in Memecoin narratives.At the same time, the overall AI narrative ranks second in popularity, with an interest share of 12.58%. Although this is an increase of 1.26 percentage points from last year's 11.32% interest share, it still falls short of Memecoins. In addition to the overall AI narrative and AI Memecoin trends, the AI agent narrative also enters the top 20 with a 1.17% interest share from investors.Compared to the previous year, other popular crypto narratives that have gained more attention in 2024 are Real World Assets (RWA) and DePIN narratives. The RWA narrative saw an increase of 2.16 percentage points in investor interest, rising from 6.48% in 2023 to 8.64% in 2024, causing its popularity ranking to rise from 6th to 3rd place.

ChainCatcher news, the "Q3 2024 Cryptocurrency Industry Report" released by CoinGecko shows that despite the turbulent global economic environment, the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market remains relatively stable, ending the quarter at $2.33 trillion, a slight decrease of 1% quarter-on-quarter. Key highlights of the report include:Bitcoin's market share increased to 53.6%, up 2.7% quarter-on-quarter; Ethereum's market share decreased by 3.6%, down to 13.4%;Predicted market trading volume surged by 565%, with Polymarket leading the way;Ethereum L2 trading volume grew by 17.2%, with Base performing outstandingly;Centralized exchange (CEX) spot trading volume fell to $3.05 trillion, down 14.8% quarter-on-quarter, with Binance's market share dropping below 40% for the first time;In the decentralized exchange (DEX) sector, Ethereum still dominates but is facing fierce competition from Solana and Base.The report also noted that due to geopolitical and economic events, major asset classes such as gold and the yen have outperformed Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by CoinGecko, in August, Magic Eden's trading volume reached $122.47 million, ranking first with a market share of 36.7%. Blur's market share dropped from 35.4% at the beginning of the year to 25.4% last month, ranking second, with a trading volume of $84.69 million in August. OpenSea's market share is 19.9%, ranking third, with a trading volume of $66.52 million in August.