Tracked market desk Jul 16, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC Live CoinGecko snapshot

Crypto market desk

Track the crypto market like a desk, not a feed.

Mempool Atlas is built around the pages crypto users actually come back for: leadership, liquidity, sectors, exchange risk, and practical follow-up guides. Right now the tracked market sits near $2.31T, with Bitcoin holding +56.22% of total market cap.

Total market cap

$2.31T

+0.42% over the last 24 hours

24h spot volume

$67.05B

-12.65% versus the prior day

BTC dominance

+56.22%

Ethereum holds +10.03% of total market cap

Tracked board

90 assets

35 up and 44 down over the last 24 hours after the quality screen

Tracked Leaders

The tape you should be able to read in one screen.

These are the names setting tone, moving liquidity, or forcing readers into a follow-up page. The goal is not maximum coverage. It is clarity.

#1

Bitcoin

BTC · Leadership benchmark

$64,649 -0.27%
7d +2.91% Cap $1.3T

#2

Ethereum

ETH · Smart-contract anchor

$1,920 +2.41%
7d +9.60% Cap $231.65B

#3

Tether

USDT · Liquidity rail

$0.9992 -0.01%
7d +0.00% Cap $184.21B

#4

BNB

BNB · Exchange leverage proxy

$582.19 +0.52%
7d +1.66% Cap $77.53B

#5

USDC

USDC · Liquidity rail

$0.9999 +0.00%
7d -0.00% Cap $73.04B

#6

XRP

XRP · Payment rail

$1.11 +0.52%
7d +1.27% Cap $69.48B

#7

Solana

SOL · Retail beta gauge

$77.22 -0.85%
7d -1.43% Cap $44.97B

#8

TRON

TRX · Payment rail

$0.3244 -0.89%
7d -1.92% Cap $30.78B

#10

Hyperliquid

HYPE · Exchange leverage proxy

$66.8 -0.49%
7d -1.94% Cap $14.86B

#11

Dogecoin

DOGE · Retail speculation gauge

$0.074056 -0.31%
7d +1.87% Cap $11.49B

Board Preview

Start with the numbers, then ask the right question.

# Asset Price 24h 7d Market Cap Why It Matters
1 Bitcoin BTC $64,649 -0.27% +2.91% $1.3T Leadership benchmark Spot demand, miner selling, and whether Bitcoin keeps absorbing flows before the rest of the market broadens.
2 Ethereum ETH $1,920 +2.41% +9.60% $231.65B Smart-contract anchor Layer-2 usage, ETF positioning, and whether stablecoin activity is translating into app-level demand.
3 Tether USDT $0.9992 -0.01% +0.00% $184.21B Liquidity rail Issuer credibility, exchange support, and whether the asset is being used as collateral or simply parked capital.
4 BNB BNB $582.19 +0.52% +1.66% $77.53B Exchange leverage proxy Platform trust, fee incentives, and whether traders are comfortable taking venue risk for convenience.
5 USDC USDC $0.9999 +0.00% -0.00% $73.04B Liquidity rail Issuer credibility, exchange support, and whether the asset is being used as collateral or simply parked capital.
6 XRP XRP $1.11 +0.52% +1.27% $69.48B Payment rail Cross-border demand, exchange transfer usage, and how these names behave when regulation dominates the conversation.
7 Solana SOL $77.22 -0.85% -1.43% $44.97B Retail beta gauge DEX activity, launch activity, and whether users are leaning into higher-beta ecosystems again.
8 TRON TRX $0.3244 -0.89% -1.92% $30.78B Payment rail Cross-border demand, exchange transfer usage, and how these names behave when regulation dominates the conversation.
10 Hyperliquid HYPE $66.8 -0.49% -1.94% $14.86B Exchange leverage proxy Platform trust, fee incentives, and whether traders are comfortable taking venue risk for convenience.
11 Dogecoin DOGE $0.074056 -0.31% +1.87% $11.49B Retail speculation gauge These names matter less as infrastructure and more as a temperature check on how reckless or confident traders feel.
12 USDS USDS $0.9998 +0.00% -0.01% $9.98B Liquidity rail Issuer credibility, exchange support, and whether the asset is being used as collateral or simply parked capital.
14 Zcash ZEC $567.41 +2.48% +22.20% $9.52B Privacy hedge Exchange support, privacy-policy pressure, and whether traders are paying for censorship resistance again.
15 LEO Token LEO $9.87 +0.74% +4.17% $9.08B Exchange leverage proxy Platform trust, fee incentives, and whether traders are comfortable taking venue risk for convenience.
16 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $56.7 +0.26% +2.45% $6.69B Exchange leverage proxy Platform trust, fee incentives, and whether traders are comfortable taking venue risk for convenience.

Desk Routes

Market routes that make the site feel bigger than a blog.

This is the internal-link spine: the full board, the momentum routes, fresh coverage, and the sector map. If these pages earn repeat clicks, the rest of the site gets stronger with them.

Desk route

Market board

The full comparison table with search, filters, and direct asset-page routes.

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Desk route

Movers

Seven day rotation, turnover breakouts, and retail-beta heat.

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Desk route

Gainers and losers

The fastest 24 hour risers and selloffs inside the tracked set.

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Desk route

Stablecoins

Settlement-layer pages for issuer trust, liquidity, and exchange transfer flow.

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Desk route

New this week

Freshly added coverage pages from the expanded desk universe.

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Sectors

Category pages that group flows into durable market themes.

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Sector Watch

Category pages that can actually scale.

The easiest way to grow from here is not more filler articles. It is more structured sector and asset pages with clear internal routes.

Sector

Smart Contract Platform

The smart-contract complex captures where users can deploy capital, mint assets, and chase new activity first.

$1.86T cap -0.24% 24h

BTC · ETH · BNB

Sector

Layer 1 (L1)

Layer-1 networks set the fee environment, execution speed, and core liquidity paths that every downstream product depends on.

$1.84T cap -0.17% 24h

BTC · ETH · BNB

Sector

Proof of Work (PoW)

Proof-of-work assets remain the cleanest read on miner economics, hard-cap narratives, and retail familiarity.

$1.34T cap -0.39% 24h

BTC · DOGE · ZEC

Sector

Proof of Stake (PoS)

Proof-of-stake tokens are usually where traders express views on yield, network usage, and ecosystem expansion.

$428.35B cap +0.56% 24h

ETH · BNB · SOL

Sector

Stablecoins

Stablecoins are the market's settlement layer and the easiest way to check whether fresh dry powder actually exists.

$303.83B cap -0.91% 24h

USDT · USDC · USDS

Sector

USD Stablecoin

USD stablecoins dominate practical trading flows because they anchor quotes, collateral, and exchange transfers.

$299.42B cap -0.17% 24h

USDT · USDC · USDS

Sector

Exchange-based Tokens

Exchange-linked tokens are a direct read on trader confidence in venue liquidity, fee incentives, and platform risk.

$128.09B cap -0.40% 24h

BNB · HYPE · LEO

Sector

Made in USA

This bucket collects names with meaningful U.S. ties and tends to matter when regulation, listings, or institutional flows dominate the conversation.

$280.21B cap -0.02% 24h

USDC · XRP · SOL

Decision Pages

New comparison, glossary, stablecoin, and tool routes.

These shelves turn the site from a market board into a decision path: compare the tradeoff, define the confusing term, check the stablecoin, then run the number.

Compare

Compare assets and tradeoffs

Decision pages for BTC vs ETH, USDT vs USDC, exchange choices, wallet types, and buying plans.

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Asset Pairs

Compare thousands of asset pairs

Long-tail comparison pages for market cap, price, volume, seven-day direction, and practical next clicks.

Open asset pairs
Research

Open asset-specific playbooks

Price watch, volume checks, risk checklists, DCA planning, wallet fit, withdrawal checks, and sector context.

Open research
Glossary

Define the terms that change decisions

Short definitions for fees, custody, slippage, liquidations, market cap, withdrawal networks, and more.

Open glossary
Stablecoins

Check dollar-token risk before moving funds

Profiles for USDT, USDC, USDe, DAI, PYUSD, and RLUSD with issuer, liquidity, and network checks.

Open profiles
Exchanges

Review exchange safety before custody gets casual

Profiles for Coinbase, Kraken, Binance, and Gemini focused on fees, withdrawals, and security controls.

Open exchanges
Tool

Estimate profit and loss

Check cost basis, exit value, fees, and return before a position feels cleaner than it is.

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Tool

Run market-cap scenarios

Estimate token price at a target valuation while keeping supply and liquidity assumptions visible.

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Guide

Use guides as the safety layer

Pair every comparison or calculator with wallet, exchange, fee, and stablecoin checklists.

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Legit Crypto Foundations

More pages for the checks serious users actually make.

The site now reaches deeper into project quality, bridge risk, Layer 2 networks, staking and yield, token unlocks, scam defense, and recordkeeping. These are the subjects that make crypto useful without pretending every opportunity is equally trustworthy.

Project quality

Evaluate a crypto project before trusting it

Check utility, token role, supply, operating proof, liquidity, and red flags before a chart becomes the whole story.

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Bridge risk

Move across chains with a checklist

Review wrapped assets, destination liquidity, bridge models, test transfers, and approvals before using a new route.

Read guide
Layer 2

Understand cheaper networks clearly

Learn how Layer 2 fees, bridges, sequencers, withdrawals, and token versions change the practical risk map.

Read guide
Yield

Ask what risk is paying the APY

Separate staking, lending, liquidity pools, emissions, lockups, smart-contract risk, and counterparty risk.

Read guide
Supply

Read token unlocks before valuation

Connect vesting, circulating supply, insider allocations, volume, and future supply pressure to the market cap view.

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Security

Avoid scams, phishing, and bad approvals

Protect seed phrases, verify support claims, slow down wallet signatures, and separate wallets by risk.

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Best Next Pages

Research routes that keep the site useful.

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Stablecoin risk checklist

Best paired with the stablecoin desk and exchange-related asset pages.

Read the checklist
Route

Exchange safety checklist

The right follow-up after exchange tokens, payment rails, or any venue-heavy narrative.

Read the checklist
Route

Bitcoin network fees

Pairs naturally with Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and any week where execution friction is rising.

Read the guide
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DCA planner

Useful after readers decide which asset they care about but still need a calmer position-sizing page.

Open the planner
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Wallet security

A strong follow-up after layer-1 pages, self-custody assets, and any route where operational risk matters more than price.

Read the guide
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Watchlist framework

The fastest way to turn a crowded market board into a shortlist you can actually monitor day after day.

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Sector rotation guide

A practical read for deciding whether a strong sector is broadening with real participation or just flashing one hot chart.

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First withdrawal checklist

Useful after exchange pages, wallet setup pages, and any route where operational mistakes matter more than the chart.

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Route

Methodology

A quick look at how the desk, sectors, tools, and guides are supposed to connect into one repeat-use product.

Read the framework