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Only Five Major Crypto Assets Post Year-Over-Year Gains as Large Caps Drop
A recent market review shows only five major cryptocurrencies gained value over the past year while Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other large caps declined.
According to a 24/7 Wall St. report, Zcash, Hyperliquid, Monero, NEAR Protocol, and Uniswap are the only major digital assets trading higher over the past year. In contrast, several leading cryptocurrencies experienced sharp declines. As of October 6, 2026, Bitcoin is down roughly 30% from a year earlier at $85,896, following its all-time high of $126,080 on October 6, 2025. Ethereum fell 40% to $2,704, Solana dropped 48% to $119, and XRP retreated 50% to trade at $1.50.
Zcash led the positive performers with a surge exceeding 800% to $1,344, though it remains about 58% below its peak. Monero advanced roughly 66% to $558, while Hyperliquid gained approximately 90% to $93, sitting just 5% beneath its peak of nearly $98. More modest increases were recorded by NEAR Protocol, which climbed 63% to $5, and Uniswap, which rose 9% to $9. Despite their yearly gains, NEAR and Uniswap remain 74% and 80% below their respective historical records.
The article notes that the advancing coins each fulfill distinct functional roles, such as privacy, futures trading, network application hosting, and token exchange. While this may point to capital shifting away from broad-market assets into specialized use cases, the piece highlights that NEAR's gains contrast with the steep declines in rival general-purpose platforms like Ethereum and Solana.
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