Major Cryptocurrencies Hit Three-Month Highs as XRP Lags Behind
Hourly market data shows four of the five largest crypto assets reaching 90-day peaks, while XRP remains nearly ten percent below its August level.
Four of the five largest cryptocurrencies climbed above their 90-day hourly highs on Monday, September 21, 2026. CoinGecko hourly pricing recorded Bitcoin reaching $86,042, Ethereum at $2,754.71, Solana at $117.79, and BNB at $797.82. In contrast, XRP traded at $1.50, lagging 9.8 percent below its August 22 hourly peak of $1.6625, despite recording a 6.54 percent 24-hour gain.
A comparison across the twelve largest non-stablecoin crypto assets reveals that only the top four broke through their three-month ceilings. Bitcoin and Ethereum moved 5.2 percent and 4.0 percent above their previous September 19 highs, Solana exceeded its September 18 level by 3.3 percent, and BNB surpassed its September 5 mark by 2.7 percent. The remaining eight assets—including Dogecoin, Tron, Cardano, and Stellar—failed to surpass peaks set on August 22.
The report notes that assessing prices via daily closes rather than hourly records creates a misleading picture. Based on daily closing figures alone, nine of the twelve assets appeared to reach three-month highs. Because daily close metrics omit intraday spikes that retraced before the close, XRP appeared only 1.5 percent below its high under daily closes compared to 9.8 percent under the complete hourly dataset.
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