Overview of popular cryptocurrencies on January 28, 2026, with the top three being: PAX Gold, Ethereum, Hyperliquid

PAXG-1,76%
ETH-4,15%
HYPE-2,38%
PIPPIN1,58%

Gate.io News Bot Message, January 28, 2026. According to CoinMarketCap data, here are the top 20 cryptocurrencies by popularity in the past 24 hours along with their market information:

1️⃣ PAXG (PAX Gold) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #1 | Current Price: $5,251.50 (24H +3.40%)

2️⃣ ETH (Ethereum) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #2 | Current Price: $3,005.18 (24H +2.20%)

3️⃣ HYPE (Hyperliquid) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #3 | Current Price: $33.13 (24H +28.30%)

4️⃣ PIPPIN (pippin) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #4 | Current Price: $0.503 (24H +63.87%)

5️⃣ OWL (Owlto Finance) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #5 | Current Price: $0.67 (24H +27.93%)

6️⃣ 1INCH (1inch) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #6 | Current Price: $0.11 (24H -17.59%)

7️⃣ ZEC (Zcash) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #7 | Current Price: $391.81 (24H +5.61%)

8️⃣ MON (Monad) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #8 | Current Price: $0.21 (24H +13.51%)

9️⃣ PTB (Portal To Bitcoin) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #9 | Current Price: $0.27 (24H +29.85%)

1️⃣0️⃣ LINK (Chainlink) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #10 | Current Price: $11.98 (24H -0.37%)

1️⃣1️⃣ BTC (Bitcoin) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #11 | Current Price: $89,093.05 (24H +0.41%)

1️⃣2️⃣ DOGE (Dogecoin) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #12 | Current Price: $0.12 (24H +1.39%)

1️⃣3️⃣ ZKP (zkPass) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #13 | Current Price: $0.11 (24H -2.54%)

1️⃣4️⃣ BNB (BNB) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #14 | Current Price: $894.83 (24H +1.22%)

1️⃣5️⃣ PYTH (Pyth Network) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #15 | Current Price: $0.61 (24H +5.67%)

1️⃣6️⃣ PUMP (Pump.fun) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #16 | Current Price: $0.31 (24H +14.76%)

1️⃣7️⃣ AXL (Axelar) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #17 | Current Price: $0.84 (24H -6.66%)

1️⃣8️⃣ TURTLE (Turtle) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #18 | Current Price: $0.707 (24H +16.14%)

1️⃣9️⃣ XPL (Plasma) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #19 | Current Price: $0.13 (24H +10.39%)

2️⃣0️⃣ QNT (Quant) 🔥 Popularity Rank: #20 | Current Price: $79.49 (24H +6.82%)


📊 Popularity List Analysis

Today’s popularity list clearly shows a trend of precious metal tokens and derivatives trading:

  • Top 3 drivers of popularity: PAXG (on-chain gold) continues to surge, influenced by the global spot gold breaking through $5,100, central banks in multiple countries increasing holdings, and the market capitalization of tokenized gold soaring to $5.12 billion. ETH and HYPE follow closely, mainly driven by the explosive growth of Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 perpetual contract mechanism (open interest reaching a record high of $793 million).

  • Emerging small-cap coins: Coins like PIPPIN (+63.87%), PTB (+29.85%), OWL (+27.93%) lead the gains, reflecting a market risk appetite rebound and increased capital participation.

  • Derivatives trading activity: The total liquidation in the past 24 hours reached $299 million, with both long and short positions liquidated, indicating intense market competition among participants.

📊 This ranking is based on CoinMarketCap’s trend ranking, reflecting user attention and search activity over the past 24 hours.

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