Crypto Bulls Charge: PEPE, Brett, and ETH Lead Today’s Top 5 Gainers

Memecoins and blue-chips rally as traders chase alpha—Wall Street still trying to explain ’blockchain’ to their interns.

Virtuals (VIRT): The dark horse surges 28% on metaverse speculation—because apparently we’re still doing that in 2025.

PEPE: The frog token leaps 19% as degenerate traders rotate profits from yesterday’s meme flavor.

Brett (BRETT): Solana’s new meme mascot pumps 15%—proof that cartoon characters outperform most hedge funds.

UNI: Uniswap governance token climbs 12% after whale accumulation—DeFi summer never really ended.

Ethereum (ETH): Up 8% as ETF hype returns—just in time for another ’ultrasound money’ tweetstorm.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin flatlines at $62K. The old guard watches from the sidelines as altcoins steal the show—again.

Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL)

Virtuals is back on the radar — the token shot up over 36% in the last 24 hours, currently priced at $2.04. Trading volume is just shy of a billion dollars, and it’s now sitting at #63 by market cap. 

Its market cap currently values at $1.33 billion and 24-hour trading volume values at $978.26 million after surging a staggering 125.27%. The project blends AI with metaverse gaming, and clearly, that combo is catching some serious attention right now.

Pepe (PEPE)

Pepe did what it does best — explode out of nowhere. The frog-themed memecoin pumped nearly 26%, currently priced at $0.00001095 with over $2.19 billion in volume, surging a huge 251%. 

It’s now sitting on a $4.6 billion market cap, proving once again that memes still MOVE markets.

Brett (Based) (BRETT)

Brett, often called Pepe’s Base Chain companion, saw over a 25% gain, trading at $0.075. The market cap values at $749.01 million, and the 24-hour trading volume pumped 76%, currently standing at $89.06 million.

The token continues to benefit from growing activity on Base Chain, where it’s become something of a cultural icon.

Uniswap (UNI)

UNI ROSE by 20.54%, reclaiming the $6 mark. With DeFi volumes on the rise again, Uniswap’s token was among the top performers. 

It ended the day with over $417 million in daily trading volume, surging 194.57% and market cap values at $3.89 billion.

Ethereum (ETH)

ETH climbed back above $2,215 after gaining 16.93%. Its 24-hour volume hit nearly $37.1 billion. The move came as Bitcoin led the broader rally and traders returned to majors.

The market cap of Ethereum is currently valued at $267 billion.

The total market cap now stands at $3.22 trillion, up over 5% in 24 hours. Sentiment has clearly shifted, but it remains to be seen whether this is the start of a longer trend or just a short-term breakout.

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