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Bitcoin traded at $78,800 on May 3, 2026, posting a 0.46% 24-hour gain while holding a $1.57T market cap and $18.2B in daily trading volume on CoinGecko.

XRP holds $1.39 with an $86.2B market cap and over $1B in 24-hour volume as global search queries spike and the token ranks on CoinGecko trending.

Monad's MON token holds a $350M market cap at $0.029 and ranks ninth on CoinGecko trending as the high-speed EVM-compatible Layer 1 builds its market presence.

Strategy paused its weekly Bitcoin buying after four straight weeks, with Saylor signaling fresh purchases ahead and BTC holding above $78,000.

Pudgy Penguins PENGU trades at $0.0098 with a $616M market cap on May 3, 2026. It stays in CoinGecko trending despite a 2% dip.

Virtuals Protocol gains roughly 5% to $0.74 on May 3, 2026, with an $485M market cap.

Octra's OCT token appears on CoinGecko's trending list at global rank 919 with an $18.6M market cap and just $312K in 24-hour volume as early attention builds.

Galaxy Digital's Alex Thorn says Satoshi's 1.1 million BTC stash, split across 22,000 wallets, faces less quantum risk than feared.

Venture firm a16z says the word "stablecoin" no longer fits a $300 billion sector now powering global payments and programmable money.

New Berkshire CEO Greg Abel laid out a narrow AI strategy in Omaha and projected a 50% expansion at the energy unit.