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Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) gained 5.5% in 24 hours to $0.0000879, with $105M in volume and a $486M market cap, sitting at rank 5 in CoinGecko trending on May 4.

Crude eased and the largest cryptocurrency rallied 1.9% to $80,000 after Trump unveiled a Hormuz escort mission backed by 15,000 troops.

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.