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- $BTC is in the 5th position on the list of trending cryptocurrencies.
- $PIPPIN is leading the chart with a surge of 68.76% in the last 24 hours.
- $FOGO features in the 6th position and $ETH in the 7th place.
$BTC has slipped on the list of trending cryptocurrencies over 24 hours. The list is led by $PIPPIN and has $FOGO as a candidate just below Bitcoin tokens, days after Binance announced its trading pairs. It is speculated that multiple national and international factors may have changed ranks on the list.
$BTC and $PIPPIN as Trending Cryptocurrencies
While $BTC continues to dominate the global crypto market with a market cap of over $1.77 trillion, it has slipped to the 5th position on the list of trending cryptocurrencies drawn over the past 24 hours. The plunge comes despite surging slightly by 0.96% and leading the chart on many occasions.
The list of trending cryptocurrencies is now led by $PIPPIN, a Solana-based AI-driven meme coin. Trading at $0.5110, the token has surged by 68.76% in the last 24 hours and now hosts a market cap of approximately $511.31 million. Positions of Bitcoin tokens and Pippin tokens are based on data from CoinMarketCap, and positions are subject to change.
Possible Influential Factors
Factors that have possibly influenced the slip of $BTC to the 5th position are investors shifting to a safer alternative and the policy approach of US President Donald Trump. Gold is emerging as a better alternative not just to $BTC but to many more cryptocurrencies that continue to experience volatility. The precious metal just reported a new high of $5,311.31 per ounce.
The policy approach of Trump is reportedly driven by tariffs with South Korea being the latest victim. The Lee Jae Myung-led country has been threatened with a revised tariff rate of 25%, citing alleged non-enactment of earlier commitments.
Similar approaches by the US President are believed to have driven UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to China to draft a deal. And, they are believed to have boosted the mother of all deals between India and the European Union.
$FOGO as a Candidate
$FOGO features on the list of trending cryptocurrencies as well, but in the 6th position, just behind $BTC. It has soared by 15.18% to $0.04295 with a market cap of over 161.68 million.
What has possibly fueled the rise of $FOGO is the availability of its trading pairs on Binance. The platform recently announced that it would list $FOGO/USDT and $FOGO/USDC on January 28, 2026. Binance TH added that Spot Listing and Easy Buy/Sell functions would be effective 3 hours after the launch.
$FOGO is followed by $ETH. Ether has jumped by 2.62% to $2,986.85, after briefly trading above the $3k mark. Tokens on the list between $PIPPIN and $BTC are FIGHT, PAXG, and HYPE, in the same order.