Top 5 Gainers of the Week (14-20 October): GOAT, VIRTUAL, APE, UPC, HEART
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Key Points
- The top 5 tokens with the most significant gains last week were GOAT, VIRTUAL, APE, UPC, and HEART.
- The coins have recorded significant gains of 244%, 110%, 100%, 85% and 75% respectively.
The crypto market recorded a notable rally last week led by Bitcoin’s significant price surge above $69,000 which debuted on October 14 from the $62,000 level. BTC recorded a weekly surge of over 6% in the past seven days.
More tokens have recorded important gains during the last week.
Top 5 Gainers Of the Past Week
1. Goatseus Maximus (GOAT)
During the past seven days, GOAT token saw the most significant price surge of over 244%.
At the moment of writing this article, GOAT is trading at $0.35, down by 10% today. The coin has a market cap of around $351 million.
GOAT kicked off a price rally on October 15 which saw its price reach $0.52 on October 19, ahead of a dip to almost $0.2 today.
Last week, GOAT was listed on multiple exchanges including Bitget, Gate.io, HTX, and more. On October 16, Crypto.com also listed GOAT for purchasing with EUR, USD, and other currencies.
The Goatseus Maximus project symbolizes randomness and chaos in the AI space and it is closely tied to an autonomous AI system called Truth Terminal which was originally designed as a digital twin.
2. Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL)
The VIRTUAL token recorded a price surge of over 110% in the past seven days. At the moment of writing this article, the coin is trading above $0.13 and it has a market cap of over $133 million.
The token began a price surge on October 15 from $0.6 levels and spiked to $0.12 on October 16 before a correction.
On that day, Virtuals Protocol announced via X that co-ownership of AI agents went live on Base, and users can buy, trade, and create AI agents.
Virtuals Protocol is an AI x Metaverse protocol that is building the future of virtual interactions.
3. ApeCoin (APE)
APE saw a notable price surge of over 100% in the past seven days. The token now has a market cap of over $1.15 billion.
The APE token had a linear trajectory last week and recorded a significant rally on October 19 from $0.74 levels.
The ApeCoin team debuted the blockchain network ApeChain on October 20. The new offering is a Layer 3 network developed on Arbitrum One, fully compatible with the APE token. It facilitates minting NFTs, trading, and dApps, while boosting UX.
APE Coin is an ERC-20 governance and utility token used within the APE ecosystem to empower and incentivize a decentralized community building at the forefront of Web 3.
4. UPCX (UPC)
The UPC token recorded a significant price surge last week as well, of over 85%. At the moment of writing this article, the coin has a market cap of over $168 million.
Last week, the coin’s price had a linear trajectory but debuted a notable rally on October 18 reaching price levels of over $4 on October 20 before correcting to the current levels.
On October 18, the UPCX mainnet went live as the team behind the project announced via a post on X.
UPCX is an open-source payment system based on a high-speed blockchain optimized for payments and financial services.
5. Humans.ai (HEART)
HEART token saw a price surge during the past week of over 75%. Today, the coin has a market cap of over $104 million.
Last week, the token debuted a significant rally on October 14, reaching price levels of $0.02 on October 19.
On October 18, the team behind the project announced a partnership with Inferium AI to unlock new possibilities in AI model selection, making it faster, smarter, and more efficient.
According to the team, Humans is an AI with a heart, introducing the first framework for ethical AI and blockchain. The project promises to ensure that contributions are fairly rewarded and every AI is kept honest over the long term.
It’s also worth noting that the project is befitting by the continued surge of the AI crypto sector that continues to outperform.
According to data from CoinGecko, the AI tokens sector market cap saw a significant growth of over 3% in the past 24 hours, reaching almost $30 billion.
