Data: The cryptocurrency market has risen for three consecutive days, with the PayFi sector leading with an increase of over 7%, and BTC reaching 76,000 USD

By: rootdata|2026/03/17 11:42:00

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market continues to rise, increasing for three consecutive days. The PayFi sector performed strongly, leading with a 24-hour increase of 7.22%, with XRP (XRP) rising 8.29% and Stellar (XLM) rising 6.19%. Meanwhile, btc-42">Bitcoin (BTC) rose 4.12%, reaching $76,000 during the session; Ethereum (ETH) rose 8.32%, breaking through $2,300.

Notably, MAG7.ssi rose 5.43%, DEFI.ssi rose 8.21%, and MEME.ssi rose 7.3%. Other standout sectors include: the RWA sector, which rose 6.25% in 24 hours, with Ondo Finance (ONDO) rising 6.9%; the NFT sector rose 6.16%, with Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) rising 8.08%.

In other sectors, the Layer2 sector rose 6.08%, with Mantle (MNT) rising 8.29%; the Meme sector rose 5.82%, with Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) rising 26.19%; the DeFi sector rose 4.86%, with Hyperliquid (HYPE) rising 8.71%; the Layer1 sector rose 3.2%, with Zcash (ZEC) rising 19.24%; the CeFi sector rose 1.86%, with Cronos (CRO) rising 4.86%.

The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market performance show that the ssiPayFi, ssiLayer2, and ssiRWA indices rose 7.82%, 7.53%, and 6.86%, respectively.

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