August 13, 2026: The cryptocurrency market showed a mixed trend, with Bitcoin rising 0.19% to $63,466 and Ether gaining 0.10% to $1,880.04. Despite the modest daily gains, both major cryptocurrencies remained sharply lower on a year-to-date and year-on-year basis.
Bitcoin gained 0.19% on the day, while declining 1.29% weekly and 2.31% monthly. The cryptocurrency is down 27.49% YTD and 46.41% YoY, with a market capitalisation of approximately $1.275 trillion.
Ether rose 0.10% to $1,880.04. It declined 1.16% over the week and 0.49% over the month, while remaining down 36.64% YTD and 58.64% YoY. Its market capitalisation stood at around $296.83 billion.
Among major altcoins, Binance Coin gained 0.06% and remained positive over both weekly and monthly periods, rising 3.18% and 4.96%, respectively. Solana advanced 0.62% daily and 4.67% weekly, while Avalanche recorded the strongest daily gain among the listed assets at 2.04%.
Cardano gained 0.26% on the day but fell 8.94% weekly, despite remaining up 10.55% over the month. XRP rose 0.31% daily but declined 2.54% weekly and 9.28% monthly.
Other major cryptocurrencies remained under pressure. Polkadot fell 0.04% daily, 5.69% weekly and 9.35% monthly, while Polygon gained 0.30% daily but declined 9.28% over the month. Cosmos fell 0.18% on the day and 10.60% monthly, while Litecoin gained 0.04% but remained down 1.26% weekly.
Overall, short-term trading remained mixed on August 13, 2026, while the broader crypto market continued to show significant YTD and YoY losses across most major assets.
