Market Report: Top 5 Cryptocurrency Gainers on January 21, 2026, led by the coin Story

IP-4,38%
CC-0,97%
ZRO-7,37%
PAXG-0,73%

Gate News Bot Message, January 21, 2026. According to CoinMarketCap market data, the top-performing cryptocurrencies today are showing impressive gains, the enthusiasm for traditional asset tokenization continues to rise, and cross-chain protocols and emerging projects are gaining attention. The following are the top five cryptocurrencies by 24-hour percentage increase:

1️⃣ IP (Story) 📈 Current Price: $2.64 | Change: +11.96% 📊 24H High/Low: $2.73 / $2.26 | Market Cap: $921,013,314.98 💡 The Story project continues to attract market attention, with multiple ecosystem developments driving market enthusiasm, including the launch of Flying Tulip presale, strategic partnership between Gate and Red Bull F1 team, and other positive factors supporting the rise.

2️⃣ CC (Canton) 📈 Current Price: $0.12 | Change: +8.74% 📊 24H High/Low: $0.13 / $0.11 | Market Cap: $4,850,716,753.73 💡 Nasdaq-listed company Tharimmune announced raising $55 million through stock issuance to expand digital asset management strategies. Meanwhile, Canyon-related derivatives have gone live on Gate for perpetual contract trading, increasing market liquidity.

3️⃣ ZRO (LayerZero) 📈 Current Price: $1.88 | Change: +5.30% 📊 24H High/Low: $1.90 / $1.63 | Market Cap: $629,980,201.14 💡 LayerZero is suspected to release a major announcement on February 10, with a mysterious countdown fueling market anticipation. Additionally, several tokens will undergo large unlocks this week, with ZRO unlocking 25.71 million tokens, and short-term liquidity expectations driving the price higher.

4️⃣ PAXG (PAX Gold) 📈 Current Price: $4,864.54 | Change: +3.86% 📊 24H High/Low: $4,865.38 / $4,677.28 | Market Cap: $1,883,472,908.26 💡 Spot gold prices have broken the $4,700 record high. On-chain gold token PAXG benefits from rising traditional asset prices, with on-chain longs increasing profits. Paxos asset scale has grown 450% annually, making PAXG a major growth driver.

5️⃣ XAUt (Tether Gold) 📈 Current Price: $4,836.33 | Change: +3.55% 📊 24H High/Low: $4,840.28 / $4,664.92 | Market Cap: $2,124,201,708.92 💡 Gold spot prices continue to rise to historic highs. The demand for tokenized gold increases, with a whale buying 8,337 XAUt over the past 20 days, worth $38.4 million. Institutional investors continue to add positions.

📊 Market Summary: Today’s market shows a clear trend of traditional asset tokenization, with gold tokens (PAXG and XAUt performing steadily, benefiting from record-high international gold prices; the Story and Canton projects attract attention due to ecosystem developments and financing news; the mysterious announcement from LayerZero also adds speculative space. Investors should pay attention to token unlock risks and precious metal price fluctuations this week.

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