As of 15:00 UTC on 18 Aug 2026, CoinMarketCap's top 10 kept the same order while the top 100 rotated selectively across sectors. SKY and VVV gained ground; WLD weakened, GNO entered at rank 100 and VELVET exited from rank 96.
Sector rotation below the cutoff
The upward side was mixed: DeFi-linked SKY climbed 49->45 (+4 ranks, +2.7%), while AI application token VVV moved 68->66 (+2, +14.7%). AI exposure was not uniform, with WLD falling 46->49 (-3, -8.9%).
| Token | Rank move | 24h price |
|---|---|---|
 SKY Sky |
49->45 | ▲ 2.7% |
 VVV Venice Token |
68->66 | ▲ 14.7% |
 WLD Worldcoin |
46->49 | ▼ 8.9% |
 VELVET Velvet |
96->out | ▼ 32.3% |
The wider list mixed Solana DeFi, liquid staking, L1 and proof-of-work fallers with interoperability and modular-L1 climbers. In-range rank gains totaled 13, against 12 ranks lost, keeping the rotation broadly balanced.
Top-10 boundary
No token entered or exited the top 10, and the order was unchanged. The only membership changes were at the edge of the top 100: GNO arrived at rank 100 while VELVET left from rank 96.
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