CMC Top 100 Keeps Top 10 Steady as SKY and VVV Rise

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.