L1 and Storage Tokens Outpace DeFi in CoinGecko Top 100

Layer-1 and storage names gained ground in CoinGecko’s top-100 as of 09:00 UTC on 15 Aug 2026, with Avalanche and Filecoin advancing while Uniswap slipped. The top 10 had no boundary changes.

Infrastructure gains, DeFi lag

AVAX climbed #34 -> #31 on a 3.8% 24-hour gain, while FIL climbed #93 -> #90 on a 2.8% gain. UNI fell #38 -> #41 on a 7.0% decline. The selected moves put L1 and storage names on the stronger side of the rotation, with DeFi weaker.

Token	Rank move	24h price
AVAX Avalanche	#34 -> #31	▲ 3.8%
FIL Filecoin	#93 -> #90	▲ 2.8%
UNI Uniswap	#38 -> #41	▼ 7.0%

At the lower edge, two tokens entered and two exited. VELVET arrived at #97 after a 22.0% 24-hour gain, while EURC left from #99 despite a 0.2% gain. The other entry and exit were both at #100.

What changed

With no top-10 handoff and a two-in, two-out lower boundary, the rotation stayed concentrated below the market’s upper tier.