All Altcoins Are in the Green. Top 5 Coins by Growth Over Seven Days

We explain which major cryptocurrencies showed significant growth over the past seven days and what accompanied this dynamic.

Over the past seven days, the price of every cryptocurrency among the top 100 largest by market capitalization showed growth. Bitcoin and Ethereum rose by 6% and 4%, surpassing the $82,000 and $2,400 marks respectively, while some major altcoins increased by as much as 80% during the same period.

Below is a regular selection of cryptocurrencies whose prices changed significantly over the seven days from April 29 to May 6, according to CoinMarketCap data. It is based on the percentage growth of quotations (using publicly available data), and the crypto assets were selected from the list of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization in the CoinMarketCap ranking.

The growth of nearly every coin was accompanied by some form of news background, although it should be taken into account that prices are influenced by many other market factors. At the time of publication, none of the coins in the top 100 by capitalization showed a price decline over the past week.

Toncoin ($TON)

Growth over seven days as of May 6: 80%

Toncoin is a layer-one blockchain for launching smart contracts that operates on a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mechanism, similar to Ethereum or Solana. Initially, starting in 2018, it was developed by the team behind Telegram, after which all developments were transferred to a non-profit organization. Later, TON began to be developed by a broad community as a scalable layer-one blockchain platform focused on micropayments and decentralized applications. It is also integrated with Telegram.

The recent price surge followed Telegram’s decision to take over part of the operational control of the TON blockchain, effectively replacing the previous TON Foundation organization. On May 4, Pavel Durov announced that Telegram would become the network’s largest validator and published the MTONGA roadmap. As part of the changes, network fees were also reduced sixfold — to approximately $0.0005 per transaction — making TON one of the cheapest networks on the market.

Against this backdrop, TON surged by 80% in three days, reaching a multi-month high that had held since October 2025. The coin’s price reached $2.44 with a market capitalization of $6.6 billion. Since mid-2024, TON’s price had been declining almost without corrections from its peak of $8.24.

Zcash ($ZEC)

Growth over seven days as of May 6: 70%

Zcash is one of the largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization ($9.6 billion), designed for anonymous transactions. Coins in this category allow transactions to be conducted confidentially and anonymously. It is also one of the few cryptocurrencies that operates through mining, like Bitcoin. ZEC was also among the top-performing cryptocurrencies last year.

The asset’s price growth over the past week was driven by a combination of institutional demand and positive expectations regarding the future development of the ecosystem. On May 6, Tushar Jain, co-founder of Multicoin Capital, publicly revealed that the fund had been aggressively increasing its position in ZEC since February, calling the coin “a return to the cypherpunk ideals on which cryptocurrency was founded.”

This was also preceded by several catalysts. For example, investment company Grayscale Investments, one of the largest players in the crypto market, moved closer to converting its existing private Zcash fund into a full-fledged ETF. In late April, ZEC was also added to the trading lists of US broker Robinhood.

Despite the 70% increase during the reviewed period, the price has risen only 11% since the beginning of the year, although it updated its annual high above $570.

Terra Classic ($LUNC)

Growth over seven days as of May 6: 55%

Terra Classic is the original Terra blockchain protocol, renamed Terra Classic after the collapse of the ecosystem in May 2022. The network is currently managed by the community, while the LUNC token is used for staking, paying fees, and attempts to restore the network through a token-burning mechanism.

LUNC had already appeared on lists of the fastest-growing cryptocurrencies in April. Last month’s growth was not accompanied by major news, but one of the few factors that may have attracted interest in the project was the trend of token burns and buybacks in the crypto market. Increased trading activity was also observed — daily trading volume exceeded $250 million in April, while open interest in futures jumped by 500% compared to March.

Dash ($DASH)

Growth over seven days as of May 6: 55%

Dash, one of the pioneers of the market, was among the top 10 largest cryptocurrencies in 2017 and was considered one of Bitcoin’s main alternatives. The project initially positioned itself as a network for everyday payments, offering anonymity features. However, with the development of smart contract technologies and the rise of blockchains such as Ethereum in 2017 and Solana in 2021, the project was effectively forgotten. In 2025, the project received renewed interest due to the promotion of technologies related to payment anonymity and data privacy in blockchains.

As in previous growth periods over the past year, the asset’s price increase over the past seven days was driven by capital rotation from ZEC into other privacy-focused cryptocurrencies and older Proof-of-Work coins. DASH updated its highest level since January 2026, surpassing $57 with a market capitalization exceeding $700 million.

Ondo Finance ($ONDO)

Growth over seven days as of May 6: 20%

Ondo is among the leaders in the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization category. The project’s native token, ONDO, is not directly linked to the tokenized versions of real-world assets on the Ondo platform. According to the developers, it is used for staking, protocol governance, and “liquidity incentives.”

Users of the Ondo Finance platform gain access to tokenized versions of US Treasury bonds. The bonds themselves are held by partner funds and custodial services working with Ondo. Currently, the service is available only to qualified investors.

The asset’s price growth over the past seven days was accompanied by the expansion of the RWA sector and partnerships with institutional companies. DTCC (Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation), which clears trades on NASDAQ, will launch a pilot program in July for trading tokenized financial assets (stocks, ETFs, and bonds). More than 50 companies are participating in the initiative, including BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Ondo Finance.

This news followed the partnership announcement at the end of April: Ondo and Franklin Templeton will launch tokenized ETFs for US stocks, bonds, and gold with 24/7 trading access.

Against this backdrop, ONDO reached its highest level since late January, surpassing $0.325 — the first major price surge since early February, when it had traded almost consistently around $0.26 following a prolonged decline from its 2024 peak of $2.14.