Over the past seven days, the rate of each of the hundred largest cryptocurrencies showed growth. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) grew by 6 and 4% above the $82 thousand and $2.4 thousand marks, respectively, with some major altcoins rising in the range of up to 80% over the period.
RBC presents a selection of cryptocurrencies whose prices changed significantly over the past seven days from April 29 to May 6, according to CoinMarketCap. It is based on the percentage growth of quotes (data from open sources), and cryptoassets are taken from the list of the top 100 largest by capitalization in the Coinmarketcap ranking.
The growth of almost every coin was accompanied in one way or another by the news background, but it should be taken into account that prices are influenced by many other market factors. At the time of writing, none of the coins in the top 100 in terms of capitalization showed a decrease in the rate over the past week.
Toncoin (TON)
Growth for seven days through May 6: 80%
Toncoin is a Tier 1 blockchain for running smart contracts, operating on a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) basis like Ethereum or Solana. It was initially developed by the Telegram messenger team since 2018, then all the developments were transferred to a non-profit organization. After that, TON began to be developed by the efforts of a wide community as a scalable tier-1 blockchain platform focused on micropayments and decentralized applications. It is also integrated with Telegram.
The rise in the asset’s price in recent days follows Telegram’s decision to take back some of the operational control of the TON blockchain, effectively replacing the previous TON Foundation organization. On May 4, Pavel Durov announced that Telegram was becoming the network’s largest validator and published the MTONGA roadmap. As part of the innovations, the network’s fees were also reduced by a factor of six to ~$0.0005 per transaction, making TON one of the cheapest networks on the market.
Against this backdrop, TON soared 80% in three days, hitting a multi-month price high held since October 2025. The coin’s rate reached $2.44 with a capitalization of $6.6 billion. Since mid-2024, TON’s rate has fallen almost without correction from its high of $8.24.
Zcash (ZEC)
Growth in seven days through May 6: 70%
Zcash (ZEC) is one of the largest cryptocurrencies by capitalization ($9.6 billion) designed for anonymous transactions. Coins in this category allow transactions to be conducted privately and anonymously. It is also one of the few coins that is powered by mining, like bitcoin. ZEC cryptocurrency took the lead in terms of growth last year.
The asset’s price growth over the past week was driven by a combination of institutional demand and positive expectations about the future development of the ecosystem. On May 6, Multicoin Capital co-founder Tushar Jain publicly disclosed that the fund had been aggressively building a position in ZEC since February, calling the coin “a return to the cryptocurrency ideals on which cryptocurrency was founded.”
It was also preceded by a number of catalysts. For example, investment firm Grayscale, one of the largest players in the crypto market, came close to converting its existing Zcash-based private fund into a full-fledged ETF. In late April, ZEC was also added to the trading lists of US broker Robinhood.
Despite a 70% increase over the period under review, the price has only risen 11% since the beginning of the year, nevertheless hitting an annual high above $570.
Terra Classic (LUNC)
Up 55% in the seven days through May 6.
Terra Classic is the original Terra blockchain protocol, renamed Terra Classic after the ecosystem collapsed in May 2022. The network is currently community-managed and the LUNC token is used for steaking, paying fees and attempting to rebuild the network through a burn mechanism.
The LUNC cryptocurrency has already been on lists of fastest growing cryptocurrencies in April. Last month’s growth was not accompanied by any news, but one of the few factors that could attract interest in the project is the trend of burning and redeeming (buyback) tokens in the crypto market. There is also increased trading activity – daily trading volume exceeded $250 million in April, with open interest in futures soaring 500% compared to March.
Dash (DASH)
Seven-day growth through 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 the main alternatives to bitcoin. The project initially chose to position the network for everyday payments, providing anonymity features. But with the development of smart contract technologies and the popularization of blockchains such as Ethereum in 2017 and Solana in 2021, the project was essentially forgotten. In 2025, the project received a new boost of interest due to the advancement of technologies related to payment anonymity and data privacy in blockchains.
As in previous periods of growth over the past year, the rise in the asset’s price over the past seven days has been driven by the effect of capital flow from ZEC to other cryptocurrencies from the anonymous sector and older Proof-of-Work coins. DASH hit its highest since January 2026, surpassing $57 with a capitalization of over $700 million.
Ondo Finance (ONDO)
Seven-day gain through May 6: 20%
Ondo is among the leaders in the real world assets (RWA) tokenization category. The native token of the ONDO project is not directly linked to tokenized versions of the real world assets of the Ondo platform. According to the developers’ claims, it is used for staking, protocol management and “liquidity incentives”.
Users of the Ondo Finance platform access tokenized versions of U.S. Treasury bonds. These bonds themselves are held by partner funds and custodial services working with Ondo. For now, the service is only available to qualified investors.
The rise in the asset price over the past seven days has been accompanied by the expansion of the RWA sector and partnerships with institutional firms. DTCC (Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation), which clears trades on NASDAQ, will launch a pilot for trading tokenized financial assets (stocks, ETFs, bonds) in July – more than 50 companies, including BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Ondo Finance, took part in the initiative.
This news follows the announcement of a partnership in late April: Ondo and Franklin Templeton will launch tokenized ETFs on US stocks, bonds and gold with 24/7 trading access.
Against this backdrop, ONDO hit its highest since late January, topping $0.325 – the first surge since early February, when it traded almost consistently around $0.26 after a protracted fall from a high of $2.14 reached in 2024.
