Bitcoin Surges, but These 3 Altcoins Are Emerging as the Biggest Winners
TL;DR:
- Bitcoin recorded a 25% weekly surge, bringing its price to around $78,702 during the final week of August 2026.
- Zcash (ZEC) led sector returns with a 75.5% rally on its weekly chart, trading at $846.51.
- XRP broke a 13-month descending trendline after posting a 53% gain, reaching $1.50 with trading volume unseen since February 2026.
During Monday’s session, the crypto market posted a major rally led by Bitcoin, setting the stage where several altcoins are emerging as the biggest winners of the current cycle after breaking key technical resistance levels.
The rally in Bitcoin (BTC), which pushed its price to $78,702 after a 25% weekly gain, extended liquidity toward mid- and large-cap assets. According to market reports, tokens such as Zcash (ZEC), Aave (AAVE), and XRP closed their weekly candles displaying the strongest structural momentum across the market.
Over the past seven days, the Zcash token surged 75.5%, forming the widest weekly candle of its current cycle. The asset hit a previous technical target of $903 before consolidating at $846.51 at the time of the report. Market experts suggest this move places ZEC within its initial projected Fibonacci retracement zone, surpassing its previous highs from November 2025.
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