Cardano is currently the 13th-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, with Monero (XMR) ranked 14th and still about $2.5 billion short of taking the No. 13 spot. Cardano's market cap stands at $8.53 billion versus Monero's $6 billion, while prices were listed at $0.236 for ADA (down 4.46% in 24 hours) and $326 for XMR (down 3.26% in 24 hours).

On Thursday, April 2, 2,665,137 SOL previously locked in staking was unlocked within a few minutes, with the holdings valued at over $211 million. The unstaking occurred in two transactions as SOL traded around $79, while the token later changed hands near $77, down 6.52% over the past day.

CryptoQuant analysts say Binance traders have been buying Ethereum as the exchange’s ETH reserve fell to 3.3 million ETH, below prior lows. The firm also noted stablecoin balances rising, with USDT at $38 billion and USDC at $6.6 billion on April 2, a mix some interpret as supportive for a potential rebound. ETH was trading at $2,030, down 4.9% in 24 hours, while volume slipped 4.2% to $20.2 billion.

Drift Protocol on Solana lost about $285 million in an exploit, including stablecoins such as Circle's USDC. ZachXBT said Circle failed to freeze $230 million USDC that was bridged from Solana to Ethereum via CCTP and claimed it had roughly six hours to act. Multiple protocols reportedly paused activity after the incident, while Circle's CRCL stock extended a decline with MFI falling to 19 and BBP indicating seller dominance.

Ethereum recorded a new quarterly high of 200.4 million transactions in Q1 2026, up about 43% versus the prior quarter. Daily activity peaked at 2.897 million transactions on February 7, 2026, then eased to about 2.363 million by April 2. The quarter's rise coincided with 12.6 million active addresses between January 1 and March 31 and an Ethereum stablecoin market cap near $164.4 billion.

Hyperliquid's HYPE fell below $35, dropping 6.5% over 24 hours after a $376 million token unlock added fresh selling pressure. The unlock equaled 2.39% of circulating supply, while open interest climbed to $1.56 billion and traders watched support near $33 with resistance at $40–$43.

StakeStone (STO) has delivered the most explosive performance in the current market cycle, skyrocketing 302.93% to trade at an all-time high of $1.74 as of Thursday, April 2, 2026. While the broader crypto market remains under pressure, STO has completely decoupled, printing a near-vertical God candle that has pushed its fully diluted valuation (FDV) to the $1 billion milestone. This historic move was ignited by a massive supply shock on major exchanges, as institutional-sized wallets moved to corner a significant percentage of the token's circulating supply.

Stakestone's token STO rallied 755% in 48 hours, climbing from $0.11 to $0.94. On April 2, 2026, Lookonchain reported a newly created wallet deposited 28 million STO ($10.12 million), or 12.43% of circulating supply, to Gate after withdrawing 25.5 million STO ($4.85 million, 11.32% of supply) from Binance in the prior 20 hours.