Statistics · 2026 · Crypto
Ethereum & Altcoin Statistics (2026)
Ethereum trades at $2,682.52 with a market cap of $327.4B as of 2026-10-02, the #2 crypto asset WealthyBud tracks and 11.5% of the combined value of its 50-asset dataset. Excluding Bitcoin, Ethereum and USD-pegged stablecoins, the 39 altcoins WealthyBud tracks are worth a combined $535.9B, led by BNB at $102.9B — still less than half of Ethereum's own market cap.
Key takeaways
- Ethereum trades at $2,682.52 with a $327.4B market cap, 11.5% of the combined value of WealthyBud’s 50 tracked crypto assets, as of 2026-10-02.
- Ethereum sits 45.8% below its all-time high of $4,946.05, reached on 2025-08-24, and is down 39.5% over the trailing year.
- Excluding Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins, WealthyBud’s 39 tracked altcoins are worth a combined $535.9B, or 18.8% of the 50-asset total.
- BNB (BNB) is the largest altcoin by market cap at $102.9B — Ethereum’s market cap is still 3.2× larger.
- Zcash (ZEC) is the biggest 1-year altcoin gainer, up 935.0%; Cardano (ADA) is the biggest decliner, down 70.4%.
- Ethereum’s circulating supply was about 121,860,000 ETH on July 12, 2026, per ultrasound.money, and post-Merge issuance runs near 1,500 ETH per day, down from roughly 15,000 ETH per day under proof-of-work.
- On July 12, 2026, DeFi protocols on Ethereum mainnet held $40.1B in value locked, per DefiLlama, while Arbitrum One alone secured $17.8B on its Ethereum layer-2, per L2Beat.
What is Ethereum’s price and market cap right now?
Ethereum trades at $2,682.52 with a market capitalization of $327.4B, the #2 crypto asset WealthyBud tracks, as of 2026-10-02. The price is down 0.8% over 24 hours and up 12.6% over 30 days, but down 39.5% over the trailing year.
1. Current price: $2,682.52
Ethereum (ETH) traded at $2,682.52 as of 2026-10-02, per WealthyBud’s CoinGecko-sourced snapshot, which updates periodically rather than in real time (WealthyBud data via CoinGecko · 2026-10-02).
2. Market cap: $327.4B, the #2 crypto asset WealthyBud tracks
Ethereum’s market cap is $327.4B, ranking it #2 among the 50 crypto assets WealthyBud tracks, behind only Bitcoin (WealthyBud data via CoinGecko · 2026-10-02).
3. 1-year change: -39.5%
Ethereum is -39.5% over the trailing 12 months, while it is up 12.6% over the past 30 days (WealthyBud data via CoinGecko · 2026-10-02).
4. Currently 45.8% below its all-time high of $4,946.05
Ethereum’s record price of $4,946.05 was reached on 2025-08-24; at $2,682.52, the price now sits 45.8% below that peak (WealthyBud data via CoinGecko).
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Price | $2,682.52 |
| Market cap | $327.4B |
| Rank by market cap | #2 |
| 24-hour change | -0.8% |
| 7-day change | +0.2% |
| 30-day change | +12.6% |
| 1-year change | -39.5% |
| All-time high | $4,946.05 (2025-08-24) |
| Distance from all-time high | −45.8% |
| Circulating supply (WealthyBud snapshot) | 122,098,690 ETH |
How dominant is Ethereum in the crypto market?
Ethereum makes up 11.5% of the combined market cap of WealthyBud’s 50 tracked assets, close to CoinGecko’s industry-wide Ethereum dominance figure of 11.27%. Across the full crypto market — not just WealthyBud’s 50 — CoinGecko puts total market capitalization at $2.90T, as of October 2, 2026.
5. Ethereum’s share of WealthyBud’s 50 tracked assets: 11.5%
Ethereum’s $327.4B market cap is 11.5% of the $2.86T combined total across WealthyBud’s 50 tracked crypto assets, as of 2026-10-02 (WealthyBud data via CoinGecko · 50 assets).
6. Industry-wide Ethereum dominance: 11.27%
CoinGecko’s global market data puts Ethereum’s dominance at 11.27% industry-wide, as of October 2, 2026 — close to its 11.5% share of WealthyBud’s 50-asset subset.
7. Total industry-wide crypto market cap: $2.90T
Across all cryptocurrencies, not just WealthyBud’s 50, CoinGecko’s global market data puts total market capitalization at $2.90T, as of October 2, 2026 — Bitcoin holds 58.69% of that total, 5.2 times Ethereum’s 11.27% share.
How big is the altcoin market?
Excluding Bitcoin, Ethereum and USD-pegged stablecoins, WealthyBud’s remaining 39 tracked altcoins are worth a combined $535.9B, or 18.8% of its 50-asset total. Industry-wide, applying CoinGecko’s Bitcoin-dominance figure to its total market cap implies roughly $1.20T sits outside Bitcoin across all cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum.
8. WealthyBud’s 39 tracked altcoins: $535.9B combined, 18.8% of the 50
Every asset WealthyBud tracks besides Bitcoin, Ethereum and USD-pegged stablecoins — 39 altcoins in total — combine for $535.9B, or 18.8% of the 50-asset total market cap, as of 2026-10-02 (WealthyBud data · 39 altcoins).
9. Industry-wide non-Bitcoin market cap: roughly $1.20T
Applying CoinGecko’s 58.69% Bitcoin-dominance figure to its $2.90T total market cap implies about $1.20T sits outside Bitcoin industry-wide (including Ethereum), via CoinGecko’s global market data, October 2, 2026.
10. BNB (BNB) is the largest altcoin WealthyBud tracks: $102.9B
BNB (BNB) carries the largest market cap among WealthyBud’s tracked altcoins, $102.9B as of 2026-10-02 — still only 31% the size of Ethereum’s market cap (WealthyBud data via CoinGecko).
See Ethereum’s current price, market cap and performance
Which altcoins are the largest by market cap?
BNB (BNB) is the largest altcoin WealthyBud tracks by market cap, at $102.9B, followed by XRP and Solana. Zcash is the biggest 1-year gainer among altcoins, up 935.0%; Cardano is the biggest decliner, down 70.4%.
11. Top 5 altcoins by market cap led by BNB (BNB)
The table below ranks the 5 largest altcoins WealthyBud tracks by market cap, excluding Bitcoin, Ethereum and USD-pegged stablecoins, as of 2026-10-02 (WealthyBud data via CoinGecko).
12. Biggest 1-year altcoin gainer: Zcash (ZEC), +935.0%
Zcash (ZEC) is up 935.0% over the trailing year, the largest 1-year gain among WealthyBud’s tracked altcoins — a smaller-cap asset where percentage swings run larger (WealthyBud data via CoinGecko · 2026-10-02).
13. Biggest 1-year altcoin decliner: Cardano (ADA), -70.4%
Cardano (ADA) is down 70.4% over the trailing year, the steepest 1-year decline among WealthyBud’s tracked altcoins (WealthyBud data via CoinGecko · 2026-10-02).
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Market cap | 1-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BNB | BNB | $102.9B | -26.8% |
| 5 | XRP | XRP | $94.4B | -49.8% |
| 7 | SOL | Solana | $70.3B | -47.2% |
| 8 | TRX | TRON | $31.9B | -1.9% |
| 9 | FIGR_HELOC | Figure Heloc | $24.6B | +3.9% |
- Zcash (ZEC) is the biggest 1-year gainer among tracked altcoins, up 935.0%, though it started from a small base.
- Cardano (ADA) posted the steepest 1-year decline among altcoins, down 70.4%.
- Ethereum’s $327.4B market cap is 3.2 times BNB’s $102.9B, the largest altcoin WealthyBud tracks.
How much ETH is in circulation, and how fast does supply grow?
Ethereum’s circulating supply is about 121,860,000 ETH on July 12, 2026, per ultrasound.money’s live supply tracker, close to the 122,098,690 ETH in WealthyBud’s own snapshot. Unlike Bitcoin, Ethereum has no fixed maximum supply, but issuance fell roughly 90% after the September 2022 Merge, from about 15,000 ETH per day under proof-of-work to about 1,500 ETH per day under proof-of-stake.
14. Circulating supply: about 121,860,000 ETH
ultrasound.money’s live supply tracker puts Ethereum’s circulating supply at about 121,860,000 ETH as of July 12, 2026; WealthyBud’s CoinGecko-sourced snapshot shows 122,098,690 ETH as of 2026-10-02 — the gap reflects the different snapshot dates and each tracker’s counting method (ultrasound.money).
15. Post-Merge issuance runs near 1,500 ETH per day
Ethereum’s September 2022 transition to proof-of-stake cut new issuance from roughly 15,000 ETH per day under proof-of-work to about 1,500 ETH per day now — a reduction of about 90%, per ultrasound.money.
16. EIP-1559 fee burn has run since August 5, 2021
Ethereum has destroyed a portion of every transaction’s base fee since EIP-1559 activated on August 5, 2021, offsetting new issuance and, at times, making net supply shrink, per ultrasound.money.
17. Ethereum has no fixed maximum supply
Unlike Bitcoin's 21,000,000-coin hard cap, Ethereum's protocol sets no ceiling on total supply; its long-run supply trend instead depends on the balance between new issuance and EIP-1559 fee burn (Ethereum protocol; WealthyBud data).
How much value runs through Ethereum’s DeFi and layer-2 ecosystem?
On July 12, 2026, DeFi protocols on Ethereum mainnet held $40.1B in total value locked, per DefiLlama. Ethereum’s layer-2 scaling networks add more: Arbitrum One alone secured $17.8B, Base $11.5B and OP Mainnet $1.5B (July 12, 2026), per L2Beat — capital that settles back to Ethereum’s base layer for security.
18. Ethereum mainnet DeFi TVL: $40.1B
DefiLlama puts total value locked in DeFi protocols on Ethereum’s base layer at $40.1B, as of July 12, 2026 (DefiLlama, Ethereum chain data).
19. Arbitrum One secured $17.8B (July 12, 2026), the largest Ethereum layer-2
Arbitrum One, an Ethereum rollup, holds $17.8B in value secured, the largest of any Ethereum layer-2 network, per L2Beat, as of July 12, 2026.
20. Base and OP Mainnet secured $11.5B and $1.5B (July 12, 2026)
Coinbase’s Base network holds $11.5B in value secured and OP Mainnet holds $1.5B, per L2Beat, as of July 12, 2026.
| Network | Value secured |
|---|---|
| Arbitrum One | $17.8B |
| Base | $11.5B |
| OP Mainnet | $1.5B |
What this means for Ethereum and altcoin investors
Ethereum still dwarfs any single altcoin. At 3.2 times BNB’s market cap, Ethereum sits in a different weight class than the rest of the non-Bitcoin market, even after a 45.8% drop from its all-time high.
Altcoins carry more return dispersion than Ethereum. A 1005-point spread between the best- and worst-performing tracked altcoins over the past year shows single-asset altcoin bets carry far more variance than holding Ethereum itself.
Supply mechanics differ from Bitcoin’s. Ethereum has no hard cap, but post-Merge issuance near 1,500 ETH per day, plus EIP-1559’s ongoing fee burn, keeps net supply growth far slower than it was under proof-of-work.
Ethereum’s value extends beyond its own token price. As of July 12, 2026, $40.1B in mainnet DeFi and tens of billions more secured on layer-2s like Arbitrum and Base showed Ethereum functioning as settlement infrastructure, not just a tradable asset.
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