[비즈한국] This column summarizes the market trends and flow of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization over the past week. We provide comprehensive core information, covering not only major tokens like Bitcoin and Ethereum but also key issues in the altcoin market and global policy variables. It is designed to help you understand the highly volatile cryptocurrency market as easily and entertainingly as watching Netflix.
According to the global virtual asset market tracking site CoinMarketCap, Canton Network recorded the highest weekly gain of 53.05% in the cryptocurrency market from 7:00 AM on December 26, 2025, to 7:00 AM on January 2, 2026. Canton Network is currently trading at 220 KRW, with a market capitalization of 8.1099 trillion KRW. Canton Network is an open blockchain network that supports privacy for the financial sector and institutions, designed to allow various applications within the same network to exchange assets and data while selectively disclosing details to transaction counterparties. The expansion of pilots for distributed ledger-based tokenization and payment infrastructure by major partners, which has increased on-chain activity and expectations for token demand, is cited as a key factor behind the recent weeks' volatility.
Story took second place with a weekly gain of 34.64%. It is currently trading at 2,892 KRW, with a market capitalization of 985.31207 billion KRW. Story is a Layer 1 project focused on intellectual property (IP) and content creation/distribution, aiming for a structure where creative works are tokenized on-chain and copyright revenue distribution is automated via smart contracts. Following the release of a roadmap supporting license issuance, NFTs, and secondary derivative creations combined with AI/on-chain IP in the second half of 2025, expectations for IP finance and NFT collaborations have grown.
Chiliz recorded a 20.29% gain, taking third place, and is currently trading at 60 KRW. Its market capitalization is 612.304 billion KRW. Chiliz is a blockchain project that provides fan tokens, voting, and reward functions for global sports clubs and leagues, expanding its fan-participation service ecosystem centered on the Socios.com platform. Since mid-2025, as partnerships with major clubs have been renewed and expanded, and ties to on-chain voting events, tickets, and merchandise have been strengthened, analysts suggest that fandom-based demand is consistently flowing in.
Pepe rose 18.58% to take fourth place. The current price is 0.006848 KRW, and the market capitalization is 2.8809 trillion KRW. Pepe is a meme coin that has gained attention for its community-driven marketing and the use of meme culture. As a representative meme coin motifed after the internet meme 'Pepe the Frog,' its price volatility is driven by community-led viral marketing rather than utility. Some analyses suggest that its increased use in DeFi protocols, liquidity pools, and yield farming throughout 2025 has somewhat mitigated the purely speculative nature of this meme coin.
Zcash ranked fifth with a weekly gain of 18.42%. It is currently trading at 752,850 KRW, with a market capitalization reaching 12.3963 trillion KRW. Zcash is a cryptocurrency that utilizes zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs) to provide optional privacy features that hide the sender, receiver, and transaction amount, supporting both 'transparent addresses' and 'shielded addresses.' As price volatility has increased, with more than half of the days in the last 30 days showing gains, demand for 'verified privacy coins' has re-emerged, driving the price regardless of on-chain privacy regulation discussions.
At the same time, Filecoin rose 17.78% and is trading at 2,156 KRW. MYX Finance rose 15.95% to trade at 5,628 KRW, and Polkadot rose 15.44% to trade at 2,888 KRW. Meme Core rose 15.18% to trade at 2,248 KRW, and Leo rose 14.83% to trade at 13,792 KRW.
Various tokens showed upward trends in the cryptocurrency market this week. The weekly rise of Canton Network is interpreted as the result of its positioning as a privacy blockchain for institutions combined with expectations for the expansion of pilot projects aimed at applying it to actual financial and capital market infrastructure. Analysts say its scarcity as one of the few projects providing both privacy and interoperability has stimulated investor sentiment amidst the growing demand for safely linking tokenized securities and inter-institutional settlement/collateral management on a single network.
Story attracted investors' interest by emphasizing the narrative of an AI/on-chain IP economy, highlighting its attempt to implement an IP pipeline on the blockchain that leads from 'tokenization of creative works → revenue distribution → secondary creation.' In particular, as market discussions regarding on-chain management of intellectual property, licensed NFTs, and automated distribution of creator royalties have become active since 2025, the Story token has received capital inflows as a representative of this theme.
The rise of Chiliz seems to be due to long-term partnerships with sports clubs and leagues, coupled with expectations for the advancement of fan token-based services, reinforcing the perception that it is a 'token with actual fandom demand.' In terms of price, the analysis suggests that after forming a box range between support and resistance levels throughout 2025, it entered a technical rebound phase along with the defense of key support lines, which triggered inflows of bets on further gains.
※ This article was written by Bizhankook and MetaVX's generative AI.