The social pulse of crypto right now is wild. Proof is in the top 20 coins by social mentions over the last 24 hours.

Here's what half a million conversations are telling us:
The leaders (no surprises here):
$BTC: 190,817 mentions
$ETH: 87,406 mentions
$SOL: 70,185 mentions
$XRP: 22,291 mentions
$DOGE: 12,532 mentions

But the interesting stuff is further down:
$ZEC is having a moment over controversy over a core dev team resigning, sending mentions are through the roof.

$WHITEWHALE came out of nowhere. This thing was basically invisible 6 months ago and now it's cracking the top 20.

$TAO getting a Binance Japan listing pushed it up 15% in weekly buzz.

And $PUMP is dealing with a RICO lawsuit that has everyone talking.

Overall crypto sentiment sitting at 83% positive. That's the highest we've seen since May.

Social chatter tends to lead price action. Pay attention to what people are actually talking about.

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These top coins by social mentions account for 34% of all mentions across the entire crypto market:

1 Bitcoin
2 Ethereum
3 Solana
4 XRP
5 Dogecoin
6 PumpFun
7 Zcash
8 Cardano
9 USDC
10 Pepe

https://lunarcrush.com/home?metric=posts_active&sort=posts_active&reverse=0&marketCap=&type=list&limit=10&fillWidth=true

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Monero just broke an 8-year ATH.

XMR is near $600 while most alts bleed.

The numbers:
- Up 201% in 12 months
- Social mentions at a 1-year high
- Engagements up 831% vs daily avg
- Trading volume up 341%
- AltRank #2

Privacy is repricing.

https://lunarcrush.com/topic/$xmr?section=metrics&metric=posts_active&interval=1y

Bitcoin is seeing up to 38K mentions per hour. Nothing touches it.

But here's the shift: Solana flipped Ethereum multiple times for the #2 position. The L1 war is playing out in real-time social data.

Also watching: Zcash breaking top 10. Privacy narrative quietly building.

2026 has been up only for $SOL

Price: +10.7% this month

Social mentions: +22% week-over-week and accelerating

Price is accelerating. Social momentum is building. The crowd is paying attention again. 🚀

Social mentions of Dash were up 20.22% last week and now they're up 31.23% on top of that.

The acceleration in Dash is here.

What's popping today? The privacy sector and memecoins are taking the lead.

Top coins by leading combined social and market activity vs. the entire crypto market.
1 Dash
2 Internet Computer
3 River
4 WhaleFloki
5 Horizen
6 Zcash
7 US Oil
8 Axie Infinity
9 Buttcoin
10 The Black Whale
11 PumpFun
12 Keeta
13 Monero
14 Byte
15 Apu Apustaja

As trends change, so will the leaders measured by LunarCursh AltRank™. Head to LunarCrush to see the most current data.

https://lunarcrush.com/home?category=cryptocurrencies&metric=alt_rank&sort=alt_rank&reverse=0

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Zcash has consistently ranked in the top 10 coins by social mentions over recent months—after not appearing in the top 100 previously.

We analyzed 379K recent Zcash mentions to see what’s driving discussion.

👆 TOP
The SEC closed its investigation into the Zcash Foundation with no enforcement action, bringing regulatory clarity, price stabilization, and renewed focus on privacy coins.

👍 40% – SEC Investigation Closure
Regulatory concerns eased after the SEC closed its case without action.

👍 30% – New Wallet Integrations
Zcash added support in Brave Wallet and Cake Wallet, improving access and usability.

👍 30% – Privacy Narrative Strength
Zcash is frequently compared with Monero as a leading privacy coin.

👎 60% – Competition
Other privacy coins, especially Monero, continue gaining traction.

👎 40% – Price Volatility
Price swings have fueled debate around consolidation vs. breakdowns.

https://lunarcrush.com/topic/zcash?section=&metric=posts_active&interval=3m

Top privacy sector coins by social mentions today:

1 Zcash $ZEC
2 Litecoin $LTC
3 Monero $XMR
4 Dash $DASH
5 StarkNet $STRK

Which Bitcoin treasury companies are seeing the greatest social traction?

1 Tesla $TSLA
2 Coinbase $COIN
3 GameStop $GME
4 BlackRock $BLK
5 Strategy $MSTR
6 Strive $ASST
7 Cipher Mining $CIFR
8 Galaxy Digital $GLXY
9 MARA Holdings $MARA
10 KULR Technology $KULR

Ethereum is looking super interesting here.

The State of Crypto: January 18, 2026 https://x.com/LunarCrush/status/2012741123404714447

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It's been a volatile start to 2026 but there are already some standouts. Looking at coins with the strongest price + combined social growth, the strongest performers include:

1 Dusk $DUSK
2 Mind Network $FHE
3 Hyperliquid $HYPE
4 Celestia $TIA
5 Chainlink $LINK
6 PumpFun $PUMP