NEAR Protocol (NEAR) emerged as the top gainer among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap, rising 12.86% to $1.31, according to CoinMarketCap data. Other notable gainers include Morpho (MORPHO), which increased by 12.42% to $1.95, and Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL), up 10.00% to $0.7824. Conversely, Kite (KITE) experienced the largest decline, falling 13.02% to $0.2385. Other cryptocurrencies that saw losses include pippin (PIPPIN), down 4.81% to $0.5581, and Canton (CC), which decreased by 2.03% to $0.1624.