The crypto market generally rose, with the DeFi sector leading the gains at over 5%, while only the AI sector posted a decline

2026-05-15 02:28

Odaily, May 15. According to SoSoValue data, the crypto market showed an overall upward trend. The DeFi sector performed prominently, rising 5.15% in 24 hours. Within this sector, TAC (TAC) increased by 30.88%. Influenced by the approval and listing of the Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF, Hyperliquid (HYPE) rose by 19.02%. Additionally, Bitcoin (BTC) gained 2.20%, returning above the $81,000 mark; Ethereum (ETH) increased by 0.80%, approaching the $2,300 threshold.

Notably, MAG7.ssi rose by 2.30%, DEFI.ssi increased by 7.55%, and MEME.ssi was up 1.64%.

In other sectors, the PayFi sector rose 3.42% in 24 hours. Within this sector, Telcoin (TEL) increased by 13.85%. The Layer1 sector rose 1.85%, with Canton Network (CC) up 8.05%. The Layer2 sector increased by 1.27%, with ImmutableX (IMX) gaining 8.93%. The CeFi sector rose 1.14%, with FTX (FTT) up 5.45%. The Meme sector increased by 0.11%, with TROLL (TROLL) rising 18.37%.

Only the AI sector declined by 2.18%, although Billions Network (BILL) still rose by 7.80%.

Reflecting the historical performance of the sectors, the crypto sector indices showed that ssiDeFi, ssiPayFi, and ssiSocialFi indices increased by 6.60%, 3.73%, and 2.50% respectively.