CoinGecko, a leading cryptocurrency data platform, has released its list of the most-searched digital assets over a recent three-hour period, revealing a strong investor focus on projects experiencing significant price volatility and double-digit gains. The data highlights a direct correlation between sharp price movements and heightened search interest.
Hyperliquid (HYPE), Grass (GRASS), and Bitcoin (BTC) secured the top three spots as the most-searched crypto assets. The list, which includes market capitalization figures, shows HYPE with a market cap of $7.37 billion, followed by GRASS at $130.67 million, and Bitcoin dominating at $1.33 trillion.
The report specifically noted that the dramatic price action of tokens like GRASS and SAHARA (Sahara AI) was a primary driver behind the spike in search volume. The full top 15 list, in order, includes: Hyperliquid (HYPE), Grass (GRASS), Bitcoin (BTC), Solana (SOL), Pudgy Penguins (PENGU), PAX Gold (PAXG), Tether Gold (XAUT), Ethereum (ETH), Pi Network (PI), Sui (SUI), XRP (XRP), Power Protocol (POWER), Venice Token (VVV), Sahara AI (SAHARA), and NEAR Protocol (NEAR).
Separately, a review of the top performers for February 2026 by CoinMarketCap provides context for the sustained interest. Pippin (PIPPIN) led all gainers with an extraordinary 164.42% monthly increase, trading at $0.6013. Kite (KITE) followed with a 101.86% surge, and Decred (DCR) rose 79.70%. Notably, several assets from the most-searched list also appeared as top monthly gainers, including Hyperliquid (HYPE), which posted a 6.10% gain, and the gold-backed tokens PAX Gold (PAXG) and Tether Gold (XAUT), which rose 9.50% and 5.31%, respectively.
