[Today's Global Trending Coins] Bitcoin, Ethereum, Virtual Protocol, and Others

According to the top gainers on the Token Mindshare (a metric quantifying the influence of specific tokens in the virtual asset market) by the AI-based Web3 search platform Kaito, the top 5 virtual assets currently attracting the most interest as of the 19th are Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Virtual Protocol (VIRTUAL), Solana (SOL), and Moodeng (MOODENG).

The top spot went to Bitcoin, the leading virtual asset. Bitcoin surged past $107,000 during the day, drawing investor attention. Meanwhile, industry experts predict Bitcoin could rise to $200,000 this year. Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, stated in an interview that "Bitcoin could reach $250,000 this year, with a short-term rally to $150,000-$200,000 in the summer."

Ethereum and Solana took the 2nd and 4th spots, respectively. This is attributed to comments made by Arthur Hayes, a significant figure in the virtual asset market, regarding Ethereum and Solana. In an interview with Fortune, Hayes mentioned, "For an altcoin season to occur, Bitcoin must first surpass $110,000," and predicted that "this price level will be reached by early Q3 or this summer, followed by an altcoin season." He further explained, "I believe Ethereum has a better price increase outlook," when asked to compare Solana and Ethereum, noting that "Ethereum still shows the highest total value locked (TVL) and has the most developers."

Virtual Protocol ranked 3rd, showing a sharp rise amid a sideways market. As of 1:33 PM, Virtual Protocol is up 9.33% from the previous day, trading at $1.85. This marks a surge of approximately 218% from the previous month.

Finally, the meme coin Moodeng took the 5th spot, also attracting investor attention with a 15% intraday rise.

Additionally, HyperLiquid (HYPE), Huma Finance (HUMAFINANCE), XRP, Newton (NEWTON), and Kita (KTA) are among the top coins of interest to global investors.