WAVES is the native token of the Waves blockchain and is used to pay on-chain transaction fees.

Waves Price Today, Live Market & Historical Trend Chart

Rank 673

$0.2551

+$0.0143(+5.97%)

Market Cap

$25.05M

24h High

$0.2632

24h Low

$0.2384

24h Turnover

$40.56K

Total Supply

100.00M

Market Sentiment

Neutral

Waves (WAVES) Price Performance

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Waves (WAVES) has a Last Price of $0.2551, with a 24h change of +5.97%. The 24h low is $0.2384, the 24h high is $0.2632, and the 24h turnover is $40.56K. The current market cap is approximately $25.05M, ranking 673 by market cap and accounting for 0.00047% of the total crypto market cap. The All-Time High is $61.3000 (⁦2022-03-31⁩), with a change from the All-Time High of -99.58%.

7 Days
+2.73%
Low
$0.2255
High
$0.2632
30 Days
-10.14%
Low
$0.2255
High
$0.3257
90 Days
+2.24%
Low
$0.1800
High
$0.3573
1 Year
-68.89%
Low
$0.1800
High
$0.9400

Fear & Greed Index

0 Extreme Fear100 Extreme Greed

Yesterday: 55; Normal
Last Week: 62; Greed
Last Month: 70; Greed

The Fear & Greed Index is currently 63/100, in the Greed zone; change from yesterday: +8, from last week: +1, and from last month: -7. Lower values indicate more fearful sentiment, while higher values indicate more greedy sentiment. This does not represent price change.

Why Did Waves (WAVES) Rise in the Last 24 Hours?

The candlestick volume at 12:00 UTC on 2026-10-20 was 1,924.7 units, indicating low trading activity at that time. The top-five-level bid-to-ask depth ratio was 14.21, but about 77.8% of bid volume was concentrated at one price, so it does not represent broad buying consensus. Sell orders were also concentrated; in a shallow market, a small number of orders can substantially alter the depth structure. RSI was neutral across timeframes, with no MACD crossover, while the one-hour moving average was weak. The four-hour ADX reading of 43.2 indicates trend strength, not direction, and the overall technical picture lacked a clear momentum signal. Market capitalization and fully diluted valuation were both about $23.64 million.

About Waves (WAVES)

Waves is a customized blockchain token platform designed for large-scale business and consumption habits. Waves was founded to enable traditional businesses and end users to enjoy the benefits of blockchain technology. Waves' platform was launched in 2016. The original design purpose was to point out the shortcomings of existing blockchain services. The result is an enterprise ready platform that emphasizes security, easy token manipulation (creation, transfer and transaction) and a simple and direct user experience, as well as addressing key long-term issues such as transaction speed and scalability.

Use Cases and Features

WAVES is the native token of the Waves blockchain. It is used to pay on-chain transaction fees and supports block generation. Waves uses leased proof of stake (LPoS): holders can lease WAVES to generating nodes while the tokens remain in the holder's account and the lease can be cancelled. A node may distribute part of its rewards to lessors, but the ratio is decided by the node operator.

Supply and Issuance Mechanism

WAVES was initially issued with 100 million tokens in 2016. Block rewards create additional WAVES with new blocks, so the total supply can continue to change. Block producers can adjust the size of block rewards through voting.

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