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Crypto traders are sensing a change in the market, after Bitcoin surged 10.72% over the past 24 hours to $71,783.94, with Ethereum jumping an even stronger 17.95% to $2,283.03.
Falling Treasury yields, renewed regulatory optimism from Washington, and a violent short squeeze have all helped fuel the rebound, with Reuters also reporting gains across crypto-linked equities after President Trump pushed Congress to advance the CLARITY Act.
With BTC and ETH both moving higher, early-stage projects are also grabbing increased attention for their individual plans to steer the crypto markets in 2027. Three of the best crypto presales today to watch are Bitcoin Hyper, LiquidChain, and Maxi Doge.
Bitcoin Hyper Raises $33M Around Faster BTC Utility
Bitcoin Hyper (HYPER) has already raised an extraordinary $33 million at a current price of $0.01368, making its presale one of the largest early-stage raises of 2026.
The project’s Layer 2 is designed to provide BTC with faster payments and Solana-like functionality without requiring any changes to Bitcoin’s base layer.
When the protocol launches, BTC can be bridged onto the Layer 2, where an SVM-powered execution environment can handle thousands of transactions per second. HYPER is used as a gas for network activity, while batches of Layer 2 activity are ultimately anchored back to Bitcoin for settlement, thereby inheriting BTC’s security.
Hard to miss $HYPER from up here. ⚡️🔥 pic.twitter.com/mIHy3xRInZ
— Bitcoin Hyper (@BTC_Hyper2) August 17, 2026
For users, that means BTC that can become practical for real-world, instant payments and transactions, while developers get an environment capable of supporting more advanced applications around Bitcoin capital, rather than simply moving BTC from one wallet to another.
The original dream of using Bitcoin as a currency? It’s still alive. During the presale, HYPER staking offers 35% APY. Coinsult and SpyWolf have already audited the project contracts.
LiquidChain Wants Crypto Capital to Work Across Chains
LiquidChain (LIQUID) targets a different consequence of a growing crypto market: more capital does not necessarily mean more usable liquidity.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana have developed enormous but separate chains, and capital sitting on one network is usually not readily available elsewhere, leaving users to deal with bridges, swaps, separate markets, pricing issues, and even bridge risk.
LiquidChain’s Layer 3 is designed around shared liquidity across those ecosystems – bringing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana into a common environment, and allowing applications to access liquidity originating across any and all supported chains.
The candles mark the circle. The L3 connects what sits outside it. 👁️https://t.co/vqvBcdSQYC pic.twitter.com/ub4TiCnHdz
— LiquidChain (@getliquidchain) August 17, 2026
Transactions use atomic execution – meaning connected steps complete together or fail together.
For users, the goal is access to liquidity for BTC, ETH, and SOL without constantly moving money between ecosystems; for developers, it means building a single application that can access capital across several major networks, without maintaining separate apps on each.
LIQUID is priced at $0.0148 and has raised $943,000. Staking offers 1,200% APY at the current stage (this is expected to drop as more people join), while SpyWolf and CertiK have reviewed the project contracts.
A broad market rally makes the fragmentation issue more obvious – blockchains create larger liquidity pools, but those pools remain less useful when network boundaries keep them apart. That’s the problem LIQUID aims to fix.
Maxi Doge Brings Meme Coin Risk Back Into the Picture
Maxi Doge (MAXI) sits at the more speculative end of the list, as a meme coin that has raised $4.84 million at $0.00028 before reaching public exchanges, giving it a massive base of holders before price discovery begins.
MAXI is built around an exaggerated version of Doge culture – a muscular, trading-obsessed mascot whose entire personality revolves around competition, time in the gym, and the pursuit of another win.
We need a new crypto king … $MAXI pic.twitter.com/J7ydcJ5py4
— MaxiDoge (@MaxiDoge_) August 5, 2026
Its roadmap carries that identity into community activity, with planned ROI competitions and tournaments coming online soon after launch.
That approach becomes particularly relevant when traders are willing to take more risk – Bitcoin’s 10.72% rally is substantial, but Ethereum gaining almost 18% in the same moment suggests capital is already moving beyond the market’s obvious crypto plays.
The most important milestone is the $4.84 million raise – exchanges will want to list MAXI at the first available moment, having seen the demand it has already found without them.
