After the tsunami, who sinks to the bottom and who is still able to swim?
This week, Crypto Race 2026 did not go through a simple correction.
It went through a wave.
A real market tsunami.
Most of the assets in the Snow-Fall.io panel were swept away by the drop. The leaders pulled back, the chasers lost momentum, and some projects now seem to be fighting just to keep their heads above water.
But this is exactly the kind of week that makes the race interesting.
When everything goes up, everyone looks solid.
When everything drops, you see who is still floating.
And even if staking still plays its role as a shock absorber for some assets, it does not change the nature of the impact. This week, it does not turn a fall into a victory. It mainly softens the blow and helps preserve a few positions.
CAT 1 — AKT stays in front, but the wave hit it too
AKT remains in first place in Category 1.
But the leader was not spared.
After building a very impressive lead last week, AKT posted a sharp decline over the week. Its year-to-date performance still remains positive, at around +36.96% in raw performance and roughly +43.46% with staking.
It is the only asset in this category that remains clearly in the green.
The message is simple: AKT is still swimming.
But even the best swimmer took the wave head-on.
Behind it, TAO remains well positioned in raw performance, but slips slightly behind ATOM once staking is taken into account. That detail is interesting without being the heart of the ranking: it shows that yield can still make a difference in a long race, especially when gaps become tight.
ATOM, ALGO, and OSMO remain in a fragile zone. They are not shining, but they are still limiting the damage compared with Bitcoin.
Bitcoin itself is now down around -31.73% in raw performance and -31.46% with staking / equivalent yield in our tracking. That changes how the race should be read: beating Bitcoin is still possible for several assets, but not because the market is strong. Rather because Bitcoin itself has been hit hard.
ETH and AVAX bring up the rear in this category, with performances close to -50% since the beginning of the year.
At this stage, they are not really swimming anymore.
They are looking for a lifebuoy.
CAT 1 Ranking — With Staking
| Rank | Asset | Raw Performance | With Staking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKT | +36.96% | +43.46% |
| 2 | ATOM | -23.11% | -18.08% |
| 3 | TAO | -20.83% | -19.31% |
| 4 | ALGO | -26.17% | -24.40% |
| 5 | OSMO | -29.78% | -28.34% |
| 6 | BTC | -31.73% | -31.46% |
| 7 | ETH | -49.04% | -48.39% |
| 8 | AVAX | -50.78% | -49.73% |
CAT 2 — NLS is the real surprise of the week
Category 2 tells a different story.
In a red week, NLS is up.
It is the only asset in the panel to post a positive move over the week. In raw performance, it is now almost back to break-even since the start of the year, at -0.52%. With staking, it even moves slightly into positive territory, at around +1.17%.
In a market this violent, that is far from trivial.
While many are sinking, NLS is coming back to the surface.
Behind it, GNO is holding up better than most of the other assets in the category, but it is still negative. With staking, it stays just above Bitcoin, by a very narrow margin.
BAND, CTK, and FLUX remain much lower. Staking improves their situation, especially for CTK, BAND, and FLUX, but not enough to change the overall diagnosis: these assets remain under heavy pressure.
LAVA, meanwhile, remains far behind.
Even if its weekly decline was less spectacular than others, its yearly performance remains deeply damaged.
LAVA is not sinking this week.
It was already at the bottom.
CAT 2 Ranking — With Staking
| Rank | Asset | Raw Performance | With Staking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NLS | -0.52% | +1.17% |
| 2 | GNO | -32.43% | -30.99% |
| 3 | BAND | -50.57% | -46.22% |
| 4 | CTK | -53.40% | -46.44% |
| 5 | FLUX | -51.82% | -47.80% |
| 6 | LAVA | -88.52% | -88.33% |
Against Bitcoin: who is still keeping their head above water?
This is the key point of the checkpoint.
Bitcoin is now sitting around -31.46% with staking / equivalent yield in our tracking.
The assets still ahead of BTC are:
| Asset | With Staking | Gap vs BTC |
|---|---|---|
| AKT | +43.46% | +74.92 pts |
| NLS | +1.17% | +32.63 pts |
| ATOM | -18.08% | +13.37 pts |
| TAO | -19.31% | +12.15 pts |
| ALGO | -24.40% | +7.05 pts |
| OSMO | -28.34% | +3.11 pts |
| GNO | -30.99% | +0.47 pt |
The margin is becoming extremely thin for OSMO and GNO.
They are still ahead of Bitcoin, but this is no longer a comfortable lead.
It is a waterline.
General reading: the market is no longer selecting, it is testing resilience
This checkpoint does not tell a classic performance story.
It tells a story of resilience.
AKT remains the leader, but its weekly drop is a reminder that no asset is fully protected when a market wave hits the whole sector.
NLS becomes the surprise of the checkpoint, the only asset able to rise during the storm.
ATOM and TAO remain in the group of survivors, with a slight edge shifting toward ATOM once staking is taken into account.
ALGO, OSMO, and GNO are still floating above Bitcoin, but their margin is becoming fragile.
ETH, AVAX, BAND, CTK, FLUX, and especially LAVA are clearly under pressure.
So the question is no longer simply:
who will beat Bitcoin?
The question now becomes:
who will still have enough air left to keep racing after the storm?
Conclusion
The June 6 checkpoint probably marks one of the most brutal turning points in this Crypto Race 2026.
The pack was shaken.
Some assets plunged.
Others are still floating.
And a very small number are even managing to swim against the current.
For now:
AKT remains the leader.
NLS is the surprise of the week.
ATOM and TAO remain in the race.
OSMO and GNO are still just above Bitcoin.
LAVA remains at the bottom.
Staking softens some of the gaps, but it does not change the main message of this week.
After a tsunami like this, it is no longer enough to be fast.
You have to survive the waves.
