According to @glassnode, no altcoin sector outperformed ETH over the past month (source: @glassnode, Aug 29, 2025). DeFi and Layer 2 were the closest performers to ETH in that period (source: @glassnode, Aug 29, 2025). Most altcoin sectors ended the month in decline, highlighting broad market underperformance outside ETH (source: @glassnode, Aug 29, 2025).

According to @MilkRoadDaily, an X thread posted on August 16, 2025 ranks the top five crypto sectors by month-to-date performance for August 2025, highlighting where the biggest moves occurred, source: MilkRoadDaily on X, August 16, 2025. The post includes a performance leaderboard image and thread notes that distinguish sector leaders and laggards for the month to date, aiding momentum and sector-rotation tracking, source: MilkRoadDaily on X, August 16, 2025. Traders can use the listed leaders and laggards to calibrate relative-strength and mean-reversion screens during August trading sessions, source: MilkRoadDaily on X, August 16, 2025.