Crypto market sectors broadly retreated on Aug. 26 after a sharp rebound, with Layer2 (scaling networks built around a main blockchain) the main area of resilience, rising 1.13% over 24 hours. Stacks (STX) gained 16.73% and Polygon (POL) rose 6.29%. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.10% below $79,000, while Ethereum (ETH) dropped 1.61% below $2,500. DeFi (decentralized finance) declined 0.38%, led lower by Ethena (ENA), which fell 7.78%, while Hyperliquid (HYPE) advanced 1.89%. CeFi declined 1.65%, with OKB (OKB) down 3.12%; Layer1 fell 2.39%, with Zcash (ZEC) losing 6.44%; Meme declined 3.42%, although SPX6900 (SPX) rose 13.33%; and PayFi fell 3.99%, with Dash (DASH) down 10.10%. Historical sector indices showed ssiLayer2 up 1.10%, while ssiMeme and ssiPayFi fell 4.66% and 4.27%, respectively.