Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world’s oldest cryptocurrency, managed to surpass the $24,000 level again after recording losses over the previous few session.
The second-most valued cryptocurrency, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), also rose sharply, inching toward the $1,900 mark this morning.
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Other popular crypto coins, including Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) also recorded sharp gains today.
Celsius (CRYPTO: CEL) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while UNUS SED LEO (CRYPTO: LEO) turned out to be the biggest loser.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap increased to $1.16 trillion, recording a 24-hour surge of 7.5%. BTC was trading higher by around 7.4% to $24,591, while ETH jumped around 13% to $1,895 on Thursday.
Investors are now awaiting earnings results from Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI), Cardinal Health Inc (NYSE:CAH) and Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO), scheduled for release today.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
- Celsius (CRYPTO: CEL)
Price: $2.36
24-hour gain: 32.2%
- Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO)
Price: $2.76
24-hour gain: 22.6%
- THORChain (CRYPTO: RUNE)
Price: $3.13
24-hour gain:18.9%
- Aave (CRYPTO: AAVE)
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Price: $111.05
24-hour gain: 14.9%
- Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)
Price: $44.70
24-hour gain: 13.7%
- Gnosis (CRYPTO: GNO)
Price: $182.63
24-hour gain: 13.6%
- Synthetix (CRYPTO: SNX)
Price: $4.24
24-hour gain: 13.4%
Losers
- UNUS SED LEO (CRYPTO: LEO)
Price: $4.75
24-hour drop: 4.7%
- PAX Gold (CRYPTO: PAXG)
Price: $1,779.78
24-hour drop: 0.3%
- Dai (CRYPTO: (DAI)
Price: $0.9995
24-hour drop: 0.1%