Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world’s oldest cryptocurrency, tumbled below the $19,000 level this morning, recording around three-month low.
The second-most valued cryptocurrency, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), which was recording gains over the previous few days due to the Merge, also recorded losses, falling below the $1,600 mark on Wednesday.
Other popular crypto coins, including Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP), also traded in red this morning.
Helium (CRYPTO: HNT) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: ETC) turned out to be the biggest loser.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap fell to $938.12 billion, recording a 24-hour decline of 5.6%. BTC was trading lower by around 5.2% to $18,760, while ETH dipped by around 8.3% to $1,515 on Wednesday.
Investors are now awaiting earnings results from NIO Inc. (NYSE:NIO), Casey's General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:CASY) and GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), scheduled for release today.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
- Helium (CRYPTO: HNT)
Price: $3.86
24-hour gain: 1.4%
- UNUS SED LEO (CRYPTO: LEO)
Price: $5.12
24-hour gain: 1.1%
Losers
- Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: ETC)
Price: $33.88
24-hour drop: 16.1%
- Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO)
Price: $1.84
24-hour drop: 14.8%
- Nexo (CRYPTO: NEXO)
Price: $0.8458
24-hour drop: 13.5%
- Curve DAO Token (CRYPTO: CRV)
Price: $1.03
24-hour drop: 13.1%
- Bitcoin Gold (CRYPTO: BTG)
Price: $22.33
24-hour drop: 12.4%
- Enjin Coin (CRYPTO: ENJ)
Price: $22.33
24-hour drop: 12.4%
- Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI)
Price: $5.83
24-hour drop: 11.3%
- Compound (CRYPTO: COMP)
Price: $44.53
24-hour drop: 11.2%
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