Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world’s most valued cryptocurrency, recorded gains, surpassing the $20,000 level this morning.
The second-most valued cryptocurrency, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), also traded higher, moving past the $1,700 mark on Friday.
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Other popular crypto coins, including Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP), also traded higher this morning.
Ravencoin (CRYPTO: RVN) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while TerraClassicUSD (CRYPTO: USTC) turned out to be the biggest loser.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap increased to $1.03 trillion, recording a 24-hour rise of 5%. BTC was trading higher by around 7.1% to $20,631, while ETH climbed by around 4.8% to $1,707 on Friday.
Investors are now awaiting earnings results from The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) and ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), scheduled for release today.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
- Ravencoin (CRYPTO: RVN)
Price: $0.04434
24-hour gain: 22%
- OKB (CRYPTO: OKB)
Price: $16.39
24-hour gain: 17.1%
- Arweave (CRYPTO: AR)
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Price: $11.09
24-hour gain: 13.7%
- ApeCoin (CRYPTO: APE)
Price: $5.08
24-hour gain: 13.4%
- Bitcoin Gold (CRYPTO: BTG)
Price: $26.15
24-hour gain: 11.7%
- Bitcoin Cash (CRYPTO: BCH)
Price: $130.10
24-hour gain: 10.4%
Losers
- TerraClassicUSD (CRYPTO: USTC)
Price: $0.04108
24-hour drop: 11%
Helium (CRYPTO: HNT)
Price: $4.88
24-hour drop: 6%
UNUS SED LEO (CRYPTO: LEO)
Price: $4.98
24-hour drop: 4.6%
- Terra Classic (CRYPTO: LUNC)
Price: $0.0005014
24-hour drop: 4.3%