Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world’s most valued cryptocurrency, traded higher, climbing above the $19,000 level this morning after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 bps at its September meeting.
The second-most valued cryptocurrency, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), meanwhile, traded below the $1,300 mark.
Other popular crypto coins, including Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), traded higher this morning.
Celsius (CRYPTO: CEL) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while EOS (CRYPTO: EOS) turned out to be the biggest loser.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $922.15 billion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.4%. BTC was trading higher by around 1.2% to $19,091, while ETH fell by around 2.9% to $1,287.92 on Thursday.
Investors are now awaiting earnings results from Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN), FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) and Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), scheduled for release today.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
- Celsius (CRYPTO: CEL)
Price: $1.63
24-hour gain: 14%
- Algorand (CRYPTO: ALGO)
Price: $0.3544
24-hour gain: 11.6%
- Chiliz (CRYPTO: CHZ)
Price $0.2432
24-hour gain: 8.9%
- Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI)
Price: $5.78
24-hour gain: 8.1%
- Arweave (CRYPTO: AR)
Price: $10.01
24-hour gain: 7.3%
Losers
- EOS (CRYPTO: EOS)
Price: $1.23
24-hour drop: 3.7%
- Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
Price: $1,287.92
24-hour drop: 2.9%
- Huobi Token (CRYPTO: HT)
Price: $4.49
24-hour drop: 1.2%
- UNUS SED LEO (CRYPTO: LEO)
Price: $4.70
24-hour drop: 0.9%
- Curve DAO Token (CRYPTO: CRV)
Price: $0.9098
24-hour drop: 0.9%
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