Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the $26,500 level on Friday.
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also recorded gains, trading above the key $1,800 mark this morning.
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The U.S. trade deficit in goods increased to $96.8 billion in April versus a revised $84.6 billion in the prior month. The personal consumption expenditure price index in the U.S. rose 0.4% month-over-month in April versus a 0.1% growth in March.
Casper (CRYPTO: CSPR) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO) turned out to be the biggest loser.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $1.12 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 1%. BTC was trading higher by 0.9% at $26,569 while ETH rose by around 1.3% to $1,825 on Friday.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
- Casper (CRYPTO: CSPR)
Price: $0.0494
24-hour gain: 4.6%
- Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC)
Price: $0.9248
24-hour gain: 4.2%
- Arbitrum (CRYPTO: ARB)
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Price: $1.15
24-hour gain: 4.2%
- SingularityNET (CRYPTO: AGIX)
Price: $0.2733
24-hour gain: 3.9%
- XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)
Price: $0.4657
24-hour gain: 3.1%
Losers
- Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO)
Price: $1.98
24-hour drop: 3.4%
- Toncoin (CRYPTO: TON)
Price: $1.90
24-hour drop: 3.3%
- Flare (CRYPTO: FLR)
Price: $0.02558
24-hour drop: 3%
- Neo (CRYPTO: NEO)
Price: $9.69
24-hour drop: 3%
- Quant (CRYPTO: QNT)
Price: $98.02
24-hour drop: 2.8%
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