Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world’s most valued cryptocurrency, traded higher, trading above the key $20,000 mark this morning.

The second-most valued cryptocurrency, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), also recorded sharp gains, trading close tp the key $1,500 level on Wednesday.

Other popular crypto coins, including Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), also recorded gains this morning.

Toncoin (CRYPTO: TON) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Elrond (CRYPTO: EGLD) turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $980.23 billion, recording a 24-hour gain of 5.2%. BTC was trading higher by around 4.6% to $20,221, while ETH rose by around 11% to $1,496 on Wednesday.

Investors are now awaiting earnings results from The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), and General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD), scheduled for release today.

Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:

Gainers

• Toncoin (CRYPTO: TON)

Price: $1.76
24-hour gain: 17.4%

• Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA)

Price: $0.406
24-hour gain: 12.5%

• Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO)

Price: $1.67
24-hour gain: 11.2%

• Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)

Price: $1,496.11
24-hour gain: 11%

• Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: ETC)

Price: $25.17
24-hour gain: 10.9%

Losers

• Elrond (CRYPTO: EGLD)

Price: $57.25
24-hour drop: 1.2%

• Quant (CRYPTO: QNT)

Price: $177.27
24-hour drop: 0.9%

• Klaytn (CRYPTO: KLAY)

Price: $0.1999
24-hour drop: 0.7%

• Neutrino USD (CRYPTO: USDN)

Price: $0.9534
24-hour drop: 0.6%

• Aptos (CRYPTO: APT)

Price: $9.16
24-hour drop: 0.3%