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    Crypto Price Update September 30: BTC Drops to $63K, HMSTR Declines by 5%

    The crypto prices in the market resumed today on a widespread red trading pattern according to the crypto heat map

    Updated Sep 30, 2024
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    Crypto Price Update September 30: BTC Drops to $63K, HMSTR Declines by 5%

    The crypto prices in the market resumed today on a widespread red trading pattern according to the crypto heat map overview. The flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, surged as high as $66k over the last 24 hours but quickly retraced to $63k.

    Consequently, the total market valuation declined by 1.36% to $2.27 trillion at the time of writing. However, its trading volume spiked by 32.9% to rest at $63.62 billion. Amid the market slump, investors’ sentiment still reflects optimism given that the crypto fear and greed index data points to ‘greed.’ Below is an overview of how the top coins have reacted in the last 24 hours.

    Top Crypto Prices Today

    The price of Bitcoin has encountered volatility in the last 24 hours. On-chain data show that BTC traded between $63,897.39 and $66,000.44 respectively within this time.

    However, at the time of writing, the largest cryptocurrency by market volume changed hands at $63,980, reflecting a 2.48% decline. Notably, Bitcoin ETFs saw $494.27 million in daily total net inflow as of September 27.

    Source: CoinMarketCap

    Similarly, the flagship altcoin, Ethereum dropped over the last day. According to CoinMarketCap data, the price of ETH slipped by 0.94% to $2,625.

    Ethereum moved between the range of $2,604.81 and $2,670.98 respectively in the last 24 hours with a trading volume surge to $13.3 billion. Meanwhile, Ethereum ETFs recorded a daily total net inflow of $58.65 million per Soso Value data.

    Earlier today, Coinfomania reported a sizeable ETH transfer from a wallet linked to Vitalik Buterin. The wallet shifted 649 ETH, valued at $1.72 million to another address, to Paxos, continuing a pattern of notable transfers within the last month.

    Other Altcoin Prices

    Solana declined over the last day. SOL price dropped by 0.42% and changed hands at $155.82. Solana’s one-day low and high touched $155.39 and $161.31 respectively. Moreover, the SOL’s market cap reached $73.07 billion at press time.

    Meanwhile, XRP saw the most gains among the top 10 cryptocurrencies. The XRP price jumped by 2.73% in the past 24 hours to trade at $0.6437. The coin moved between the bottom and peak of $0.6235 and $0.6613, respectively. Lastly, XRP’s market cap touched $36.4 billion today.

    Binance Coin (BNB) declined significantly at the time of writing. The Binance native coin lost 3.49% of its value to reach $575.93 and maintained a 24-hour trading range of $573.07 and $601.00 respectively. The TRX price dipped by 0.16% to rest at $0.1552 with a 24-hour trading range of $0.1548 and $0.1576 respectively.

    Meanwhile, the Hamster Kombat token, HMSTR, caused a stir among its players. Following its token allocations that saw “CEOs” given between $2 to $5 after months of tapping and playing the game, and its listing on major crypto exchanges, the token price has continued a downward trend as wide sell-off rocks the asset.

    At the time of writing, HMSTR traded at $0.005754, representing a 4.29% decline in the last 24 hours. However, its trading volume continues to surge, this time, up by 52% to $242.8 million.

    Source: CoinMarketCap

    The memecoin market traded mostly in red today. The Dogecoin price dropped by 5.13% to reach $0.1247 today. Also, Shiba Inu, the second-largest memecoin, plummeted by 7.46% to $0.00001819. PEPE dropped by 4.49% while Dog Wif Hat (WIF) increased by 3.49%.

    Hana (HANA) skyrocketed by 82.67% to reach $0.001645

    Baby BNB BABY moved up by 60.57% to $0.1346

    FTX Token (FTT) surged 34.64% to $2.15

    TerraClassicUSD (USTC) jumped by 12.30% to $0.02266

    Sui (SUI) added 4.32% to $1.74

    Victor Swaezy

    Victor Swaezy

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    Victor Swaezy is a crypto-journalist with more than 3 years of experience in covering blockchain technology and digital currencies news. Known for his comprehensive reporting, Victor has contributed to leading industry publications such as 36crypto and Crypto News Guru, providing market participants with the required knowledge to make informed decisions. When he is not working, he loves to watch movies and have a good time.

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