It is mid-week and the crypto prices in the market are still painted in red. Consequently, the global crypto market cap has dropped by 1% in the last 24 hours, to $2.48 trillion. Major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and Solana (SOL) have witnessed more loss over the last day according to CoinMarketCap data.
Top crypto prices today
Leading the charge, Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by trade volume has significantly plummeted since the beginning of the week. On April 4, BTC is changing hands at $65,673, representing a 1% decrease over the last 24 hours. The token has dropped by almost 7% in the last seven days after flirting with the $70,000 mark at the beginning of the week. In addition, its trading volume over the last day has dropped by 33% to $30.7 billion. The market cap is not left out, it has dipped by almost 1$ in the last 24 hours to approximately $1.3 trillion.
At the front of the altcoin market, Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency in the world has also recorded losses in the last 24 hours. According to the data, ETH is now trading at $3,324, signifying a 0.7% drop within the time. At the time of writing, Ethereum’s trading volume has dropped by almost 30% over the last day to $14.6 billion and its market cap now rests at $399.4 billion representing a slight 0.24% increase in the last day.
However, the price of BNB, the native cryptocurrency of the Binance exchange, tells a different story. Despite the dip in prices of other cryptocurrencies on the top ten list, BNB records a boost of over 3% in the last 24 hours making it the top gainer in this category. The token has also witnessed a 3.34% increase in its market cap. Regardless of the growth in value within this time, the trading volume has suffered a hit, dropping by over 4% in the last day.
The Solana (SOL) price has dropped below the $190 key price level. On April 4, Solana plummeted by 3%, trading at $185. Similarly, its 24-hour trading volume has crashed by 22.7% to $3.6 billion. Notably, the SOL market cap has also dropped by 2.91% to $82.4 billion. This is a significant 43% drop from last month when its price reached a high of $208.
XRP, one of the favorite cryptocurrencies in the market, is not left out of the blood bath. The price of XRP now trades at $0.57, representing a 2.45% drop in the last 24 hours. Additionally, XRP’s trade volume and market cap also plunged on April 4. The previous crashed by 21.63% to $1.5 billion, and the latter took a nosedive to $31.6 billion, signifying a 2.48$ drop.
In the meantime, Cardano’s price dropped today by 2.17% to $0.5706. On the other hand, its 24-hour trading volume decreased by 25.4%, ending at $467 million, and the market cap now rests at $20.5 billion.
Top memecoins like Dogecoin (DOGE), and Shiba Inu (SHIB) are also in the same boat. On April 4, DOGE decreased by 3.5%, trading at $0.179, while SHIB, the 12th-largest cryptocurrency in the market dipped by 2% to $0.00002668.
Top trending cryptocurrencies on April 4
CoinMarketCap data paints a clear picture of the cryptocurrencies that are trending today. While the global crypto market suffers a great loss, some of these tokens have defiled the status quo and recorded significant gains over the last day.
Ethena (ENA), a synthetic dollar protocol built on the Ethereum network sits at the top of the trending list with the highest gains within the aforementioned time. The token has surged by over 20% to $1.03. What is more, its market cap has also so grown by a similar 20% to $1.4 billion. As a result, the coin now rests on the #69 spot on the global crypto market chart.
Dragonball Z Tribute (DBZ), comes in second place as the top gainer on the trending list. The token which was created to honor the genius and creativity of the late Akira Toriyama, the artiste behind the legendary Manga Dragon Ball series, has skyrocketed by almost 20% at the time of writing. DBZ now trades at $0.000004385 with a market cap of $3.8 million. Notably, its 24-hour trading volume has surged exponentially by 6,786% showing an increased interest and activity involving the asset.
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