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Ethereum ETH was the most trending cryptocurrency. Its price was down by 1.50 per cent to $4,712.10 million, and its 24-hour trading volume was $28.76 billion. Elsewhere VeChain VET was the top gainer. It was up by 4.39 per cent, and its 24-hour trading volume was $146.09 million. Mantle MNT was the top loser. It was down by 7.25 per cent, while its 24-hour trading volume was $512.84 million.
Cryptocurrency Prices
Bitcoin (BTC): Bitcoin prices declined by 2.20 per cent today to $112,404.17. Its 24-hour trading volume was $72.65 billion. It is currently ranked number 1 on Coinmarketcap, based on market cap. Bitcoin’s market dominance was 62.60 per cent.
Ethereum (ETH): Ethereum prices were down by 1.50 per cent to $4,712.10, after crossing $4,900 for the first time earlier in the morning, and its market dominance was 11.08 per cent.
Tether (USDT): Tether was trading at $0.9998, up by 0.03 per cent. Its 24-hour trading volume was $145.83 billion. It is currently ranked fourth on Coinmarketcap.
Other Altcoins
XRP XRP prices were down by 1.46 per cent to $3.00. Its 24-hour trading volume was $6.59 billion.
Solana prices were down by 1.81 per cent to $205.39. Its 24-hour trading volume was $11.81 billion.
Cardano ADA was trading at $0.9064, down by 0.97 per cent. Its 24-hour trading volume was $2.35 billion.
Avalanche AVAX was trading at $25.28, down by 1.58 per cent. Its 24-hour trading volume was $864.95 million.
Meme Coins
Dogecoin was down by 3.22 per cent, with a 24-hour price of $0.2282.
Shiba Inu was down by 2.58 per cent to $0.00001280.
Decentralised Finance
DeFi Coin was up by 6.46 per cent, trading at $0.003066.
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