Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world’s oldest cryptocurrency, traded higher this morning, surging past the $20,000 level for the first time this month.
The second-most valued cryptocurrency, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), meanwhile, traded slightly lower, but managed to remain above the $1,300 level on Wednesday.
Other popular crypto coins, including XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), also traded higher this morning.
Helium (CRYPTO: HNT) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Reserve Rights (CRYPTO: RSR) turned out to be the biggest loser.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $959.65 billion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.3%. BTC was trading higher by around 0.5% to $20,139, while ETH fell by around 0.6% to $1,345 on Wednesday.
Investors are now awaiting earnings results from RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM), Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ: HELE) and Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW), scheduled for release today.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
- Helium (CRYPTO: HNT)
Price: $5.34
24-hour gain: 8.5%
- Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)
Price: $0.06436
24-hour gain: 6%
- Convex Finance (CRYPTO: CVX)
Price: $5.33
24-hour gain: 4.3%
- XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)
Price: $0.4772
24-hour gain: 3.4%
- Elrond (CRYPTO: EGLD)
Price: $54.50
24-hour gain: 2.7%
Losers
- Reserve Rights (CRYPTO: RSR)
Price: $0.008989
24-hour drop: 4.6%
- Terra (CRYPTO: LUNA)
Price: $2.53
24-hour drop: 3.8%
- Terra Classic (CRYPTO: LUNC)
Price: $0.0003061
24-hour drop: 3.4%
- Ravencoin (CRYPTO: RVN)
Price: $0.03487
24-hour drop: 2.9%
- THORChain (CRYPTO: RUNE)
Price: $1.61
24-hour drop: 2.8%
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