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Bitcoin Surges Past This Key Level; Here Are The Top Crypto Movers For Wednesday

Published 05/10/2022, 09:40
Updated 05/10/2022, 10:40
© Reuters.  Bitcoin Surges Past This Key Level; Here Are The Top Crypto Movers For Wednesday

© Reuters. Bitcoin Surges Past This Key Level; Here Are The Top Crypto Movers For Wednesday

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%

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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