Cryptocurrency peak prices showed mixed movement today, with some altcoins declining while Bitcoin (BTC) prices rebounded slightly. Additionally, Ethereum soared above $3,000, marking a major milestone, but struggled to sustain that level. Meanwhile, other top altcoins such as XRP, Cardano (ADA), and Solana (SOL) fell.
Today's major virtual currency prices
Bitcoin price recently fell below the $52,000 level. Bitcoin price increased by 0.17% and reached $51,871.78 at the time of writing on Wednesday, February 21st. Meanwhile, trading volume surged 45.26% to $32.15 billion in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the market capitalization of virtual currencies boasted $1.1 trillion.
Turning to altcoins, the price of Ethereum rose 2.48% to $2,994.81 at the time of writing, giving it a market valuation of $359.8 billion. Meanwhile, ETH trading volume increased by 25.82% to $19.87 billion. Meanwhile, Binance Coin (BNB) price fell by 0.45% and reached $353.18. In contrast, 24-hour trading volume increased by 8.89% to $1.4 billion.
During the pullback, Solana prices fell below $110. Solana's price fell by 3.51% to settle at $106.46. On the contrary, SOL increased its trading volume by his 30.71% in the past 24 hours to $2.58 billion. Meanwhile, XRP price fell to the $0.55 level. XRP price recorded a decline of 2.26% and settled at $0.5567. Additionally, XRP trading volume surged by 19.61% to $1.58 million.
Meanwhile, Cardano price today is $0.6067, an increase of 3.60%. ADA recorded a 0.79% increase in 24-hour trading volume and settled at $718.7 million. As the top prices of cryptocurrencies experienced volatility, the meme coin space followed suit. Dogecoin price fell by 3.77% to $0.08507, while rival Shiba Inu recorded a decline of 1.37% to trade at $0.000009675.
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Today's top crypto prices are:
Pepecoin price falls
PepeCoin (PEPE) crypto, the hyped meme cryptocurrency, recorded a significant drop today. At the time of writing, Pepe Coin's price was down 1.92% to $0.000001165, with a market valuation of $489.6 million. In contrast, the 24-hour trading volume increased by 11.30% to $123.81 million.
Sia coin rally 20%
Siacoin (SC), the native token of blockchain cloud platform Sia, has soared nearly 20%, catapulting it to the top of today's cryptocurrencies. At the time of reporting, Siacoin price surged 19.88% to $0.01603. Moreover, trade value surged significantly by 447.80% to $259.64 million. Additionally, the SC cryptocurrency achieved a high of $0.01651 during today’s bull run.
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