Today’s Market Update: Bitcoin Surges to $59,000, as Altcoins Experience Up to 20% Increase
The current cryptocurrency market has seen a notable uptrend, drawing considerable investor attention. In the last 24 hours, Bitcoin (BTC) surged to $59,000, while both Ethereum (ETH) and XRP also witnessed gains. Various alternative coins (altcoins) demonstrated increases as high as 20%, except for Solana (SOL), which experienced some instability.
Global cryptocurrency market capitalization increased by 2.21% to reach $2.1 trillion, accompanied by a 39.98% increase in total market volume to $82.82 billion.
Here are the recent price movements for some of the top-ranked cryptocurrencies by market capitalization as of August 13.
Bitcoin Price
BTC’s price chart displayed a 1.11% increase in the last 24 hours, with the current trading price at $59,190.28. Within 24 hours, its lowest and highest prices were recorded at $57,688.90 and $60,680.33, respectively.
BTC’s market dominance stood at 55.95% today, marking a 0.40% decrease from the previous day. Notably, despite this fluctuation, Bitcoin ETFs observed an influx of $27.87 million.
It is noteworthy that El Salvador has revealed plans for a substantial $1.6 billion investment in Bitcoin City.
Ethereum Price
The price chart for ETH indicated a 4.63% increase, reaching $2,660.98 today. Its lowest and highest prices within the last 24 hours were noted at $2,519.14 and $2,749.14, respectively.
ETH’s market capitalization reached $319.73 billion today. Furthermore, the Ethereum blockchain recently underwent a significant bug fix update in anticipation of the upcoming Pectra upgrade.
Solana Price
At present, the price of SOL experienced volatility, declining by 0.34% to $143.43 today. The cryptocurrency’s lowest and highest values within 24 hours were $142.06 and $150.81, respectively.
XRP Price
XRP’s price recorded a slight 0.06% increase in the past 24 hours, now trading at $0.5655. The lowest and highest prices within 24 hours were observed at $0.5581 and $0.5791, respectively.
DOGE and SHIB Prices
Dogecoin (DOGE) saw a 3.04% increase over the past day and is currently valued at $0.1047. Simultaneously, the price of Shiba Inu (SHIB) rose by 1.37% to $0.00001369 today.
In addition, both Pepe Coin (PEPE) and Bonk experienced a 1% to 2% increase.
Crypto Gainers Today
Several altcoins exhibited noteworthy gains, contributing to the overall market rally for the day.
SATS (1000SATS) surged by 20.03% to $0.0003149.
Helium (HNT) rallied by 14.52% to $6.92.
Starknet (STRK) experienced a 9.94% surge to reach $0.4028.
Celestia (TIA) saw a 9.53% increase, reaching $5.63.
Crypto Losers Today
Conversely, some altcoins deviated from the general market trend and traded in the red zone today.
MANTRA (OM) decreased by 2.70% to $0.9402.
TRON (TRX) fell by 1.50% to $0.1261.
Flare (FLR) witnessed a 1.27% decline to $0.01509.
Bittensor (TAO) experienced a 0.93% decrease, reaching $280.85.
Furthermore, the hourly timeframe charts displayed considerable volatility, with BTC and ETH declining by 0.65% and 1.53%, respectively. These movements have sparked significant speculation among investors regarding cryptocurrency prices today.
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