Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world’s most valued cryptocurrency, managed to rise above the $21,000 mark, recording gains on Wednesday.
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), the second-biggest cryptocurrency, meanwhile, surged back above the $1,500 level on Wednesday.
The ETC) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while the Nexo (CRYPTO: NEXO) recorded the biggest decline.
At the time of writing, the global cryptocurrency market capitalization rose to around $982.65 million, notching a 24-hour surge of about 1.8%. BTC was trading higher by around 1.8% to $21,350, while ETH climbed around 6.4% to $1,466.91 on Wednesday.
Investors are now awaiting earnings results from The Boeing Company (NYSE:F), scheduled for release today.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
- ETC)
Price: $27.22
24-hour gain: 16.1%
- Quant (CRYPTO: QNT)
Price: $96.68
24-hour gain: 13.7%
- TerraClassicUSD (CRYPTO: USTC)
Price: $0.03724
24-hour gain: 11.8%
- Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO)
Price: $1.53
24-hour gain: 10.1%
- Bitcoin Gold (CRYPTO: BTG)
Price: $21.83
24-hour gain: 8.7%
Losers
- Nexo (CRYPTO: NEXO)
Price: $0.6458
24-hour drop: 2.9%
- Klaytn (CRYPTO: KLAY)
Price: $0.2435
24-hour drop: 1.4%
- Helium (CRYPTO: HNT)
Price: $8.59
24-hour drop: 1.3%
- Stacks (CRYPTO: STX)
Price: $0.3967
24-hour drop: 1.1%
- Decred (CRYPTO: DCR)
Price: $23.90
24-hour drop: 0.9%
