Cryptocurrency prices have seen a huge rise and Bitcoin (BTC) has seen an unprecedented surge to exceed $52,000. While Ethereum approached the $2,800 level for the first time in two years. Meanwhile, other altcoins, such as XRP, Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA) also recorded significant gains.
Major crypto prices today
The price of Bitcoin continues to exceed $52,000 today, a feat achieved after two years. Bitcoin price is up 5.94% to $52,346.84 at the time of writing on Thursday, February 15. On the other hand, trading volume increased by 27.55% to reach $43.23 billion during the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency's market capitalization reached $1.02 trillion.
Looking at altcoins, Ethereum price is up 6.22% to $2,791.67 at press time with a market valuation of $335.26 billion. While ETH saw its trading volume increase by 43.85%, reaching $23.8 billion. Solana price continued above $110 today. Solana's price rose 4.42%, settling at $116.67. Furthermore, SOL saw an 11.44% increase in trade volume to $2.57 billion over the past 24 hours.
While the value of Binance Coin (BNB) rose by 4.61% to $340.81. While the 24-hour trade volume increased by 25.30% to reach $1.06 billion. Moreover, the price of XRP crossed the $0.55 level. XRP price registered a gain of 5.63%, settling at $0.5544. Additionally, XRP trading volume jumped 46.09% to $1.45 billion.
Meanwhile, Cardano price saw a 6.29% rise to $0.5817 today. Moreover, it recorded a 46.98% rise in 24-hour trading volume, settling at $626.52 million. With cryptocurrency prices skyrocketing, the meme scene has also benefited. Dogecoin price rose by 6.88% to $0.08667, while its rival Shiba Inu recorded a 3.84% increase in value and was trading at $0.000009827.
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Pepe coin rises by 19%
Pepe Coin (PEPE), a meme cryptocurrency, rose significantly today. At press time, Pepe Coin's price was down 18.86% to $0.00000128 with a market valuation of $538.83 million. In addition, 24-hour trade volume increased by 113.57% to $227.15 million.
Stacks increase by 28%
Cryptocurrency The Stacks (STX) rose significantly today and emerged as the biggest gainer in crypto today. STX price was up 27.40% to $2.72 at the time of reporting. Additionally, trade volume increased by a whopping 111.24% to $728.11 million. Furthermore, Stacks hit a high of $2.80 amid today's rally.
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