Today's top cryptocurrency prices saw a positive turn as Bitcoin (BTC) price approached the $68,000 level while other altcoins rose significantly. In addition, the price of Ethereum rose to the level of $3,900. Meanwhile, other major altcoins, such as Solana (SOL), XRP, and Cardano (ADA) saw significant price increases.
Major crypto prices today
Bitcoin price settled firmly above $67,000 after the recent rebound. Bitcoin price is up 1.75% to $67,129.10 at the time of writing on Friday, March 8. On the other hand, its trading volume decreased by 32.72% to reach $44.65 billion during the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency's market capitalization reached $1.31 trillion.
Turning to altcoins, Ethereum price rose 3.17% to $3,901.20 at press time with a market valuation of $468.61 billion. While Ethereum saw its trading volume decrease by 36.46%, reaching $21.70 billion. Meanwhile, Binance Coin (BNB) price rose 9.69% to $470.13. In addition, 24-hour trade volume increased by 7.68% to $3.51 billion.
Solana price continued above the $140 level. Solana's price rose 4.22%, settling at $144.54. Conversely, SOL saw a 1.01% decline in trade volume to $5.97 billion over the past 24 hours. While the price of XRP extended beyond $0.62 amid the recovery. The price of XRP recorded gains of 1.31%, reaching $0.6268. However, XRP trading volume fell by 23.05% to $2.17 billion.
Meanwhile, Cardano price rose 0.63% to $0.7391 today. While ADA recorded a 29.69% decline in 24-hour trading volume, settling at $848.08 million. As the prices of cryptocurrencies rose, popular meme coins also followed suit. Dogecoin price rose 8.19% to $0.1647, while its rival Shiba Inu rose 8.02% in value and was traded at $0.00003358.
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Today's highest cryptocurrency prices
Pepe coin rises by 13%
Pepe Coin (PEPE), a popular cryptocurrency, saw gains of over 13% today. At press time, Pepe Coin price was up 13.55% to $0.000007731 with a market valuation of $3.25 billion. In contrast, 24-hour trade volume decreased by 41.44%, reaching $1.67 billion.
Floki rises 35%
Floki (FLOKI), a popular dog-faced meme coin, posted an impeccable 35% rise and was named the top gainer in the cryptocurrency space today. FLOKI price rose 35.16% to $0.0001705 at the time of reporting. Moreover, trade volume increased by 1.39% to $666.67 million. Furthermore, the FLOKI cryptocurrency reached a high of $0.000173 amid the recent rally.
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