Today's top cryptocurrency prices saw a positive turn as Bitcoin (BTC) price approached a new all-time high of $69,000 while other altcoins rose significantly. In addition, the price of Ethereum approached the $3,900 level. Meanwhile, other major altcoins, such as Solana (SOL) and XRP, saw significant price increases while Cardano (ADA) declined.
Major crypto prices today
Bitcoin price remained steady above $68,000 amid the uptrend. Bitcoin price is up 1.89% to $68,434.94 at the time of writing on Saturday, March 9. On the other hand, its trading volume increased by 31.39% to reach $58.22 billion during the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency market capitalization reached $1.34 trillion.
Turning to altcoins, Ethereum price rose 0.83% to $3,931.55 at press time with a market valuation of $472.14 billion. While ETH saw its trading volume increase by 14.71%, reaching $24.76 billion. Meanwhile, Binance Coin (BNB) price rose 4.30% to $489.40. In addition, 24-hour trade volume increased by 0.11% to $3.52 billion.
Solana price continued above the $140 level. Solana rose 1.85%, settling at $146.83. Conversely, SOL saw a 9.77% drop in trade volume to $5.36 billion over the past 24 hours. While the price of XRP traded above $0.62 amid gains. The price of XRP recorded gains of 0.48%, reaching $0.6277. However, XRP trading volume fell by 3.41% to $2.08 billion.
Meanwhile, Cardano price defied the uptrend with a 0.38% decline to reach $0.7323 today. While ADA recorded a 7.03% increase in 24-hour trading volume, settling at $899.59 million. As the prices of cryptocurrencies rose, popular meme coins also followed suit. Dogecoin price rose 5.45% to $0.1714, while its rival Shiba Inu rose 6.85% in value and was traded at $0.00003561.
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Today's highest cryptocurrency prices
Pepe coin rises by 20%
Pepe Coin (PEPE), a popular cryptocurrency, saw gains of almost 20% today. At press time, Pepe Coin price was up 18.80% to $0.000009314 with a market valuation of $3.87 billion. In contrast, 24-hour trade volume increased by 103.98%, reaching $3.43 billion.
Floki goes up by 50%
Floki (FLOKI), a popular dog-faced cryptocurrency, posted a massive 50% rise and was ranked as the top cryptocurrency gainer for the second day in a row. FLOKI price rose 46.69% to $0.0002505 at the time of reporting. Moreover, trade volume increased by a whopping 300.16% to reach $2.72 billion. Furthermore, FLOKI token hit a new high of $0.0002767 amid the recent rally.
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