Cryptocurrency Price Today: Bitcoin Rises Above $28,000, Solana Gains Over 14%

Cryptocurrency price on October 2 quick take: The global market cap rose to $1.11 trillion.

Bitcoin price stood at $28,144.61 on Monday.

Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s oldest and most valued cryptocurrency, managed to rise above the $28,000 mark early Monday. Popular altcoins — including the likes of Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Ripple (XRP), and Litecoin (LTC) — saw notable gains across the board. Solana (SOL) went on to become the biggest gainer, with a 24-hour jump of over 14 percent. Maker (MKR) became the biggest loser, with a 24-hour dip of nearly 4 percent. 

The global crypto market cap stood at $1.11 trillion at the time of writing, registering a 24-hour gain of 3.05 percent.

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Today

Bitcoin price stood at $28,144.61, registering a 24-hour gain of 4.04 percent, as per CoinMarketCap. According to Indian exchange WazirX, BTC price stood at Rs 23.75 lakh.

Ethereum (ETH) Price Today

ETH price stood at $1,782.24, marking a 24-hour gain of 3.22 percent at the time of writing. As per WazirX, Ethereum price in India stood at Rs 1.45 lakh.

Dogecoin (DOGE) Price Today

DOGE registered a 24-hour jump of 2.31 percent, as per CoinMarketCap data, currently priced at $0.06354. As per WazirX, Dogecoin price in India stood at Rs 5.38.

Litecoin (LTC) Price Today

Litecoin saw a 24-hour gain of 2.83 percent. At the time of writing, it was trading at $67.89. LTC price in India stood at Rs 5,799.

Ripple (XRP) Price Today

XRP price stood at $0.5253, seeing a 24-hour jump of 1.70 percent. As per WazirX, Ripple price stood at Rs 43.32.

Solana (SOL) Price Today

Solana price stood at $24.08, marking a 24-hour gain of 13.55 percent. As per WazirX, SOL price in India stood at Rs 2,000.34. 

Top Crypto Gainers Today (October 2)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto gainers over the past 24 hours:

Solana (SOL)

Price: $24.18
24-hour gain: 14.02 percent

Render (RNDR)

Price: $1.78
24-hour gain: 14.02 percent

Bitcoin SV (BSV)

Price: $36.03
24-hour gain: 13.90 percent

THORChain (RUNE)

Price: $2.17
24-hour gain: 11.52 percent

eCash (XEC)

Price: $0.00002727
24-hour gain: 10.53 percent

Top Crypto Losers Today (October 2)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto losers over the past 24 hours:

Maker (MKR)

Price: 1,485.87
24-hour loss: 3.69 percent

Chainlink (LINK)

Price: $7.91
24-hour loss: 2.80 percent

Lido DAO (LDO)

Price: $1.67
24-hour loss: 1.59 percent

XDC Network (XDC)

Price: $0.05217
24-hour loss: 1.47 percent

PAX Gold (PAXG)

Price: $1,866.75
24-hour loss: 0.16 percent

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