Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) — two of the most valued crypto coins — managed to rise above the $29,000 and $18,000 marks, respectively, on early Wednesday morning. Other popular altcoins — including the likes of Litecoin (LTC), Dogecoin (DOGE)— landed in the positive as overall prices saw minor gains across the board. Curve DAO Token (CRV) emerged to be the biggest gainer, seeing a 24-hour jump of over 15.58 percent. Quant (QNT), on the other hand, turned out to be the biggest loser.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap stood at $1.19 trillion, registering a 24-hour gain of 2.03 percent.
Bitcoin (BTC) price today
Bitcoin price stood at $29,634.79 seeing a 24-hour gain of 2.73 percent, as per CoinMarketCap. According to Indian exchange WazirX, BTC price stood at Rs 25 lakhs.
Ethereum (ETH) price today
ETH price stood at $1,863.12, marking a 24-hour gain of 2.17 percent at the time of writing. As per WazirX, Ethereum price in India stood at Rs 1.60 lakhs.
Dogecoin (DOGE) price today
DOGE registered a 24-hour gain of 1.83 percent as per CoinMarketCap data, currently priced at $0.07747. As per WazirX, Dogecoin price in India stood at Rs 6.6874.
Litecoin (LTC) price today
Litecoin saw a 24-hour gain of 2.98 percent. At the time of writing, it was trading at $92.53. LTC price in India stood at Rs 8,100.45.
Ripple (XRP) price today
XRP price stood at $0.7008, seeing a 24-hour gain of 1.74 percent. As per WazirX, Ripple price stood at Rs 59.7500.
Solana (SOL) price today
Solana price stood at $23.69, marking a 24-hour gain of 1.55 percent. As per WazirX, SOL price in India stood at Rs 2,040.00.
Top crypto gainers today (August 2)
As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto gainers over the past 24 hours:
Curve DAO Token (CRV)
Price: $0.5878
24-hour gain: 15.58 percent
Frax Share (FXS)
Price: $6.00
24-hour gain: 14.86 percent
Bone ShibaSwap (BONE)
Price: $1.70
24-hour gain: 11.42 percent
Maker (MKR)
Price: $1,334.33
24-hour gain: 10.78 percent
XDC Network (XDC)
Price: $0.06314
24-hour gain: 6.83 percent
Top crypto losers today (August 2)
As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto losers over the past 24 hours:
Quant (QNT)
Price: $106.72
24-hour loss: 0.91 percent
Synthetix (SNX)
Price: $2.45
24-hour loss: 0.84 percent
Casper (CSPR)
Price: $0.039
24-hour loss: 0.62 percent
PAX Gold (PAXG)
Price: $1,938.08
24-hour loss: 0.56 percent
Tether Gold (XAUt)
Price: $1,947.92
24-hour loss: 0.53 percent
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