Cryptocurrency Price Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum See Losses As Shiba Inu Becomes Top Gainer
Cryptocurrency price on August 5, a quick take: The global crypto market cap stood at $1.16 trillion on Saturday morning.
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) — two of the most valued crypto coins — managed to remain above the $29,000 and $18,000 marks, respectively, on early Saturday morning. However, in terms of percentage-wise performance, BTC saw a loss of 0.34 per cent. Other popular altcoins — including the likes of Litecoin (LTC), Ripple (XRP)— landed in the negative as overall prices saw minor losses across the board. Shiba Inu (SHIB)
emerged to be the biggest gainer, seeing a 24-hour jump of over 9.72 per cent. XDC Network (XDC), on the other hand, turned out to be the biggest loser.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap stood at $1.16 trillion, registering a 24-hour loss of 0.42 per cent.
Bitcoin (BTC) price today
Bitcoin price stood at $29,023.29 seeing a 24-hour loss of 0.34 per cent, as per CoinMarketCap. According to Indian exchange WazirX, BTC price stood at Rs 25 lakhs.
Ethereum (ETH) price today
ETH price stood at $1,828.13, marking a 24-hour loss of 0.17 per cent at the time of writing. As per WazirX, Ethereum price in India stood at Rs 1.57 lakhs.
Dogecoin (DOGE) price today
DOGE registered a 24-hour gain of 0.96 per cent as per CoinMarketCap data, currently priced at $0.07467. As per WazirX, Dogecoin price in India stood at Rs 6.4200.
Litecoin (LTC) price today
Litecoin saw a 24-hour loss of 0.87 per cent. At the time of writing, it was trading at $81.99. LTC price in India stood at Rs 6,999.06.
Ripple (XRP) price today
XRP price stood at $0.6207, seeing a 24-hour loss of 6.40 per cent. As per WazirX, Ripple price stood at Rs 54.3000.
Solana (SOL) price today
Solana price stood at $22.62, marking a 24-hour loss of 0.36 per cent. As per WazirX, SOL price in India stood at Rs 2,008.78.
Top crypto gainers today (August 5)
As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto gainers over the past 24 hours:
Shiba Inu (SHIB)
Price: $0.000009148
24-hour gain: 9.72 per cent
Frax Share (FXS)
Price: $6.28
24-hour gain: 6.66 per cent
OKB (OKB)
Price: $44.45
24-hour gain: 5.86 per cent
Curve DAO Token (CRV)
Price: $0.6049
24-hour gain: 5.72 per cent
dYdX (DYDX)
Price: $2.03
24-hour gain: 5.56 per cent
Top crypto losers today (August 5)
As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto losers over the past 24 hours:
XDC Network (XDC)
Price: $0.06943
24-hour loss: 18.65 per cent
WOO Network (WOO)
Price: $0.1817
24-hour loss: 8.23 per cent
Ripple (XRP)
Price: $0.6208
24-hour loss: 6.39 per cent
Pepe (PEPE)
Price: $0.000001128
24-hour loss: 5.88 per cent
Trust Wallet Token (TWT)
Price: $0.892
24-hour loss: 3.94 per cent
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