Cryptocurrency Price Today: Most Popular Coins Like Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Solana Report Losses

Cryptocurrency price on December 16, a quick take: The global crypto market cap stood at $849.69 billion on Friday morning.

Bitcoin price stood at $17,412.12 on Friday morning.

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) — two of the most valued crypto coins — managed to rise above the $16,000 and $1,200 marks, respectively, on early Friday morning. Other popular altcoins — including the likes of Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC), and Ripple (XRP) — landed in the red as overall prices saw minor gains across the board. The Celo (CELO) token emerged to be the biggest gainer, seeing a 24-hour jump of over 8.37 percent. Neutrino USD (USDN), on the other hand, turned out to be the biggest loser. 

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap stood at $849.69 billion, registering a 24-hour loss of 1.33 percent.

Bitcoin (BTC) price today

Bitcoin price stood at $17,410.81, seeing a 24-hour loss of 1.72 percent, as per CoinMarketCap. According to Indian exchange WazirX, BTC price stood at Rs 14.81 lakhs.

Ethereum (ETH) price today

ETH price stood at $1,270.75, marking a 24-hour loss of 1.62 percent at the time of writing. As per WazirX, Ethereum price in India stood at Rs 1.08 lakhs.

Dogecoin (DOGE) price today

DOGE registered a 24-hour loss of 1.66 percent as per CoinMarketCap data, currently priced at $0.08621. As per WazirX, Dogecoin price in India stood at Rs 7.5700.

Litecoin (LTC) price today

Litecoin saw a 24-hour loss of 2.13 percent. At the time of writing, it was trading at $76.11. LTC price in India stood at Rs 6,150.00.

Ripple (XRP) price today

XRP price stood at $0.377, seeing a 24-hour loss of 1.20 percent. As per WazirX, Ripple price stood at Rs 31.8000.

Solana (SOL) price today

Solana price stood at $14.00, marking a 24-hour loss of 2.07 percent. As per WazirX, SOL price in India stood at Rs 1,172.10. 

Top crypto gainers today (December 16)

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

Celo (CELO)

Price: $0.5888
24-hour gain: 8.37 percent

Decred (DCR)

Price: $22.20
24-hour gain: 6.08 percent

Chiliz (CHZ)

Price: $0.1419
24-hour gain: 5.38 percent

Neo (NEO)

Price: $7.41
24-hour gain: 3.53 percent

Bitcoin SV (BSV)

Price: $46.93
24-hour gain: 3.25 percent

Top crypto losers today (December 16)

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

Neutrino USD (USDN)

Price: $0.5928
24-hour loss: 7.68 percent

Toncoin (TON)

Price: $2.30
24-hour loss: 7.16 percent

Chain (XCN)

Price: $0.03105
24-hour loss: 6.28 percent

IOTA (MIOTA)

Price: $0.1863
24-hour loss: 4.93 percent

Algorand (ALGO)

Price: $0.2113
24-hour loss: 4.44 percent

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