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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