Cryptocurrency Price Today: Bitcoin Dips Below $29,000, Casper Remains Top Gainer
Cryptocurrency price on May 1 quick take: The global market cap dipped to $1.18 trillion as top coins slide.
Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s oldest and most-valued crypto, dipped below the $29,000 mark early Monday after a consecutive few days of gains. Other popular altcoins — including the likes of Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Litecoin (LTC) — landed in the reds across the board. The Casper (CSPR) token managed to remain the top gainer for the second consecutive day, with a 24-hour gain of nearly 5 percent. SingularityNET (AGIX) turned out to be the biggest loser of the lot.
The global crypto market cap stood at $1.18 trillion at the time of writing, registering a 24-hour dip of 2.13 percent.
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Today
Bitcoin price stood at $28,437.43, registering a 24-hour dip of 2.79 percent, as per CoinMarketCap. According to Indian exchange WazirX, BTC price stood at Rs 25 lakh.
Ethereum (ETH) Price Today
ETH price stood at $1,846.30, marking a 24-hour loss of 2.91 percent at the time of writing. As per WazirX, Ethereum price in India stood at Rs 1.63 lakh.
Dogecoin (DOGE) Price Today
DOGE registered a 24-hour dip of 3.11 percent, as per CoinMarketCap data, currently priced at $0.07895. As per WazirX, Dogecoin price in India stood at Rs 7.
Litecoin (LTC) Price Today
Litecoin saw a 24-hour loss of 3.51 percent. At the time of writing, it was trading at $87.57. LTC price in India stood at Rs 7,650.
Ripple (XRP) Price Today
XRP price stood at $0.4654, seeing a 24-hour dip of 2.32 percent. As per WazirX, Ripple price stood at Rs 40.60.
Solana (SOL) Price Today
Solana price stood at $22.15, marking a 24-hour loss of 4.45 percent. As per WazirX, SOL price in India stood at Rs 1,935.
Top Crypto Gainers Today (May 1)
As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto gainers over the past 24 hours:
Casper (CSPR)
Price: $0.06099
24-hour gain: 4.90 percent
BNB (BNB)
Price: $332.40
24-hour gain: 3.16 percent
MultiversX (EGLD)
Price: $42.65
24-hour gain: 2.33 percent
BitTorrent(New) (BTT)
Price: $0.0000006384
24-hour gain: 1.35 percent
TrueUSD (TUSD)
Price: $1.01
24-hour gain: 1.35 percent
Top Crypto Losers Today (May 1)
As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto losers over the past 24 hours:
SingularityNET (AGIX)
Price: $0.3161
24-hour loss: 7.11 percent
Internet Computer (ICP)
Price: $6.08
24-hour loss: 5.87 percent
ApeCoin (APE)
Price: $3.85
24-hour loss: 5.59 percent
Osmosis (OSMO)
Price: $0.7452
24-hour loss: 5.44 percent
Aptos (APT)
Price: $10.05
24-hour loss: 5.38 percent
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