Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $30,000 level on Thursday.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also moved higher, trading above the key $1,900 mark this morning.

U.S. initial jobless claims came in at 264,000 for the week ending June 17, unchanged from a revised higher level of 264,000 the prior week and slightly above expectations of 260,000.

Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Frax Share (CRYPTO: FXS) turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $1.18 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 4%. BTC was trading higher by 4% at $30,220 while ETH rose by around 5.2% to $1,910 on Thursday.

Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:

Gainers

• Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE)

Price: $0.000001509
24-hour gain: 41.6%

• Conflux (CRYPTO: CFX)

Price: $0.2591
24-hour gain: 18.8%

• Stacks (CRYPTO: STX)

Price: $0.8618
24-hour gain: 15.6%

• Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB)

Price: $0.000008407
24-hour gain: 14.2%

• SingularityNET (CRYPTO: AGIX)

Price: $0.2572
24-hour gain: 12.6%

Losers

• Frax Share (CRYPTO: FXS)

Price: $6.08
24-hour drop: 1.5%

• Rocket Pool (CRYPTO: RPL)

Price: $41.41
24-hour drop: 1.2%

• Toncoin (CRYPTO: TON)

Price: $1.40
24-hour drop: 0.7%

• Gemini Dollar (CRYPTO: GUSD)

Price: $1.00
24-hour drop: 0.7%

• XDC Network (CRYPTO: XDC)

Price: $0.03356
24-hour drop: 0.6%

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