Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices surging past the key $40,000 level on Wednesday.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also recorded gains, trading above the key $2,200 mark this morning.

Manta Network (CRYPTO: MANTA) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while XDC Network (CRYPTO: XDC) turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $1.57 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 3.1%. BTC was trading higher by 3.5% at $40,192 while ETH rose by around 1.1% to $2,246 on Wednesday.

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

Gainers

Manta Network (CRYPTO: MANTA)
Price: $2.85
24-hour gain: 22.4%

Akash Network (CRYPTO: AKT)
Price: $2.75
24-hour gain: 18.5%

Sui (CRYPTO: SUI)
Price: $1.27
24-hour gain: 18.4%

Sei (CRYPTO: SEI)
Price: $0.662
24-hour gain: 16.8%

Celestia (CRYPTO: TIA)
Price: $16.71
24-hour gain: 16.4%

Losers

XDC Network (CRYPTO: XDC)
Price: $0.04439
24-hour drop: 1%

ORDI (CRYPTO: ORDI)
Price: $55.08
24-hour drop: 0.5%

BNB (CRYPTO: BNB)
Price: $294.94
24-hour drop: 0.4%

Siacoin (CRYPTO: SC)
Price: $0.01303
24-hour drop: 0.3%

ORDI (CRYPTO: ORDI)
Price: $0.696
24-hour drop: 0.2%

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