Bitcoin Surpasses $59,000 Following GDP Data; Pepe Emerges As Top Gainer
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices topping the key $59,000 level on Wednesday.
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also recorded gains, trading above the key $3,300 mark this morning.
Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Flare (CRYPTO: FLR) turned out to be the biggest loser.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $2.21 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 2.6%. BTC was trading higher by 3.5% at $59,309 while ETH rose by around 1% to $3,311 on Wednesday.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE)
Price: $0.000003301
24-hour gain: 47.4%
Arweave (CRYPTO: AR)
Price: $23.99
24-hour gain: 43.7%
Aptos (CRYPTO: APT)
Price: $11.89
24-hour gain: 18%
Bonk (CRYPTO: BONK)
Price: $0.00001636
24-hour gain: 14.8%
ORDI (CRYPTO: ORDI)
Price: $77.80
24-hour gain: 12.7%
Losers
Flare (CRYPTO: FLR)
Price: $0.04875
24-hour drop: 6.8%
Worldcoin (CRYPTO: WLD)
Price: $7.34
24-hour drop: 5.8%
Beam (CRYPTO: BEAM)
Price: $0.03504
24-hour drop: 5.5%
Celestia (CRYPTO: TIA)
Price: $16.82
24-hour drop: 5.4%
Theta Network (CRYPTO: THETA)
Price: $1.95
24-hour drop: 4.3%
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