Bitcoin Tops $35,000 Following Jobless Claims Data; PancakeSwap Emerges As Top Gainer
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $35,000 level on Thursday.
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also traded higher, rising past the key $1,800 mark this morning.
PancakeSwap (CRYPTO: CAKE) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while THORChain (CRYPTO: RUNE) turned out to be the biggest loser.
U.S. initial jobless claims increased by 5,000 to 217,000 in the week ending Oct. 28, compared to market estimates of 210,000.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $1.3 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 2.3%. BTC was trading higher by 1.5% at $35,039 while ETH rose by around 1.6% to $1,828 on Thursday.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
PancakeSwap (CRYPTO: CAKE)
Price: $1.68
24-hour gain: 36.8%
Oasis Network (CRYPTO: ROSE)
Price: $0.05873
24-hour gain: 15.1%
Aave (CRYPTO: AAVE)
Price: $94.34
24-hour gain: 13.5%
Decentraland (CRYPTO: MANA)
Price: $0.4096
24-hour gain: 13.5%
Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI)
Price: $4.61
24-hour gain: 11.8%
Synthetix (CRYPTO: SNX)
Price: $2.46
24-hour gain: 10.6%
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)
Price: $43.08
24-hour gain: 9%
Losers
THORChain (CRYPTO: RUNE)
Price: $2.89
24-hour drop: 4.7%
UNUS SED LEO (CRYPTO: LEO)
Price: $3.88
24-hour drop: 2.1%
Tether Gold (CRYPTO: XAUt)
Price: $1,988
24-hour drop: 0.1%
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