Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded slightly higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the $27,000 level on Wednesday.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), meanwhile, edged lower, but traded above the key $1,600 mark this morning.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is scheduled to announce its interest-rate decision on Wednesday.

Flare (CRYPTO: FLR) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap fell to $1.07 trillion, recording a 24-hour decline of 0.4%. BTC was trading higher by 0.3% at $27,162 while ETH fell by around 0.8% to $1,632 on Wednesday.

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

Gainers

Flare (CRYPTO: FLR)
Price: $0.01155
24-hour gain: 4.2%

Maker (CRYPTO: MKR)
Price: $1,312.81
24-hour gain: 3.6%

XDC Network (CRYPTO: XDC)
Price: $0.05433
24-hour gain: 3.1%

UNUS SED LEO (CRYPTO: LEO)
Price: $3.79
24-hour gain: 2.6%

Nexo (CRYPTO: NEXO)
Price: $0.5671
24-hour gain: 2%

Losers

Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC)
Price: $64.62
24-hour drop: 4.4%

Gala (CRYPTO: GALA)
Price: $0.01394
24-hour drop: 3.9%

THORChain (CRYPTO: RUNE)
Price: $1.84
24-hour drop: 3.6%

Stacks (CRYPTO: STX)
Price: $0.4816
24-hour drop: 3.6%

eCash (CRYPTO: XEC)
Price: $0.00002549
24-hour drop: 3.6%

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