The global crypto market declined marginally on Friday. The total market cap was down by 2.24 per cent to $3.61 trillion, while the total trading volume was down by 15.48 per cent to $271.31 billion.
XRP XRP was the most trending cryptocurrency. It is also currently ranked fourth on Coinmarketcap, based on market cap. It was down by 5.13 per cent to $2.31. Its 24-hour trading volume was 13.78 billion. Bitget Token BGB was the top gainer. It was up by 33.21 per cent. Its 24-hour trading volume was $223.04 million. IOTA IOTA was the top loser. It was down by 8.22 per cent. Its 24-hour trading volume was $210.13 million.
DeFi was up by 4.85 per cent to $21.80 billion, Coinmarketcap.com reported.
Sathvik Vishwanath, Co-Founder & CEO, Unocoin said, "Bitcoin surged past $100,000 on Thursday, breaking its previous all-time high of $99,588, following a correction. The rally was sparked by President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that Paul Atkins, a pro-crypto figure, would replace Gary Gensler as SEC Chair. The price of BTC continued to rise, reaching over $103,000, and analysts are targeting $113,000, based on Fibonacci extension levels. While the Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the daily chart is above the overbought threshold of 70, indicating potential pullbacks, the upward trend persists, suggesting a possible continuation toward $125,000 if momentum holds."
Cryptocurrency Prices
Bitcoin: Bitcoin BTC was down by 4.24 per cent to $98,425.30. Its 24-hour trading volume was $121.05 billion. It is currently ranked number 1 on Coinmarketcap, based on market cap. Bitcoin’s market dominance was 53.9 per cent.
Ethereum: Ethereum ETH was down by 0.70 per cent to $3,883.63 from the previous day. Its 24-hour trading volume was $52.13 billion. Ethereum’s market dominance was 12.5 per cent.
Tether: Tether USDT was trading at $1.00. It was down by 0.02 per cent. Its 24-hour trading volume was $239.46 billion. It is currently ranked third on Coinmarketcap.
Other Altcoins
Solana SOL was up by 1.56 per cent to $239.49. Its 24-hour trading volume was $8.81 billion.
Avalanche AVAX was trading at $52.74, up by 0.89 per cent. Its 24-hour trading volume was $1.19 billion.
Cardano ADA was down by 3.60 per cent to $1.19 from the previous day. Its 24-hour trading volume was $2.37 billion.
Meme Coins
Dogecoin DOGE was up by 0.23 per cent, with a 24-hour price of $0.439.
Shiba Inu SHIB was down by 1.92 per cent to $0.00003095.
Decentralised Finance
DeFi coin was trading at $0.03339, up by 3.10 per cent.
Yearn Finance YFI was up by 3.37 per cent to $11,756.60 in the last 24 hours. Its 24-hour trading volume was $198.62 million.