Crypto prices today 27 Dec 2023: Bitcoin & Ethereum fall by 2.73% & 2.20% respectively
On Wednesday, the value of top cryptocurrencies recorded a loss. The global crypto market decreased by 2.36 percent to stand at $1.64 trillion.
Highlights
- Bitcoin slipped by 2.73% to stand at $42,301.11
- Memecoins negative performance
Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, dipped by 2.73 percent to $42,301.11 over the past 24 hours. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, plunged by 2.20 percent to $2,222.63.
The total trading volume witnessed an increase of 30.54 percent, reaching $82.54 billion. However, the global crypto market cap decreased by 2.36 percent to reach $1.64 trillion.
Top gainers and losers
Mina, Sei, and Astar emerged as the top gainers today, with their prices surging by 19.93 percent, 17.11 percent, and 15.90 percent, respectively. On the other hand, Bonk, ORDI, and SATS were among the top losers, with their values dropping by 15.19 percent, 12.94 percent, and 12.64 percent, respectively.
Memecoins slips
Today, most of the popular memecoins displayed negative trends, Elon Musk’s favourite Dogecoin decreased by 3.62 percent. Other popular memecoins like Shiba Inu, Pepe, Floki and Memecoin experienced a loss in their value with their prices decreased by 4.59 percent, 7.43 percent, 7.95 percent and 9.58 percent, respectively.
Metaverse tokens negative performance
Metaverse tokens exhibited a negative performance today. Internet Computer, The Sandbox, Theta Network, and Axie Infinity saw their prices decrease by 8.25 percent, 9.29 percent, 4.39 percent, and 9.45 percent, respectively. However, Stacks, Render, Treasure, LUKSO etc. recorded an incline in their value, indicating a divergence in investor sentiment within the metaverse sector.
