Crypto prices today 29 Sep 2023: Bitcoin increases by 2.12%, GateToken emerges as a top loser
On Friday, the value of top cryptocurrencies recorded price gains. The global crypto market increased by 2.22 percent to stand at $1.07 trillion.
Highlights
- Bitcoin jumped by 2.12 percent to trade at $26928.57
- Memecoins were in the green
On Friday, Bitcoin bounced by 2.12 percent to $26928.57 since the past day. At the time of writing this article (0950 IST), its nearest rival, Ethereum, increased by 2.78 percent to $1650.30.
As the market witnessed a rise, the prices of top tokens like XRP and Toncoin went up by 2.33 and 2.29 percent, respectively. The value of Solana increased by 4.98 percent.
The overall global crypto market cap also witnessed an increase of 2.22 percent, reaching $1.07 trillion. However, the total trading volume decreased by 5.57 percent to reach $30.41 billion, indicating high trading activity after the market's upward trend.
Gainers and decliners
Today's top gainers include Compound, ApeCoin and THORChain. Contrastingly, coins like GateToken, Terra Classic and XDC Network were among the top losers.
Memecoins increase
Popular memecoins were in the green. Elon Musk-backed Dogecoin went up by 1.63 percent to $0.06146. Other memecoins like Shiba Inu increased by 1.28 percent while Pepe went up by 1.70 percent.
Metaverse tokens bounce
Most of the Metaverse tokens were trading high today. Internet Computer and Decentraland increased by 4.81 percent and 1.99 percent, respectively. The values of Stacks also recorded gains amid the market fluctuations.
