Cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin, Ether rises while Dogecoin, XRP slightly slip

Prices of several cryptocurrencies dropped on Monday, including Dogecoin and XRP. Check the latest cryptocurrency prices and trends.

Cryptocurrency prices were mixed on Monday, with Bitcoin trading above $55,000 mark.

Cryptocurrency prices were mixed on Monday, with a majority of them trading on the lower side, including XRP and Dogecoin.

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, was trading above the $55,000 mark. It has advanced nearly 15% in the past seven days.

While financial markets fixated on Washington’s debt-ceiling scrimmage this week, Bitcoin quietly rose enough to put it on pace for its best week in months.

Ether was trading at $3,602 or 0.50 per cent higher than its price 24 hours ago.

Other altcoins like XRP, Cardano, Polkadot, Stellar, Uniswap, Dogecoin and Chainlink were trading lower than their prices 24 hours ago.

As reported by Reuters, China has added cryptocurrency mining to a draft list of industries in which investment is restricted or prohibited, although it reduced the number of sectors on the list overall, a document released by the state planner showed on Friday.

Here are the latest prices and trends of popular cryptocurrencies:

Cryptocurrency

Price (US Dollar)

24-hour change

Market cap

Volume (24 Hours)

Bitcoin

56,815.99

2.08%

$1.07 trillion

$1.03 billion

Ether

3,602.44

0.50%

$422.85 billion

$592.95 million

Dogecoin

0.238559

-3.75%

$31.37 billion

$1.28 billion

Litecoin

184.79

1.27%

$12.70 billion

$62.30 million

XRP

1.17

-2.74%

$118.01 billion

$6.07 billion

Cardano

2.25

-0.66%

$72.90 billion

$134.81 million

DISCLAIMER: The cryptocurrency prices have been updated as of 1:40 pm and will change as the day progresses. The list is intended to give a rough idea about popular cryptocurrency trends and will be updated daily.

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