Cryptocurrency Price Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum Lose Value; Popular Altcoins Land In Red

Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s oldest and most valued cryptocurrency, dropped below the $23,000 mark late on Tuesday, losing the gain streak it saw over the past few days. The second-most valued crypto, Ethereum (ETH), also appears to have lost steam as it dipped below the $1,700 mark. Alongside, other popular altcoins, including the likes of Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), and Ripple (XRP) also registered losses over the last 24 hours. Among lesser-known altcoins, the UNUS SED LEO (LEO) token emerged as the biggest gainer. 

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap stood at $1.08 trillion as per CoinMarketCap data, registering a 24-hour dip of 4.07 percent. 

Bitcoin (BTC) price today

BTC was priced at $23,866.50 at the time of writing. As per CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin saw a 24-hour dip of 3.96 percent. As per Indian exchange WazirX, BTC price stood at Rs 17.76 lakhs.

Ethereum (ETH) price today

ETH price stood at $1,672.31, marking a 24-hour loss of 5.94 percent. As per WazirX, Ethereum price in India stood at Rs 1.31 lakhs.

Dogecoin (DOGE) price today

DOGE registered a 24-hour dip of 3.65 percent as per CoinMarketCap data, currently priced at $0.06813. As per WazirX, Dogecoin price in India stood at Rs 5.41.

Litecoin (LTC) price today

Litecoin saw a 24-hour loss of 6.35 percent. At the time of writing, it was priced at $58.56. LTC price in India stood at Rs 4,665.

Ripple (XRP) price today

XRP price stood at $0.3616, seeing a 24-hour dip of 4.12 percent. As per WazirX, Ripple price stood at Rs 27.73.

Solana (SOL) price today

Solana price stood at $39.36, marking a 24-hour loss of 7.14 percent. As per WazirX, SOL price in India stood at Rs 3,073.

Top crypto gainers today (August 10)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto gainers over the past 24 hours:

UNUS SED LEO (LEO)

Price: $5.02
24-hour gain: 4.57 percent

Nexo (NEXO)

Price: $0.8117
24-hour gain: 4.35 percent

XDC Network (XDC)

Price: $0.03307
24-hour gain: 0.94 percent

PAX Gold (PAXG)

Price: $1,787.64
24-hour gain: 0.47 percent

Neutrino USD (USDN)

Price: $0.9882
24-hour gain: 0.07 percent

Top crypto losers today (August 10)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto losers over the past 24 hours:

Helium (HNT)

Price: $8.35
24-hour loss: 10.88 percent

Curve DAO Token (CRV)

Price: $1.27
24-hour loss: 10.45 percent

Dash (DASH)

Price: $51.54
24-hour loss: 9.88 percent

Holo (HOT)

Price: $0.002439
24-hour loss: 9.59 percent

Kusama (KSM)

Price: $58.75
24-hour loss: 9.55 percent

Edul Patel, the CEO and Co-Founder of Mudrex, told ABP Live, “The global crypto market seemed to break away from the positive trend of the past few days. The total crypto market cap fell marginally lower after the market participants resorted to profit booking. We can expect this range-bound movement to continue till the end of the month.”

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