Cryptocurrency prices today, October 18: Broad markets once again showed mixed movement on Friday, sparking investor speculation around the world. Today, Bitcoin (BTC) prices briefly reached the $68,000 level, while Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and XRP prices encountered market volatility. Additionally, POPCAT & MEW emerged as the top market gainer on the day, surging around 11%.
At the same time, the global cryptocurrency market capitalization increased by 0.21% to $2.33 trillion. However, overall market volume plunged more than 6% from the previous day to $75.89 billion. Here we present a brief report on some major coins by market capitalization and their today’s price changes.
Cryptocurrency prices today (October 18th)
Today, BTC price briefly reached $68,000, but the flagship cryptocurrency quickly returned to the $67,000 level. During that time, ETH remained above the $2,600 level despite facing considerable turmoil. At the same time, SOL and XRP prices have fallen by about 1% over the past day. However, the memecoin sector has attracted significant investor attention and has shown notable gains. So today, let’s take a closer look at the coin’s price.
Bitcoin price today
BTC price is up nearly 0.5% at the time of writing, trading at $67,738. The intraday low and high of the flagship cryptocurrency were recorded as $66,647.39 and $68,199.53, respectively. Additionally, despite $470.48 million inflows into Bitcoin ETFs as of October 17, the coin’s price chart has seen very wild movements over the past day, according to Sosovalue data. . At the same time, BTC’s market capitalization was valued at $1.34 trillion today. Additionally, Bitcoin’s dominance is 57.73%, up 0.25% from yesterday.
Ethereum price today
ETH price chart showed a drop in value of nearly 1%, stopping at $2,617. The intraday low and high were recorded at $2,577.31 and $2,649.30, respectively. Despite $48.41 million worth of inflows into the ETH ETF, even Ethereum is facing major turmoil. The coin’s market cap currently stands at $314.56 billion. Meanwhile, Ethereum developers are considering adding EIP 7742 to the Pectra upgrade, drawing further attention to the cryptocurrency.
Solana price today
SOL’s price has fallen over 1% and is currently trading at $152. The intraday low and high prices for this coin were recorded as $147.94 and $154.69 respectively. Solana’s market capitalization currently stands at $71.35 billion. A recent CoinGape Media report shows that the decline in SOL prices coincides with a decline in DEX volumes on the network, among other things.
XRP price today
At the same time, XRP price has fallen by nearly 1% in the past 24 hours and is currently trading at $0.5436. The coin’s intraday low and high were recorded at $0.5405 and $0.5641, respectively. XRP’s market capitalization is currently $30.83 billion. Notably, this litigation downturn comes amid growing concerns that the US SEC will file a civil pre-argument statement (Form C) in the XRP case.
meme coin today price
Meanwhile, Dogecoin (DOGE) has embarked on a significant rally, rising nearly 6.5% today to $0.1331. Similarly, Shiba Inu (SHIB) price surged nearly 2% to $0.00001884. It is also worth mentioning that POPCAT & MEW emerged as the top gainers of the day.
Today’s top gainers in cryptocurrencies
cat in dog world
MEW price has surged over 11% in the past 24 hours and is currently trading at $0.009448. The intraday low and high were $0.008204 and $0.009468, respectively.
pop cat
POPCAT’s price followed suit, rising 11% to $1.39. The coin’s intraday low and high were $1.18 and $1.38, respectively.
Celestia
TIA price has experienced an increase of 6% over the past day and is currently trading at $6.23. The coin’s intraday low and high were $5.57 and $6.32, respectively.
Crypto Loser Top Prices Today
ManufacturerDAO
MKR price has fallen 7% in the past day and is currently trading at $1,201. The coin’s 24-hour low and high were $1,191.82 and $1,282.09, respectively.
stark net
STRK price has fallen 6% in the past 24 hours and is currently trading at $0.3916. The intraday low and high were $0.3886 and $0.4111, respectively.
Bonk
Today’s BONK price fell by 4% to $0.00002353. The coin’s intraday low and high were $0.00002223 and $0.00002433 respectively.
Additionally, the hourly chart has raised further concerns about crypto prices today. BTC price fell by 0.14% on the hour, while ETH fell by 0.05%.
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