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The crypto prices today have extended a bearish movement as Bitcoin was recorded at $65K whereas ETH showed signs of a pullback. Altcoins mainly mirror this falling momentum, although XRP jumped. By Coingape Staff 1 hour ago
Highlights
- The global crypto market cap saw a significant 3% dip today, June 18.
- Bitcoin and Ethereum prices extended a bearish movement.
- The broader crypto market followed this tumbled movement although XRP noted slight gains.
The crypto prices today rode a bearish wave as Bitcoin (BTC) slipped to the $65K mark, whereas Ethereum (ETH) showed signs of a pullback. Altcoins Solana (SOL) and others mainly followed, with Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) meme coins noting a dip of 9%-13%. However, XRP traded in the green, defying broader market trends.
The global crypto market cap saw a significant 3.14% decline to $2.35 trillion, although the total crypto market volume from yesterday spiked 104.01% to $94.07 billion. This follows whopping outflows recorded across the crypto sector, triggered by the U.S. Fed’s recent hawkish stance.
Here’s a collection of some of the top cryptos and their price movements today, June 18.
Top Crypto Prices Today
Bitcoin Price
The BTC price chart illustrated a faded movement today, nosediving to $65,374.98, down 1.39% over the past day. The token’s 24-hour bottoms and highs are $64,597.25 and $67,252.08, respectively.
Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 54.87%, a 0.93% jump over the past day. The token boasted a waned market cap of $1.29 trillion.
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Ethereum Price
ETH price traded primarily in the red in the past 24 hours, falling 4.39% to $3,428.45. The token’s 24-hour lows and highs are $3,371.59 and $3,591.67, respectively.
Ethereum boasted a market cap of $419.50 billion.
Solana Price
SOL price corrected 9.25% over the past day to trade at $134.26 at press time. Solana’s 24-hour slumps and peaks are $130.16 and $148.95.
XRP Price
However, the Ripple Labs-backed crypto noted slight gains of 0.33% over the past day to reach $0.4893. XRP’s 24-hour lows and highs are $0.4808 and $0.5194, respectively.
DOGE & SHIB Prices
Besides, the meme coins sector mimicked the broader market’s tumbled movement. Dogecoin (DOGE) fell 9.74% from yesterday to $0.122, while Shiba Inu (SHIB) fell 12.12% to $0.00001802. Further, Pepe coin (PEPE) plummeted 11.84% to $0.00001055.
Top Crypto Gainers Today
The only top gainer for today was XRP, per CoinMarketCap’s data, with its price action facilitated above.
Top Crypto Losers Today
zkSync (ZK) price crashed 30.23% to $0.2002.
Fantom (FTM) price plummeted 20.69% to $0.5013.
Ethena (ENA) price plunged 18.89% to $0.6021.
Starknet (STRK) price dipped 17.82% to $0.7444.
Meanwhile, it’s also worth mentioning that BTC and ETH noted gains in their hourly timeframe charts, underscoring a tussle to gain upside momentum. Similarly, altcoins SOL, XRP, DOGE, and others followed.