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BTC Surges to Break $62K, ETH Above $3,200, Altcoins Soar
Cryptocurrency prices have taken on a bullish momentum today, fueling optimism among market participants across the globe. Bitcoin (BTC) resumed a breakout above the $62,000 mark, while major cryptocurrencies continued their considerable upward movement.
Ethereum (ETH) broke above the $3,200 price level while major altcoins gained 1%-5%. The global cryptocurrency market cap rose 2.92% to $2.26 trillion today. Additionally, the total cryptocurrency market cap increased 16.83% to $55 billion.
Here is a brief overview of some of the main cryptocurrencies‘ price action today, July 15th.
Best Cryptocurrency Prices Today
Bitcoin Price
BTC price stood at $62,531.83 today, a significant 5.18% increase in the last 24 hours. The token’s 24-hour lows and highs were $59,471.03 and $62,689.04, respectively.
Bitcoins dominance increased by 0.20% to 53.71% over the past day, despite the altcoin market recovering remarkably. The token’s breakout of the $60K resistance ignited significant optimism among market participants about future price movements.
Ethereum Price
Meanwhile, ETH broke through the $3,200 resistance amid growing optimism over the upcoming launch of an ETF. Ethereum price traded at $3,323.23, up 4.71% in the past day.
The token’s 24-hour lows and highs were recorded at $3,171.78 and $3,340.79, respectively.
Solana Price
The encryption Price of SUN witnessed a significant 5.03% increase in value to hit $151.48 today. Its 24-hour lows and highs were $143.82 and $152.08, respectively.
Solana’s market cap is $70.32 billion at the time of publication.
XRP Price
XRP price gained 1.57% in the past day to trade at $0.528. The Ripple-backed asset’s 24-hour highs and lows were $0.5172 and $0.5396, respectively.
DOGE and SHIB Prices
Dogecoin (DOGE) saw a 4.62% increase in value to $0.118. Simultaneously, Shiba Inu (SHIB) witnessed 5.35% gains to reach $0.00001812.
Also, Pepe coin (PEPE) rose 8.55% to settle at $0.00000974.
Top Cryptocurrency Gainers Today
Mog Coin (MOG) price is up 17.24% to $0.000002042.
Pendle (PENDLE) price rose $14.12 to $4.38.
The price of Stacks (STX) rose 11.74% to $1.87.
The Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (ASI) rose 11.39% to $1.31.
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Biggest Crypto Losers Today
TRON (TRX) price fell 1.16% to $0.1381.
UNUS SED LEO (LEO) price fell 0.38% to $5.82.
MANTRA (OM) price fell 0.37% to $1.08.
Furthermore, the hourly timeframe charts illustrated that BTC gained 0.05%, while ETH, XRP, and SOL dropped 0.05%-0.55%. This could mean that more volatility can be expected in cryptocurrency prices today as the day ends.