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Bitcoin and Ethereum Retreat, Chainlink Rallies 13%
Major cryptocurrency prices saw declines today, however, Bitcoin (BTC) price managed to sustain above the $65,000 mark. Meanwhile, Ethereum (ETH) price extended below the $3,000 level. Additionally, other major altcoins such as Solana (SOL) and XRP also recorded a modest decline while Cardano (ADA) gained.
Top Crypto Prices Today
1. Bitcoin Price
O Bitcoin Price is down 0.52% to reach $65,499.97 at the time of writing on Friday, May 17th. On the other hand, its trading volume plummeted 28.74% to US$29.90 billion in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the crypto market capitalization was $1.29 trillion.
2. Ethereum Price
O Ethereum Price has lost 1.92% to $2,949.67 year to date, with a market valuation of $354.32 billion. Meanwhile, ETH saw its trading volume plummet 21.86% to reach $12.15 billion.
3. Solana Price
O Solana Price sustained above the $160 level and fell slightly today. Solana price fell 0.25%, settling at $162.13. Furthermore, SOL witnessed a 26.47% drop in trade volume to $3.10 billion in the last 24 hours.
4. XRP Price
Although, the XRP Price fell below the $0.52 mark again. XRP price recorded a 0.23% drop to reach $0.5175. On the other hand, XRP trading volume fell 8.10% to $1.09 billion.
5. Cardano Price
Meanwhile, the Cardano Crypto Price rose 1.11% to $0.4645 today. Meanwhile, ADA recorded a 9.75% drop in its trading volume in 24 hours, settling at $361.14 million.
6. Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Price
O Dogecoin Price fell 4.09% to US$0.15, while its rival, Shiba Inu Price fell 2.94% and traded at $0.00002436.
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Top Crypto Earners Today
- Chain link (LINK): Chainlink crypto price rose 13.25% and traded at $15.78.
- Immutable (IMX): The Immutable price shot up 6.72% to $2.50.
- Arweave (AR): AR price rose 5.77% to $46.21.
- Hedera (HBAR): HBAR price rose 3.47% to $0.1136.
Top Crypto Losers Today
- Meme Book (BOME): BOME crypto price fell 9.45% to $0.01149.
- Batteries (STX): STX price lost 8.16% to $1.97.
- Wormhole (W): W crypto price fell 5.25% to $0.5353.
- Ethena (ENA): Ethena price fell 4.93% to $0.6919.
Polygon (MATIC), Sui (SUI) and Fantom (FTM) also gained significantly today. However, the broader market trend remained bearish.
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