Bitcoin (BTC) continued its upward trend in the early hours of Wednesday, maintaining a strong position above $106,983 after a slight 0.1 percent daily increase. The cryptocurrency also posted a 0.3 percent gain within the past hour and a 0.6 percent rise over the week.
Ethereum (ETH) displayed some weakness, as it has lost 0.4 percent over the last 24 hours and is exchanging hands at $2,449.85. Nonetheless, its market volume continued to be stable at more than $13 billion. At the same time, XRP also showed a decline, dropping by 1.3 percent. The price of the coin was $2.19, whereas its market capitalization was 129 billion.
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BNB (BNB) remained unchanged at the price of $653.80 in 24 hours, but in the last hour, it added 0.5 percent. Solana (SOL) also felt the pressure, dropping 1.3 percent in the daily range to close at $149.39. Nonetheless, it had a positive seven-day performance of 2.5 percent.
TRON (TRX) posted a marginal gain of 0.9 percent to position its price at $0.2812. Dogecoin (DOGE) dropped by 1.1 percent in the 24 hours to 0.1613 and also recorded a 2.5 percent decrease in the previous week.
Humanity Token Leads Top Gainers With Over 77 Percent Spike
Among the top gainers, Humanity (H) surged by 77.2 percent to trade at $0.08092, supported by a 24-hour volume exceeding $244 million. The token has been leading the pack of the less popular assets.
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Gorbagana (GOR) came next with a 48.9 percent markup, and Startup (STARTUP) grew by 45.4 percent to $0.03642. Cobak (CBK) rose by 35.3 percent, while Hosico Cat (HOSICO) gained 33.9 percent, maintaining the momentum of major altcoin rallies.
Bitcoin (BTC) held firm above $106K, while Ethereum (ETH), XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Dogecoin (DOGE) recorded slight 24-hour losses. Dogecoin’s 7-day loss also indicates decreased interest. Regardless of the mixed movements, there have been fair levels of trading activity, which translates to market activity.
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