ApeCoin Continues To Be Popular Among Ethereum Whales

ApeCoin APE/USD continued to be the most traded cryptocurrency by the 1,000 biggest Ethereum ETH/USD wallets in the past 24 hours, as at press time late Monday.

What Happened: ApeCoin also stood ninth among the top ten purchased tokens and ranked fourth among the most used smart contracts by the Ethereum whales, according to data from cryptocurrency data platform WhaleStats.

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Why It Matters: Decentralized organization ApeDAO launched ApeCoin last week as a token for culture, gaming and commerce to build out Web3 efforts.

The token — created as an extension of the Bored Ape Yacht Club ecosystem — has already been listed on several major exchanges including FTX, Coinbase Global Inc. COIN and Binance.

Price Action: ApeCoin up 2.1% during the past 24 hours, trading at $10.27 at press time.

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