Bitcoin Moves Higher But Remains Below $17,000; THORChain Emerges As Top Gainer

Bitcoin BTC/USD recorded gains this morning, but prices for the most valued cryptocurrency in the world traded below the key $17,000 level on Friday.

Ethereum ETH/USD, also traded higher, remaining above the key $1,200 mark on Friday.

THORChain RUNE/USD was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Helium HNT/USD turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $810.42 billion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.8%. BTC was trading higher by 0.6% at $16,798, while ETH rose by around 1.4% to $1,217 on Friday.

Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:

Gainers

• THORChain RUNE/USD

Price: $1.40
24-hour gain: 3.8%

• Terra Classic LUNC/USD

Price: $0.0001379
24-hour gain: 3.5%

• NEAR Protocol NEAR/USD

Price: $1.34
24-hour gain: 3.4%

• Kava KAVA/USD

Price: $0.724
24-hour gain: 2.9%

• Cardano ADA/USD

Price: $0.2574
24-hour gain: 2.7%

Losers

• Helium HNT/USD

Price: $1.88
24-hour drop: 5.9%

• Chain XCN/USD

Price: $0.01815
24-hour drop: 5.9%

• Monero XMR/USD

Price: $141.81
24-hour drop: 2.9%

• Neutrino USD USDN/USD

Price: $0.5423
24-hour drop: 2.6%

• Zcash ZEC/USD

Price: $39.40
24-hour drop: 1.5%

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