Bitcoin Moves Higher Ahead Of Fed Minutes; Ethereum Classic Becomes Top Gainer

Bitcoin BTC/USD moved higher this morning, with prices for the most valued cryptocurrency in the world, trading past the $16,800 level on Wednesday ahead of the release of minutes from the recent Federal Reserve meeting.

Ethereum ETH/USD, also recorded gains, with prices trading above the key $1,250 mark on Wednesday.

Ethereum Classic ETC/USD was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while OKB OKB/USD turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $818.84 billion, recording a 24-hour gain of 1.3%. BTC was trading higher by 0.6% at $16,849, while ETH rose by around 3% to $1,253 on Wednesday.

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


Gainers

Price: $18.13
24-hour gain: 12.9%

  • NEAR Protocol NEAR/USD

Price: $1.51
24-hour gain: 12.4%

  • Lido DAO LDO/USD

Price: $1.38
24-hour gain: 10.7%

  • Frax Share FXS/USD

Price: $5.06
24-hour gain: 8.9%

  • Solana SOL/USD

Price: $13.28
24-hour gain: 6.6%


Losers

  • OKB OKB/USD

Price: $28.17
24-hour drop: 5.4%

  • GMX GMX/USD

Price: $41.03
24-hour drop: 2.6%

  • Hedera HBAR/USD

Price: $0.03851
24-hour drop: 1.6%

  • XDC Network XDC/USD

Price: $0.02472
24-hour drop: 1.6%

  • Trust Wallet Token TWT/USD

Price: $1.45
24-hour drop: 1.5%

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