Bitcoin Tops $18,000 Following Inflation Data; Avalanche, NEAR Protocol Among Top Gainers

Bitcoin BTC/USD traded higher this morning following the release of US inflation data, with the cryptocurrency prices trading past the $18,000 level on Thursday.

Ethereum ETH/USD, also traded higher, trading close to the key $1,400 mark on Thursday.

Avalanche AVAX/USD was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while ApeCoin APE/USD turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $885.00 billion, recording a 24-hour gain of 3.5%. BTC was trading higher by 3.9% at $18,092, while ETH rose by around 3.8% to $1,384 on Thursday.

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


Gainers

  • Avalanche AVAX/USD

Price: $15.24
24-hour gain: 21.9%

  • NEAR Protocol NEAR/USD

Price: $1.80
24-hour gain: 14.4%

  • Aave AAVE/USD

Price: $66.76
24-hour gain: 9.8%

  • Flow FLOW/USD

Price: $0.8482
24-hour gain: 9.8%

  • Gala GALA/USD

Price: $0.04121
24-hour gain: 9.4%


Losers

  • ApeCoin APE/USD

Price: $4.67
24-hour drop: 3.7%

  • Nexo NEXO/USD

Price: $0.7075
24-hour drop: 2.9%

  • Pax Dollar USDP/USD

Price: $0.9943
24-hour drop: 0.9%

  • Kava KAVA/USD

Price: $0.7291
24-hour drop: 0.7%

  • UNUS SED LEO LEO/USD

Price: $3.44
24-hour drop: 0.6%

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