Bitcoin Edges Higher Following ADP Jobs Data; XRP Emerges As Top Gainer

Bitcoin BTC/USD edged higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the $27,500 level on Tuesday.

Ethereum ETH/USD, meanwhile, moved lower, trading below the key $1,700 mark this morning.

The ADP said private businesses in the U.S. added 89,000 workers in September, the least since Jan. 2021, and down from market estimates of 153,000.

XRP XRP/USD was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Aave AAVE/USD turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap fell to $1.09 trillion, recording a 24-hour decline of 0.02%. BTC was trading higher by 0.6% at $27,594 while ETH fell by around 0.4% to $1,645 on Wednesday.

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

Gainers

XRP XRP/USD
Price: $0.5334
24-hour gain: 4.7%

Polygon MATIC/USD
Price: $0.5857
24-hour gain: 4.1%

Avalanche AVAX/USD
Price: $9.73
24-hour gain: 3.7%

Internet Computer ICP/USD
Price: $3.19
24-hour gain: 2.8%

Lido DAO LDO/USD
Price: $1.61
24-hour gain: 2.7%

Losers

Aave AAVE/USD
Price: $65.05
24-hour drop: 5.8%

Bitcoin SV BSV/USD
Price: $38.20
24-hour drop: 5.2%

GMX GMX/USD
Price: $37.54
24-hour drop: 5%

eCash XEC/USD
Price: $0.00002509
24-hour drop: 5%

Arbitrum ARB/USD
Price: $0.8838
24-hour drop: 4.1%

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