Bitcoin Tops $44,000 Following Jobs Data; Osmosis Emerges As Top Gainer

Bitcoin BTC/USD moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $44,000 level on Friday.

Ethereum ETH/USD also edged higher, trading above the key $2,200 mark this morning.

Osmosis OSMO/USD was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Sei SEI/USD turned out to be the biggest loser.

The U.S. economy added 216,000 jobs in December versus a revised 173,000 in November, and compared to market estimates of 170,000. The unemployment rate in the U.S. came in unchanged at 3.7% in December, compared to market estimates of 3.8%.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $1.66 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.4%. BTC was trading higher by 1.5% at $44,007 while ETH rose by around 0.3% to $2,243 on Friday.

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

Gainers

Osmosis OSMO/USD
Price: $1.80
24-hour gain: 12.7%

Celestia TIA/USD
Price: $16.00
24-hour gain: 9.8%

Terra Classic LUNC/USD
Price: $0.0001273
24-hour gain: 8.5%

Kaspa KAS/USD
Price: $0.1126
24-hour gain: 7.6%

Fetch.ai FET/USD
Price: $0.72
24-hour gain: 7%

Losers

Sei SEI/USD
Price: $0.7222
24-hour drop: 10.6%

Astar ASTR/USD
Price: $0.1559
24-hour drop: 8.5%

Bonk BONK/USD
Price: $0.00001118
24-hour drop: 7.2%

Frax Share FXS/USD
Price: $8.28
24-hour drop: 6.5%

Beam BEAM/USD
Price: $0.02045
24-hour drop: 5.6%

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