Bitcoin Surpasses $59,000 Following GDP Data; Pepe Emerges As Top Gainer

Bitcoin BTC/USD moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices topping the key $59,000 level on Wednesday.

Ethereum ETH/USD also recorded gains, trading above the key $3,300 mark this morning.

Pepe PEPE/USD was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Flare FLR/USD turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $2.21 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 2.6%. BTC was trading higher by 3.5% at $59,309 while ETH rose by around 1% to $3,311 on Wednesday.

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

Gainers

Pepe PEPE/USD
Price: $0.000003301
24-hour gain: 47.4%

Arweave AR/USD
Price: $23.99
24-hour gain: 43.7%

Aptos APT/USD
Price: $11.89
24-hour gain: 18%

Bonk BONK/USD
Price: $0.00001636
24-hour gain: 14.8%

ORDI ORDI/USD
Price: $77.80
24-hour gain: 12.7%

Losers

Flare FLR/USD
Price: $0.04875
24-hour drop: 6.8%

Worldcoin WLD/USD
Price: $7.34
24-hour drop: 5.8%

Beam BEAM/USD
Price: $0.03504
24-hour drop: 5.5%

Celestia TIA/USD
Price: $16.82
24-hour drop: 5.4%

Theta Network THETA/USD
Price: $1.95
24-hour drop: 4.3%

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