Bitcoin, Ethereum Edge Lower Following Jobless Claims Data; Nervos Network Becomes Top Loser

Bitcoin BTC/USD moved lower, with the cryptocurrency prices falling below the key $63,000 level on Thursday.

Ethereum ETH/USD also recorded losses, but remained above the key $3,000 mark this morning.

Injective INJ/USD was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Nervos Network CKB/USD turned out to be the biggest loser.

U.S. initial jobless claims came in unchanged from the previous week at 212,000 for the week ending April 18, down from market expectations of 215,000.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap fell to $2.26 trillion, recording a 24-hour decline of 0.7%. BTC was trading lower by 0.6% at $62,482 while ETH fell by around 0.7% to $3,037 on Thursday.

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

Gainers

 

Injective INJ/USD
Price: $26.20
24-hour gain: 3.9%

dYdX (Native) DYDX/USD
Price: $2.16
24-hour gain: 3.5%

Axelar AXL/USD
Price: $1.16
24-hour gain: 3.4%

Stacks STX/USD
Price: $2.34
24-hour gain: 3%

NEAR Protocol NEAR/USD
Price: $5.60
24-hour gain: 2.8%

Losers

 

Nervos Network CKB/USD
Price: $0.01925
24-hour drop: 10.1%

THORChain RUNE/USD
Price: $4.53
24-hour drop: 8.1%

Core CORE/USD
Price: $2.00
24-hour drop: 7.9%

Celestia TIA/USD
Price: $9.65
24-hour drop: 6.7%

Monero XMR/USD
Price: $114.31
24-hour drop: 6.5%

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