Cryptocurrency Price Today: Green Dominates Chart As Bitcoin, Ethereum, Other Top Coins Register Gains

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) — two of the most valued crypto coins — managed to rise above the $16,000 and $1,200 marks, respectively, on early Saturday morning. Other popular altcoins — including the likes of Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), Ripple (XRP), and Litecoin (LTC) — landed in the greens as overall prices saw gains across the board. The Lido DAO (LDO) token emerged to be the biggest gainer, seeing a 24-hour jump of over 13.15 percent. Neutrino USD (USDN), on the other hand, turned out to be the biggest loser. 

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap stood at $824.47 billion, registering a 24-hour gain of 1.04 percent.

Bitcoin (BTC) price today

Bitcoin price stood at $16,942.82, seeing a 24-hour gain of 0.74 percent, as per CoinMarketCap. According to Indian exchange WazirX, BTC price stood at Rs 14.38 lakhs.

Ethereum (ETH) price today

ETH price stood at $1,265.58, marking a 24-hour gain of 1.25 percent at the time of writing. As per WazirX, Ethereum price in India stood at Rs 1.07 lakhs.

Dogecoin (DOGE) price today

DOGE registered a 24-hour jump of 1.72 percent as per CoinMarketCap data, currently priced at $0.07229. As per WazirX, Dogecoin price in India stood at Rs 6.21.

Litecoin (LTC) price today

Litecoin saw a 24-hour jump of 2.31 percent. At the time of writing, it was trading at $75.96. LTC price in India stood at Rs 6,356.90.

Ripple (XRP) price today

XRP price stood at $0.3431, seeing a 24-hour gain of 1.86 percent. As per WazirX, Ripple price stood at Rs 29.44.

Solana (SOL) price today

Solana price stood at $13.28, marking a 24-hour jump of 0.90 percent. As per WazirX, SOL price in India stood at Rs 1,155. 

Top crypto gainers today (January 7)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto gainers over the past 24 hours:

Lido DAO (LDO)

Price: $1.48
24-hour gain: 13.15 percent

The Sandbox (SAND)

Price: $0.4649
24-hour gain: 11.49 percent

Ethereum Classic (ETC)

Price: $20.17
24-hour gain: 11.27 percent

Decentraland (MANA)

Price: $0.3449
24-hour gain: 8.89 percent

Optimism (OP)

Price: $1.10
24-hour gain: 6.96 percent

Top crypto losers today (January 7)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto losers over the past 24 hours:

Neutrino USD (USDN)

Price: $0.4385
24-hour loss: 5.77 percent

BitDAO (BIT)

Price: $0.4179
24-hour loss: 1.03 percent

Casper (CSPR)

Price: $0.4779
24-hour loss: 0.98 percent

UNUS SED LEO (LEO)

Price: $3.45
24-hour loss: 0.89 percent

Chain (XCN)

Price: $0.01176
24-hour loss: 0.89 percent

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