Bitcoin Surges Past This Key Level; Here Are The Top Crypto Movers For Wednesday

Author: Lisa Levin | October 05, 2022 04:40am

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world’s oldest cryptocurrency, traded higher this morning, surging past the $20,000 level for the first time this month.

The second-most valued cryptocurrency, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), meanwhile, traded slightly lower, but managed to remain above the $1,300 level on Wednesday.

Other popular crypto coins, including XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), also traded higher this morning.

Helium (CRYPTO: HNT) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Reserve Rights (CRYPTO: RSR) turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $959.65 billion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.3%. BTC was trading higher by around 0.5% to $20,139, while ETH fell by around 0.6% to $1,345 on Wednesday.

Investors are now awaiting earnings results from RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM), Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) and Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LW), scheduled for release today.

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

Gainers

• Helium (CRYPTO: HNT)

Price: $5.34
24-hour gain: 8.5%

• Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)

Price: $0.06436
24-hour gain: 6%

• Convex Finance (CRYPTO: CVX)

Price: $5.33
24-hour gain: 4.3%

• XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)

Price: $0.4772
24-hour gain: 3.4%

• Elrond (CRYPTO: EGLD)

Price: $54.50
24-hour gain: 2.7%

Losers

• Reserve Rights (CRYPTO: RSR)

Price: $0.008989
24-hour drop: 4.6%

• Terra (CRYPTO: LUNA)

Price: $2.53
24-hour drop: 3.8%

• Terra Classic (CRYPTO: LUNC)

Price: $0.0003061
24-hour drop: 3.4%

• Ravencoin (CRYPTO: RVN)

Price: $0.03487
24-hour drop: 2.9%

• THORChain (CRYPTO: RUNE)

Price: $1.61
24-hour drop: 2.8%

Posted In: $BTC $DOGE $EGLD $ETH $HNT $LUNA $LUNC $RSR $RUNE $RVN $XRP HELE LW RPM