Bitcoin Moves Higher But Remains Below $17,000; THORChain Emerges As Top Gainer

Author: Lisa Levin | December 23, 2022 10:53am

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) recorded gains this morning, but prices for the most valued cryptocurrency in the world traded below the key $17,000 level on Friday.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), also traded higher, remaining above the key $1,200 mark on Friday.

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

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $810.42 billion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.8%. BTC was trading higher by 0.6% at $16,798, while ETH rose by around 1.4% to $1,217 on Friday.

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

Gainers

• THORChain (CRYPTO: RUNE)

Price: $1.40
24-hour gain: 3.8%

• Terra Classic (CRYPTO: LUNC)

Price: $0.0001379
24-hour gain: 3.5%

• NEAR Protocol (CRYPTO: NEAR)

Price: $1.34
24-hour gain: 3.4%

• Kava (CRYPTO: KAVA)

Price: $0.724
24-hour gain: 2.9%

• Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA)

Price: $0.2574
24-hour gain: 2.7%

Losers

• Helium (CRYPTO: HNT)

Price: $1.88
24-hour drop: 5.9%

• Chain (CRYPTO: XCN)

Price: $0.01815
24-hour drop: 5.9%

• Monero (CRYPTO: XMR)

Price: $141.81
24-hour drop: 2.9%

• Neutrino USD (CRYPTO: USDN)

Price: $0.5423
24-hour drop: 2.6%

• Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC)

Price: $39.40
24-hour drop: 1.5%

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