Bitcoin Edges Higher Following Economic Data; Sei Emerges As Top Gainer

Author: Lisa Levin | August 15, 2023 09:48am

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved slightly higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the $29,300 level on Tuesday.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) meanwhile edged lower, but remained above the $1,800 mark this morning.

Retail sales in the U.S. rose 0.7% month-over-month in July, beating market expectations for a 0.4% growth. Export prices in the U.S. rose 0.7 percent month-over-month in July, while import prices increased 0.4% month-over-month in July.

Sei (CRYPTO: SEI) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Bone Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE) turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap fell to $1.17 trillion, recording a 24-hour decline of 0.1%. BTC was trading higher by 0.1% at $29,343 while ETH fell by around 0.2% to $1,840 on Tuesday.

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

Gainers

Sei (CRYPTO: SEI)
Price: $0.1801
24-hour gain: 2154%

THORChain (CRYPTO: RUNE)
Price: $1.53
24-hour gain: 11.7%

Hedera (CRYPTO: HBAR)
Price: $0.07209
24-hour gain: 11.2%

Toncoin (CRYPTO: TON)
Price: $1.47
24-hour gain: 4%

Trust Wallet Token (CRYPTO: TWT)
Price: $0.944
24-hour gain: 2.8%

Losers

Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE)
Price: $0.000001343
24-hour drop: 4.3%

Injective (CRYPTO: INJ)
Price: $7.37
24-hour drop: 3.7%

XDC Network (CRYPTO: XDC)
Price: $0.05997
24-hour drop: 3.1%

ApeCoin (CRYPTO: APE)
Price: $2.03
24-hour drop: 3%

Optimism (CRYPTO: OP)
Price: $1.51
24-hour drop: 2.8%

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