Bitcoin Surpasses $26,000; Sui Emerges As Top Gainer

Author: Lisa Levin | August 22, 2023 09:50am

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved slightly higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the $26,000 level on Tuesday.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), meanwhile, edged lower, trading below the key $1,700 mark this morning.

Sui (CRYPTO: SUI) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Curve DAO Token (CRYPTO: CRV) turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap fell to $1.05 trillion, recording a 24-hour decline of 0.4%. BTC was trading higher by 0.2% at $26,077 while ETH fell by around 0.5% to $1,664 on Tuesday.

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

Gainers

Sui (CRYPTO: SUI)
Price: $0.5516
24-hour gain: 4.2%

Akash Network (CRYPTO: AKT)
Price: $1.44
24-hour gain: 4.1%

Compound (CRYPTO: COMP)
Price: $43.45
24-hour gain: 3.6%

Optimism (CRYPTO: OP)
Price: $1.56
24-hour gain: 3.4%

Nexo (CRYPTO: NEXO)
Price: $0.5921
24-hour gain: 2.1%

Losers

Curve DAO Token (CRYPTO: CRV)
Price: $0.4598
24-hour drop: 6.1%

Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC)
Price: $0.5407
24-hour drop: 4.9%

Filecoin (CRYPTO: FIL)
Price: $3.40
24-hour drop: 4%

Fantom (CRYPTO: FTM)
Price: $0.2011
24-hour drop: 3.7%

Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX)
Price: $10.22
24-hour drop: 3.5%

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