Bitcoin Jumps To $44,000 Following ADP Data; BitTorrent Emerges As Top Gainer

Author: Lisa Levin | December 06, 2023 10:33am

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $44,000 level on Wednesday.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also recorded gains, trading above the key $2,200 mark this morning.

BitTorrent (New) (CRYPTO: BTT) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Casper (CRYPTO: CSPR)turned out to be the biggest loser.

U.S. private businesses hired 103,000 workers in November compared to a revised 106,000 gain in October and versus markets expectations of 130,000.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $1.6 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 4.2%. BTC was trading higher by 5.2% at $44,078 while ETH rose by around 2.3% to $2,264 on Wednesday.

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

Gainers

 

BitTorrent (New) (CRYPTO: BTT)
Price: $0.0000009347
24-hour gain: 89.6%

Helium (CRYPTO: HNT)
Price: $4.22
24-hour gain: 52.8%

Beam (CRYPTO: BEAM)
Price: $0.01555
24-hour gain: 24.5%

Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX)
Price: $26.03
24-hour gain: 17.8%

eCash (CRYPTO: XEC)
Price: $0.00003525
24-hour gain: 15.5%

Losers

 

Casper (CRYPTO: CSPR)
Price: $0.04436
24-hour drop: 12%

Terra (CRYPTO: LUNA)
Price: $1.04
24-hour drop: 10.6%

Conflux (CRYPTO: CFX)
Price: $0.1921
24-hour drop: 9.2%

Stacks (CRYPTO: STX)
Price: $1.03
24-hour drop: 8%

Terra Classic (CRYPTO: LUNC)
Price: $0.0002182
24-hour drop: 6.6%

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