Bitcoin Falls Following Jobless Claims Data; Jupiter, FTX Token Among Top Losers

Author: Avi Kapoor | February 01, 2024 10:35am

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved lower, with the cryptocurrency prices trading below the key $43,000 level on Thursday.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also recorded losses, trading below the key $2,300 mark this morning.

Ronin (CRYPTO: RON) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Jupiter (CRYPTO: JUP) turned out to be the biggest loser.

U.S. initial jobless claims increased to 224,000 in the week ended January 27, versus a revised 215,000 in the prior week and compared to market estimates of 212,000.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap fell to $1.62 trillion, recording a 24-hour decline of 1%. BTC was trading lower by 1% at $42,150 while ETH fell by around 1.2% to $2,267 on Thursday.

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

Gainers

 

Ronin (CRYPTO: RON)
Price: $2.90
24-hour gain: 7.7%

Monero (CRYPTO: XMR)
Price: $167.94
24-hour gain: 2.8%

Mina (CRYPTO: MINA)
Price: $1.16
24-hour gain: 2.4%

Aptos (CRYPTO: APT)
Price: $9.08
24-hour gain: 2.2%

Bitget Token (CRYPTO: BGB)
Price: $0.6063
24-hour gain: 2%

Losers

 

Jupiter (CRYPTO: JUP)
Price: $0.6166
24-hour drop: 61.4%

FTX Token (CRYPTO: FTT)
Price: $2.04
24-hour drop: 23%

Sei (CRYPTO: SEI)
Price: $0.6241
24-hour drop: 9.3%

Conflux (CRYPTO: CFX)
Price: $0.2082
24-hour drop: 8.7%

OKB (CRYPTO: OKB)
Price: $48.53
24-hour drop: 6.1%

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