Bitcoin Tops $43,000 Following Jobs Data; Pyth Network Emerges As Top Gainer

Author: Avi Kapoor | February 02, 2024 10:38am

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading past the key $43,000 level on Friday.

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

Pyth Network (CRYPTO: PYTH) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while FTX Token (CRYPTO: FTT) turned out to be the biggest loser.

U.S. non-farm payrolls increased by 353,000 in January, a jump from the upwardly revised figure of 333,000 for December and well above the expected 180,000. The unemployment rate remained steady at 3.7%, below the expected 3.8%.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $1.65 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 2.1%. BTC was trading higher by 2.3% at $43,150 while ETH rose by around 2% to $2,309 on Friday.

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

Gainers

 

Pyth Network (CRYPTO: PYTH)
Price: $0.5208
24-hour gain: 28.7%

Chainlink (CRYPTO: LINK)
Price: $17.90
24-hour gain: 14.5%

Immutable (CRYPTO: IMX)
Price: $2.22
24-hour gain: 13.4%

Pendle (CRYPTO: PENDLE)
Price: $2.87
24-hour gain: 12.7%

Internet Computer (CRYPTO: ICP)
Price: $12.67
24-hour gain: 9.1%

Losers

 

FTX Token (CRYPTO: FTT)
Price: $1.90
24-hour drop: 8.1%

SATS (CRYPTO: 1000SATS)
Price: $0.0004617
24-hour drop: 6.8%

ORDI (CRYPTO: ORDI)
Price: $56.37
24-hour drop: 4.8%

Manta Network (CRYPTO: MANTA)
Price: $3.02
24-hour drop: 1.2%

Monero (CRYPTO: XMR)
Price: $167.76
24-hour drop: 0.3%

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