Bitcoin, Ethereum Record Losses Ahead Of Powell's Speech; Here Are The Top Crypto Movers For Friday

Author: Lisa Levin | August 26, 2022 03:18am

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world’s most valued cryptocurrency, traded lower on Friday, falling below the $21,500 level.

The second-most valued cryptocurrency, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), also recorded losses, trading below the $1,700 level this morning.

Other popular crypto coins, including Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), also traded lower this morning.

Theta Fuel (CRYPTO: TFUEL) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO) turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $1.03 trillion, recording a 24-hour decrease of 1.4%. BTC was trading lower by around 1.3% to $21,416, while ETH fell by around 2.3% to $1,661 on Friday.

Investors are now awaiting earnings results from JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd (NYSE:JKS), scheduled for release today.

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

Gainers

• Theta Fuel (CRYPTO: TFUEL)

Price: $0.07237
24-hour gain: 23.6%

• Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA)

Price: $0.4791
24-hour gain: 3%

• Decred (CRYPTO: DCR)

Price: $32.39
24-hour gain: 2.6%

• Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB)

Price: $0.00001347
24-hour gain: 1.3%

• Binance USD (CRYPTO: BUSD)

Price: $1.00
24-hour gain: 0.1%

Losers

• Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO)

Price: $1.96
24-hour drop: 13.3%

• Arweave (CRYPTO: AR)

Price: $12.00
24-hour drop: 6.6%

• Helium (CRYPTO: HNT)

Price: $6.53
24-hour drop: 6.5%

• Curve DAO Token (CRYPTO: CRV)

Price: $1.15
24-hour drop: 6.3%

• Neutrino USD (CRYPTO: USDN)

Price: $0.9141
24-hour drop: 6.1%

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