Bitcoin Hits $47,000 Following ETF Approval; Ethereum Name Service Emerges As Top Gainer

Author: Avi Kapoor | January 11, 2024 09:35am

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $47,000 level on Thursday following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of Bitcoin ETFs.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also moved higher, trading above the key $2,600 mark this morning.

Ethereum Name Service (CRYPTO: ENS) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Akash Network (CRYPTO: AKT) turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap fell to $1.71 trillion, recording a 24-hour decline of 0.3%. BTC was trading higher by 5.3% at $47,308 while ETH rose by around 12% to $2,642 on Thursday.

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

Gainers

 

Ethereum Name Service (CRYPTO: ENS)
Price: $23.52
24-hour gain: 55%

Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: ETC)
Price: $30.92
24-hour gain: 47.7%

Sui (CRYPTO: SUI)
Price: $1.04
24-hour gain: 32.7%

Mantle (CRYPTO: MNT)
Price: $0.844
24-hour gain: 26.4%

Blur (CRYPTO: BLUR)
Price: $0.5782
24-hour gain: 24.7%

Astar (CRYPTO: ASTR)
Price: $0.1592
24-hour gain: 24.7%

Polkadot (CRYPTO: DOT)
Price: $8.52
24-hour gain: 22.4%

Sei (CRYPTO: SEI)
Price: $0.8024
24-hour gain: 22.1%

Losers

 

Akash Network (CRYPTO: AKT)
Price: $3.18
24-hour drop: 1.3%

Bitget Token (CRYPTO: BGB)
Price: $0.6222
24-hour drop: 0.4%

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