$Bitcoin(BTC.CC)$, the world's oldest cryptocurrency, moved lower, falling below the $24,000 mark on Friday.
The second-most valued cryptocurrency, $Ethereum(ETH.CC)$, meanwhile, rose slightly as Ethereum developer Angsar Dietrichs said that the ETH developers had decided to bring forward the scheduled date of the merge from Sept. 19 to Sept. 15.
Other popular crypto coins, including $Dogecoin(DOGE.CC)$, Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), and $XRP(XRP.CC)$ remained in red today.
$Ankr(ANKR.CC)$ was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while THORChain (CRYPTO: RUNE) turned out to be the biggest loser. ANKR jumped around 40% after leading crypto exchange Binance announced a strategic investment in the blockchain platform.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap fell to $1.14 trillion, recording a 24-hour decline of 1.5%. BTC was trading lower by around 2.4% to $23,960, while ETH edged higher by around 0.2% to $1,890.50 on Friday.
Investors are now awaiting earnings results from $Broadridge Financial Solutions(BR.US)$ and $Spectrum Brands(SPB.US)$, scheduled for release today.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
Ankr (CRYPTO: ANKR)
Price: $0.04913
24-hour gain: 40.3%
Theta Fuel (CRYPTO: TFUEL)
Price: $0.08136
24-hour gain: 20.2%
Price: $5.28
24-hour gain:18.9%
Price: $41.63
24-hour gain: 7.6%
Price: $31.61
24-hour gain: 7.5%
Losers
THORChain (CRYPTO: RUNE)
Price: $2.87
24-hour drop: 7.1%
Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO)
Price: $2.57
24-hour drop: 6.8%
Convex Finance (CRYPTO: CVX)
Price: $7.25
24-hour drop: 6.4%
Arweave (CRYPTO: AR)
Price: $14.59
24-hour drop: 5.8%
Elrond (CRYPTO: EGLD)
Price: $65.11
24-hour drop: 5.6%