$Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$, the world's oldest cryptocurrency, managed to remain above the $20,000 mark, but traded slightly lower this morning on Wednesday.
The second-most valued cryptocurrency, $Ethereum (ETH.CC)$, however recorded gains, inching towards the $1,600 level.
Other popular crypto coins, including $Dogecoin (DOGE.CC)$ and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), also traded in red this morning.
Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while eCash (CRYPTO: XEC) turned out to be the biggest loser.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap fell to $987.33 billion, recording a 24-hour decline of 0.5%. BTC was trading lower by around 0.7% to $20,274, while ETH climbed by around 0.7% to $1,588 on Wednesday.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
Lido DAO (CRYPTO: LDO)
Price: $2.04
24-hour gain: 8.9%
Nexo (CRYPTO: NEXO)
Price: $1.06
24-hour gain: 5.9%
NEAR Protocol (CRYPTO: NEAR)
Price: $4.30
24-hour gain: 4.8%
Curve DAO Token (CRYPTO: CRV)
Price: $1.16
24-hour gain: 4.7%
UNUS SED LEO (CRYPTO: LEO)
Price: $5.50
24-hour gain: 4.2%
Losers
eCash (CRYPTO: XEC)
Price: $0.00004407
24-hour drop: 9.6%
Synthetix (CRYPTO: SNX)
Price: $3.03
24-hour drop: 9%
Helium (CRYPTO: HNT)
Price: $5.60
24-hour drop: 5.7%
EOS (CRYPTO: EOS)
Price: $1.42
24-hour drop: 4.7%
OKB (CRYPTO: OKB)
Price: $15.58
24-hour drop: 4.5%