Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $64,000 level on Friday.
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also recorded gains, trading above the key $3,100 mark this morning.
Wormhole (CRYPTO: W) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while EOS (CRYPTO: EOS) turned out to be the biggest loser.
The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation – the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) price index – rose more than expected in March. The headline PCE price index rose from 2.5% in February 2024 to 2.7% year-on-year in March, beating forecasts of a 2.6% increase, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Friday.
At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $2.36 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.4%. BTC was trading higher by 0.3% at $64,180 while ETH rose by around 0.6% to $3,128 on Friday.
Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:
Gainers
Wormhole (CRYPTO: W)
Price: Wormhole
24-hour gain: 10.9%
Bonk (CRYPTO: BONK)
Price: $0.00002727
24-hour gain: 10%
BitTorrent (New) (CRYPTO: BTT)
Price: $0.000001348
24-hour gain: 7.4%
NEAR Protocol (CRYPTO: NEAR)
Price: $7.15
24-hour gain: 7%
eCash (CRYPTO: XEC)
Price: $0.00005266
24-hour gain: 4.2%
Losers
EOS (CRYPTO: EOS)
Price: $0.8136
24-hour drop: 5.9%
Ronin (CRYPTO: RON)
Price: $2.90
24-hour drop: 5.1%
Pendle (CRYPTO: PENDLE)
Price: $5.65
24-hour drop: 4.9%
Immutable (CRYPTO: IMX)
Price: $2.05
24-hour drop: 3.8%
Ondo (CRYPTO: ONDO)
Price: $0.7889
24-hour drop: 3.7%
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