Cryptocurrencies continued to show gains with Bitcoin reaching the $17,000 mark for the first time since the beginning of the year. Other Altcoins that are popular saw gains as well, including Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC), and Ripple (XRP). The Solana (SOL) token has also seen a rise of more than 20% in the last 24 hours. The Ziliqa Token (ZIL) was the biggest winner with a jump of over 30%.
The global crypto market capitalization was $849.17 trillion at the time of writing, representing an increase of 3.10 percent over the last 24 hours.
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Today
The BTC settled at $17.209.51, with a 24-hour gain of 1.55 percent according to CoinMarketCap. The Indian exchange WazirX had the Bitcoin price at Rs 14.69 lakhs.
Ethereum (ETH) Price Today
The Ethereum price was at $1,308.27, with a 24-hour gain of 3.62 percent as of the writing of this article. The WazirX website had the Ethereum Prices in India at Rs 1.12 lakhs.
Dogecoin (DOGE) Price Today
Data from CoinMarketCap showed a 4.92 percent rise in the DOGE price over the last 24 hours. The current price stood at $0.07543, with the Dogecoin Prices in India on WazirX at Rs 6.54.
Litecoin (LTC) Price Today
Litecoin recorded a jump of 8.16% in the last 24 hours, with the price at $81.90 at the time of writing. The LTC price in India on WazirX was Rs 6,880.74.
Ripple (XRP) Price Today
The XRP price was at $0.3526, reflecting a 3.22 percent gain in the last 24 hours. The Ripple price on WazirX was Rs 30.
Solana (SOL) Price Today
The Solana token saw a 20.81 percent increase over the last 24 hours, with the price at $16.13. The SOL price on WazirX was Rs 1,385.98.
Today’s Top Cryptocurrency Gains (January 9)
Based on data from CoinMarketCap, here are the top five cryptocurrency gains of the last 24 hours:
Ziliqa (ZIL)
Price: $0.02331
24-hour gain: 33.70%
Lido DAO (LDO)
Price: $1.93
24-hour gain: 27.53%
Solana (SUN)
Price: $16.11
24-hour gain: 20.91%
Cardano (ADA)
Price: $0.3293
24-hour gain: 19.44 percent
CAD Curve (CRV)
Price: $0.6397
24-hour gain: 16.64%
Today’s Top Cryptocurrency Losers (January 9)
Based on data from CoinMarketCap, here are the top five cryptocurrency losers of the last 24 hours:
Gemini Dollar (GUSD)
Price: $1.00
24-hour loss: 0.21 percent
TrueUSD (TUSD)
Price: