Crypto Prices Today April 18: Bitcoin Ar $62K, ETH At $3000, SOL, XRP, ADA Dip

The top crypto prices today witnessed a plunge as Bitcoin extended lower than $62,000 while Ethereum struggled to sustain above $3,000.
By Coingape Staff
Updated 1 day ago
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Highlights

  • The Bitcoin price slumped to the $61,000 level again.
  • Ethereum inched closer to dip below $3,000.
  • Cardano lost massively value amid the bearish session.

The top crypto prices today registered a bearish turn as the Bitcoin (BTC) price traded below the $62,000 level. In addition, the Ethereum (ETH) price approached a dip below the $3,000 mark. Meanwhile, other top altcoins, such as Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL) and XRP plunged notably.

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Major Crypto Prices Today

The Bitcoin price was down by 3.81% reaching $61,661.78 at the time of writing on Thursday, April 18. On the other hand, it’s trading volume surged 6.55% to $42.25 billion in the last 24 hours. Whilst, the crypto held a market capitalization of $1.21 trillion.

Turning to altcoins, the Ethereum price lost 3.04% to $3,015.91 at press time with a market valuation of $362.03 billion. Whilst, ETH saw its trading volume hike by 4.06%, reaching $18.11 billion. Meanwhile, the Binance Coin (BNB) price defied the trend and was up by 0.72%, reaching $549.18. Moreover, its 24-hour trade soared 19.35% to $1.49 billion.

The Solana price dropped below the $140 mark today. The Solana price crashed by 5.14%, settling at $133.97. In addition, SOL witnessed a 3.71% slump in trade volume to $4.79 billion in the last 24 hours. Whilst, the XRP price failed to sustain the $0.50 mark. The XRP price recorded a dip of 0.82%, reaching $0.4962. On the other hand, XRP’s trading volume surged 7.98% to $1.84 billion.

Meanwhile, the Cardano price was down by 3.10% to $0.4495 today. Whilst, ADA recorded a hike of 4.09% in its 24-hour trading volume, settling at $503.51 million. As the top crypto prices added further losses, the popular meme coins followed suit. The Dogecoin price plummeted 6.12% to $0.1486 while its rival, Shiba Inu price dropped by 2.92% and traded at $0.0000222.

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Top Crypto Prices Today Are

Pepe Coin (PEPE)

The Pepe Coin (PEPE) crypto, a hyped Solana meme coin, crashed massively today. At press time, the Pepe Coin price was down by 9.13% to $0.000004925 with a market valuation of $2.07 billion. In addition, the 24-hour trade volume for PEPE slumped by 13.90% to $628.91 million.

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Bitget Token Soars 6%

Bitget Token (BGB), the native crypto of the Bitget exchange, gained over 6% and ranked the top crypto gainer today. The Bitget Token price was up by 6.60% to $1.27 at the time of reporting. However, its trade volume declined 5.12% and stood at $60.02 million. Furthermore, the BGB crypto inched closer to a new all-time high amid the rally today.

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