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Crypto Prices Today April 2: Bitcoin Crashes To $66K, Ethereum Below $3400, SOL & XRP Crash

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The top crypto prices today witnessed a bearish turn as the Bitcoin (BTC) price plummeted to the $66,000 level. In addition, the Ethereum price slumped below the $3,400 mark. Meanwhile, other top altcoins, such as Solana (SOL), XRP, and Cardano (ADA) dipped notably.

Major Crypto Prices Today

The Bitcoin price was down by 5.60% reaching $66,558.68 at the time of writing on Tuesday, April 2. On the other hand, it’s trading volume skyrocketed 101.24% to $41.93 billion in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the crypto held a market capitalization of $1.30 trillion.

Turning to altcoins, the Ethereum price crashed 6.70% to $3,365.39 at press time with a market valuation of $404.40 billion. Whilst, ETH saw its trading volume spike by 76.69%, reaching $19.10 billion. Meanwhile, the Binance Coin (BNB) price dropped 5.83%, reaching $559.47. In contrast, its 24-hour trade volume gained by 59.31% to $2.33 billion.

The Solana price inched closer to dip below the $200 mark again. The Solana price crashed 8.70%, settling at $183.64. On the contrary, SOL witnessed a 68.56% surge in trade volume to $4.23 billion in the last 24 hours. Whilst, the XRP price dipped lower than the $0.60 level. The XRP price recorded a slump of 4.49%, reaching $0.5996. On the other hand, XRP’s trading volume skyrocketed 156.67% to $2.12 billion.

Meanwhile, the Cardano price tumbled 7.57% to $0.5971 today. Whilst, ADA registered a staggering 115.21% increase in its 24-hour trading volume, settling at $722.75 million. As the top crypto prices crashed today, the meme coin arena followed suit. The Dogecoin price was down by 12.80% to $0.1884 while its rival, Shiba Inu price slipped by 10.31% and traded at $0.00002701.

Also Read: Bitcoin Bulls Ignite as Coinbase Records Second Largest Weekly Outflow

Top Crypto Prices Today Are

Pepe Coin (PEPE) Plunges 15%

The Pepe Coin (PEPE) crypto, a trending Solana meme coin, slipped nearly 15% in value today. At press time, the Pepe Coin price was down by 14.70% to $0.000007266 with a market valuation of $3.05 billion. In contrast, its 24-hour trade volume for PEPE rose 7.87% to $1.06 billion.

Core Soars Over 38%

Core (CORE), an EVM-compatible Layer 1 project, witnessed a impeccable rally of over 38% and ranked as the top crypto gainer for two consecutive days. The Core price was up by 38.08% to $3.79 at the time of reporting. Moreover, its trade volume spiked by 81.46% to $697.64 billion. Furthermore, the Core crypto recorded a high of $4.14 amid the rally today.

Also Read: Bitcoin ETFs Dominate US Market in Q1 2024

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