Crypto Prices Today August 15: BTC Wanes To $58K, Altcoins Show Mixed Actions

The crypto prices today have illustrated a bag of mixed price actions, fueling investor speculations globally. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price slipped to the $58K level over the past day, whereas Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and XRP traded mainly in the red zone.

The global crypto market cap plunged 2.62% to $2.08 trillion today. Besides, the total crypto market volume saw a 7.37% upswing to $70.11 billion.

Here’s a brief report on some of the highest-ranking cryptocurrencies by market cap and their price movements today, August 15.

Crypto Prices Today

Bitcoin Price

BTC price rested at $58,447.66 today, a 3.99% fall in the past 24 hours. The flagship crypto’s 24-hour lows and highs were recorded as $58,055.93 and $61,687.76, respectively.

Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 55.57% today, a 0.68% fall over the past day. This waning movement comes against the backdrop of massive BTC transfers recorded in the last 24 hours.

Mt. Gox’s Bitcoin address shifted nearly 33K BTC to new addresses over the past day. Further, the U.S. government moved 10,000 BTC from Silk Road wallets.

Data by Soso Value shows $81.36 million outflows in Bitcoin ETFs as of August 14, further aligning with the waning price movement. The coin’s market cap stood at $1.15 trillion today.

Ethereum Price

The ETH price chart illustrated a 2.10% decline in value today, reaching $2,654.83. Ethereum’s 24-hour lows and tops were $2,636.33 and $2,775.28, respectively.

Notably, this waning movement aligns with Jump Trading’s massive ETH dumps. Also, it’s worth mentioning that Ethereum ETFs conversely recorded net inflows of $10.77 million as of August 14.

Solana Price

The crypto SOL’s price showcased signs of sideways trading today, slipping marginally by 0.25% at press time to $144.95. Its 24-hour bottoms and tops were recorded as $142.72 and $151.73, respectively.

Intriguingly, a Solana whale sold $86 million worth of SOL tokens over the past day, raising severe investor concerns.

XRP Price

Simultaneously, the XRP price fell 1.29% over the past day to trade at $0.5721. Its 24-hour bottoms and peaks were recorded as $0.566 and $0.5819, respectively.

DOGE & SHIB Prices

Dogecoin’s price saw a 3.04% decline in value over the past day to reach $0.1207. Simultaneously, Shiba Inu’s price saw a 1.46% fall to reach $0.00001365.

Meanwhile, it’s also worth noting Pepe coin (PEPE), WIF, and BONK slipped 2%-7%.

Crypto Gainers Today

However, some altcoins have defied the broader market trend, trading in the green today. These included:

Aave (AAVE) price surged 10.42% to $106.82.
Toncoin (TON) price gained 4.37% to $6.74.
Flare (FLR) price increased by 3.82% to $0.01566.
MANTRA (OM) price jumped 2.64% to $0.9859.

Crypto Losers Today

ORDI price dipped 8.15% to $28.60.
dogwifhat (WIF) price fell 6.77% to $1.58.
Immutable (IMX) price saw a pullback of 5.58% to $1.18.
Celestia (TIA) price followed, slipping 5.57% to $5.74.

Besides, the hourly time fame charts underscored further volatility, as BTC waned 0.11%, followed by ETH falling 0.26%. Similarly, SOL and XRP fell 0.31% and 0.19%, respectively, sparking further investor concerns on the crypto prices today.