Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin Nears 50K, XRP & Pepe Coin Gain As Beam Leads Rally

The crypto prices today indicate a positive shift for the market as Bitcoin inched closer to $50,000 while Ethereum surged past $2,600.
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Highlights

  • Bitcoin surpassed the $50,000 mark before falling to the $49,000 level.again.
  • Ethereum gained significantly and sustained over $2,600.
  • XRP rebounded to trade above the $0.53 level.

The crypto prices today saw a shift to the green as Bitcoin (BTC) witnessed a significant uptick and sustained over the $49,000 mark after a high of hitting $50,358. Whilst, Ethereum surged past the $2,600 level and registered a significant downturn. Whilst, other top altcoins, such as XRP, Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA) witnessed significant gains owing to the bullish turn.

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Major Crypto Prices Today

The Bitcoin price sustained over $49,000 today. The Bitcoin price was down by 3.79%, reaching $49,928.80 at the time of writing on Tuesday, Feburary 13. On the other hand, it’s trading volume spiked by 75.24% to $34.16 billion in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the crypto boasted a market cap of $980.34 billion

Turning to altcoins, the Ethereum price surged 6.12% to $2,649.41 at press time with market valuation of $318.41 billion. Whilst, ETH saw its trading volume skyrocket by 101.47%, reaching $14.28 billion. Furthermore, the Binance Coin (BNB) price gained by 2.13% in value, reaching $326.70. Whilst, its 24-hour trade volume soared by 37.80% to $992.05 million.

The Solana price broke the $110 mark today. The Solana price was up by 7.91%, settling $114.16 Furthermore, SOL witnessed a 83.54% increase in trade volume to $2.80 billion in the last 24 hours. Moreover, the XRP price attained the $0.53 level. The XRP price recorded a gain of 1.65%, settling at $0.5309. In addition, XRP’s trading volume surged by 35.20% to $1.01 billion.

Meanwhile, the Cardano price witnessed an increase of 3.10% to $0.5542 today. Moreover, it recorded a 16.91% hike in its 24-hour trading volume, settling at $509.30 million. As the top crypto prices saw a positive shift, the meme coin space benefitted too. The Dogecoin price rose by 2.11% to $0.08217 while its competitor, Shiba Inu, registered a 2.72% gain in value and traded at $0.000009576.

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Top Crypto Prices Today Are

Pepe Coin Surges 9%

Crypto Prices Today: Pepe coin
Pepe Coin 1-day Graph, Source: CoinMarketCap

The Pepe Coin (PEPE), a meme coin, gained notable today. At press time, the Pepe Coin price was up by 9.18% to $0.000001097 with a market valuation of $460.97 million. In contrast, its 24-hour trade volume soared by 65.47% to $109.42 million.

Beam Rallies 13%

Beam 1-day Graph, Source: CoinMarketCap

The Beam (BEAM) crypto, a popular gaming token, rallied over 13% on Tuesday. The Beam price soared by 13.12% to $0.02961 at the time of reporting with a market valuation of $1.52 billion. Moreover, its trade volume jumped by a 41.96% to $119.13 million.

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