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Crypto Prices Today: Bitcoin Nears Drop Below $52K, ETH, SOL, XRP, PEPE Decline

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The top crypto prices today saw a significant pullback as Bitcoin (BTC) price geared up to fall below $52,000. In addition, Ethereum extended lower than the $2,800 level, which was a massive milestone in two years. Meanwhile, other top altcoins, such as XRP and Cardano (ADA) witnessed volatility.

Major Crypto Prices Today

The Bitcoin price inched closer to extending lower than the $52,000 level. The Bitcoin price was down by 0.46%, reaching $52,011.03 at the time of writing on Saturday, Feburary 17. On the other hand, it’s trading volume dipped by 25.74% to $26.56 billion in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the crypto boasted a market cap of $1.02 trillion.

Turning to altcoins, the Ethereum price slipped 1.73% to $2,788.29 at press time with market valuation of $335.53 billion. Whilst, ETH saw its trading volume drop by 27.06%, reaching $16.26 billion. Whilst, the Binance Coin (BNB) price slumped by 0.47% in value, reaching $359.87. Furthermore, its 24-hour trade volume plummeted by 18.64% to $1.39 billion.

The Solana price dropped below $110 mark amid the pullback. The Solana price was down by 3.12%, settling $109.79. In addition, SOL witnessed a 22.81% decline in trade volume to $1.80 billion in the last 24 hours. In addition, the XRP price experienced a significant drop as well. The XRP price recorded a dip of 2.87%, settling at $0.5604. Additionally, XRP’s trading volume fell by 30.84% to $1.26 billion.

Meanwhile, the Cardano price witnessed a slump of 2.59% to $0.5939 today. Moreover, it recorded a 35.82% decline in its 24-hour trading volume, settling at $499.87 million. As the top crypto prices registered a pullback today, the meme coin space was also affected. The Dogecoin price tumbled by 1.72% to $0.08508 while its competitor, Shiba Inu, registered a 2.05% drop in value and traded at $0.00000976.

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Top Crypto Prices Today Are

Pepe Coin Declines

Pepe Coin 1-Day Graph, Source: CoinMarketCap

The Pepe Coin (PEPE) crypto, one of the trending meme cryptocurrencies, recorded a notable decline today. At press time, the Pepe Coin price was down by 5.14% to $0.000001174 with a market valuation of $494.82 million. In addition, its 24-hour trade volume plummeted by 16.63% to $116.79 million.

Bitget Token Rallies 30%

Bitget Token 1-Day Graph, Source: CoinMarketCap

The Bitget crypto exchange’s native crypto, Bitget Token (BGB), registered a massive surge and emerged as the top crypto gainer today. The Bitget Token price soared by 29.68% to $1.12 at the time of reporting. However, its trade volume plummeted by 22.61% to $69.40 million. Moreover, BGB continued attaining new highs amid the rally today.

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