Crypto Prices Today: BTC, Pepe Coin, LINK Push Market Higher

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The crypto market started the week on a positive note on Monday, October 23, as evidenced by the jump in crypto prices today. Meanwhile, the investors continued to put their bets on the risk-bet assets, suggesting a positive sentiment in the market.

Meanwhile, the market has also noted significant gains over the last week, as the market participants shrugged off concerns over the geopolitical turmoil and other macroeconomic woes. In addition, Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s indication of a pause in their rate hike plans has helped gains in the market.

In crypto prices, Bitcoin price was up 2.13% to $30,598.19 as of writing, while its volume over the past 24 hours rose 23.4% to $14.13 billion. Meanwhile, the crypto’s price surged 12.4% over the past seven days at its current price.

Among other cryptos, the Ethereum price soared 3.58% to $1,692.11 during writing, with its volume rising 53.76% to $6.79 billion. On the other hand, the BNB price gained 3.19% to $221.72, and its market cap rose 3.21% to $33.63 billion.

Meanwhile, the Solana price rose 4.03% to $30.81, with its volume declining 25.03% to $897.84 million. The Cardano price was up 2.45% to $0.2664, and over the past seven days, its price rose over 7%.

The meme coins also noted significant gains on Monday, indicating the growing confidence of the investors in the segment. The Dogecoin price rose 2.07% to $0.06264, and its volume surged 27.49% to $198.92 million. Simultaneously, the Shiba Inu price added 2.05% to $0.000007209 during writing on Monday.

Meanwhile, the global crypto market cap was up 2.51% to $1.17 trillion over the past day, while its one-day volume advanced 19.99% to $46.54 billion. Notably, the crypto market fear and greed index was at 55, suggesting a neutral sentiment in the market. Also, the current measure of the fear and greed index suggested that the sentiment is moving towards the “greed” territory.

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The Top 4 Cryptos For Today Are

Pepe Coin Adds 8%

The popular meme coin, Pepe Coin has continued to gain attention from investors, as evidenced by the surge in its recent prices. The Pepe coin price was up 8.47% and traded at $0.0000007541 as of writing, while its volume over the last 24 hours added 40.07% to $120.30 million. Meanwhile, the crypto has also maintained positive momentum over the past week, as evidenced by a gain of around 12% in its price in the last seven days.

Pepe Coin Chart

Chainlink (LINK) Soars 15%

The Chainlink (LINK) crypto was among the top gainers in today’s session, gaining attention from the market participants. Meanwhile, the Chainlink price surged at a rate of 14.70% and traded at $10.89 during writing. In addition, the market cap and one-day volume of the crypto rose 14.58% and 23.47% to $6.05 billion and $1.28 billion, respectively.

Chainlink Chart

Fantom (FTM) Gains 13%

Fantom is another top movers on Monday, October 23, which has noted significant gains in the early trading session today. The Fantom price was up 13.06% today to trade at $0.2258, and its volume over the last 24 hours rose 26.29% to $82.99 million.

Fantom Chart

Aptos (APT) Rises 9%

The Aptos price surged 8.75% to $6.17 on Monday, while its volume over the past 24 hours jumped 66.86% to $511.76 million. Although there is no apparent news for the recent surge of the crypto price, it seems that positive sentiment in the broader market has helped gains in Aptos’s recent performance.

Aptos Chart

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