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Crypto Prices Today (Feb 17): BTC & Altcoins Face Market Turbulence

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Crypto prices on Monday mainly continued a sluggish performance, reverberating investor uncertainty globally. Bitcoin (BTC) price faced market turbulence and stood at $96K, whilst ETH also traded in the red territory. Further, XRP and Solana also faced severe hurdles, with their intraday trading session primarily in the red zone. However, Sonic (S) emerged as the leading gainer on Monday, defying the broader market trend.

Here’s a brief report on some of the most trending coins’ prices on February 17.

Crypto Prices Today: BTC, ETH, XRP, & SOL Turbulent

It’s worth noting that the global crypto market cap was down 1.41% from yesterday, reaching $3.19 trillion as of press time. Besides, the total market volume witnessed a 1.81% increase to $60.87 billion. Traders and investors appear to be uncertain about the crypto market’s long-term prospects amid prices facing macroeconomic heat.

Bitcoin Price At $96K

BTC price witnessed a nearly 1% drop in value over the past 24 hours, reaching $96,215. The flagship coin’s intraday low and high were $96,051.56 and $97,672.65, respectively. Notably, Bitcoin futures OI jumped marginally by 0.2% intraday and is currently at $60.53 billion.

Ethereum Price Wanes

ETH price witnessed a drop of over 1% in the past 24 hours and is currently trading at $2,664. The coin’s intraday low and high were $2,655.30 and $2,724.40, respectively. Ethereum price faces hurdles amid a 0.5% decline in futures OI to $22.95 billion.

XRP Price Slips 3%

XRP price lost 3% of its value over the past day and is currently sitting at $2.70. The coin’s 24-hour low and high were $2.70 and $2.80, respectively. Notably, the Ripple Labs-backed asset’s futures OI slipped by nearly 5% and is currently at $4.10 billion.

Solana Price Follows Downtrend

SOL price also tanked by 5% intraday, reaching $184. The crypto’s 24-hour bottom and peak were $184 and $196, respectively. The coin currently mirrors the broader cryptocurrency market trend, showcasing volatility. Nevertheless, SOL futures OI jumped by nearly 9% in the past 24 hours, reaching $5.88 billion.

Meme Crypto Prices Today

Dogecoin (DOGE) price fell by nearly 2% in the past 24 hours and is trading at the $0.26 level. Shiba Inu (SHIB) price followed, waning over 1% to $0.00001592. Further, it’s worth mentioning that the TRUMP coin followed the market trend and dipped nearly 3% to reach $18.36.

Top Crypto Gainer Prices Today

Sonic (S)

Price: $0.544
24-Hour Gains: +4%

PancakeSwap (CAKE)

Price: $2.74
24-Hour Gains: +3%

The Graph (GRT)

Price: $0.1417
24-Hour Gains: +3%

Top Crypto Loser Prices Today

Jupiter (JUP)

Price: $0.8438
24-Hour Loss: -10%

Litecoin (LTC)

Price: $124.52
24-Hour Loss: -8%

Raydium (RAY)

Price: $4.91
24-Hour Loss: -7%

Overall, the broader crypto market movement has raised investor uncertainty over future movements, continuing a volatile trading session intraday.

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