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Crypto Prices Today March 15: Bitcoin Crashes To $67K, Ethereum Dips 7%, SOL Rallies As XRP & PEPE Plunge

The crypto prices today plunged significantly as Bitcoin dropped to $67,000 while Ethereum crashed to the $3,600 level.
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Crypto Prices Today March 15: Bitcoin Crashes To $67K, Ethereum Dips 7%, SOL Rallies As XRP & PEPE Plunge

Highlights

  • Bitcoin crashed to the $64,000 after topping at above $73,000.
  • Ethereum lost over 7% in value and plummeted to the $3,600 mark.
  • Solana and Dogwifhat defied the bearish downturn and surged significantly.

The top crypto prices today registered a crash as the Bitcoin (BTC) price neared the $67,000 level again after attaining an all-time high at $73,641.04. In contrast, the Ethereum price fell below to the $3,600 mark. Meanwhile, other top altcoins, such as XRP and Cardano (ADA) dipped massively as Solana (SOL) surged.

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Major Crypto Prices Today

The Bitcoin price lost over 7% today. The Bitcoin price crashed by 7.56%, reaching $67,348.89 at the time of writing on Friday, March 15. On the other hand, it’s trading volume spiked 50.70% to $72.34 billion in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the crypto boasted a market cap of $1.32 trillion.

Looking at altcoin, the Ethereum price plunged by 7.41% to $3,664.32 at press time with a market valuation of $441.24 billion. Whilst, ETH saw its trading volume surge by 38.67%, reaching $30.31 billion. Meanwhile, the Binance Coin (BNB) price was down by 5.09%, reaching $581.82. Moreover, its 24-hour trade volume dipped by 21.32% to $4.85 billion.

The Solana price defied the bearish trend and neared the $180 level. The Solana price surged by 5.61%, settling at $177.81. In addition, SOL witnessed a 64.42% hike in trade volume to $10.91 billion in the last 24 hours. Whilst, the XRP price dropped below the $0.64 mark. The XRP price recorded a slump of 6.11%, reaching $0.6346. On the contrary, XRP’s trading volume soared 69.57% to $4.05 billion.

Meanwhile, the Cardano price tumbled by 4.25% to $0.7167 today. Whilst, ADA recorded a 110.66% spike in its 24-hour trading volume, settling at $1.84 billion. As the top crypto prices bearish downturn, popular meme coins were also affected. The Dogecoin price was down by 8.70% to $0.1547 while its rival, Shiba Inu price plunged by 8.83% in value and traded at $0.00002997.

Also Read: Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto Market Tank 7%, Expect Volatility Before FOMC

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Top Crypto Prices Today Are

Pepe Coin Plummets 10%

The Pepe Coin (PEPE) crypto, a hyped meme coin, tumbled over 10% today. At press time, the Pepe Coin price was down by 10.02% to $0.000009116 with a market valuation of $3.83 billion. In contrast, its 24-hour trade volume soared 22.33% to $2.82 billion.

Dogwifhat Rallies 13%

Dogwifhat (WIF), a Solana-based dog-faced meme crypto, recorded an impressive rally of over 13% and ranked the top crypto gainer for two consecutive days. The WIF price soared by 23.41% to $2.86 at the time of reporting. Moreover, its trade volume surged by 13.68% to $3.25. Furthermore, the Dogwifhat crypto recorded a high of $3.49 amid the rally recently.

Also Read: Tron Founder Justin Sun Fuels Ether Fi with Massive $480M ETH Deposit

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