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Crypto Prices Today March 19: Bitcoin Drops To $65K, ETH At $3300, PEPE Plunges 20%

The crypto prices today crashed massively as Bitcoin traded near $65,000 and Ethereum plunged to the $3,300 level.
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Crypto Prices Today March 19: Bitcoin Drops To $65K, ETH At $3300, PEPE Plunges 20%

Highlights

  • Bitcoin dropped over 4% and traded above $65,000.
  • Ethereum plunged to the $3,300 level.
  • Solana, XRP, Cardano, and Pepe Coin slumped significantly.

The top crypto prices today registered a bearish turn as the Bitcoin (BTC) price extended lower to the $65,000 level again after a significant rebound on Monday. In addition, the Ethereum price fell below the $3,400 mark. Meanwhile, other top altcoins, such as XRP, Cardano (ADA), and Solana (SOL) dipped significantly.

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Major Crypto Prices Today

The Bitcoin plunged notably today. The Bitcoin price was down by 4.56%, reaching $65,321.09 at the time of writing on Tuesday, March 19. On the other hand, it’s trading volume soared 24.12% to $55.02 billion in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the crypto boasted a market cap of $1.28 trillion.

Turning to altcoins, the Ethereum price plummeted by 6.53% to $3,383.23 at press time with a market valuation of $405.08 billion. Whilst, ETH saw its trading volume increase by 20.67%, reaching $24.04 billion.

The Solana price dropped below the $190 after extending higher than $200 on Tuesday. The Solana price slumped by 7.69%, settling at $187.16. On the contrary, SOL witnessed a 8.42% hike in trade volume to $11.60 billion in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the Binance Coin (BNB) price was down by 6.69%, reaching $529.12. In contrast, its 24-hour trade volume gained by 12.36% to $4.09 billion. Whilst, the XRP price continued dropped to the $0.60 level. The XRP price recorded a dip of 2.50%, reaching $0.6065. On the contrary, XRP’s trading volume spiked 85.67% to 3.32 billion.

Meanwhile, the Cardano price tumbled 6.85% to $0.629 today. Whilst, ADA recorded a 13.20% hike in its 24-hour trading volume, settling at $876.94 million. As the top crypto prices suffered from the bearish downturn, popular meme coins extended losses. The Dogecoin price was down by 11.38% to $0.1342 while its rival, Shiba Inu price dropped by 11.04% and traded at $0.00002559.

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Pepe Coin Plunges 20%

Pepe Coin 1-Day Graph Source: CoinMarketCap

The Pepe Coin (PEPE) crypto, a hyped meme crypto, registered a massive crash today. At press time, the Pepe Coin price was down by 20.49% to $0.000006184 with a market valuation of $2.61 billion. In addition, its 24-hour trade volume plummeted 14.61% to $1.08 billion.

Fantom Emerges As Top Crypto Gainer

Fantom (FTM), a DeFi crypto, recorded a surge of nearly 7% and ranked the top crypto gainer today as the market was bleeding. The FTM price soared by 6.82% to $0.8877 at the time of reporting. Moreover, its trade volume surged by 78.25% to $670.35 million. Furthermore, the Fantom crypto recorded a high of $0.94 amid the rally recently.

Also Read: Bitcoin ETF: BlackRock and Fidelity ETFs Bags Top 5 Spot In YTD Flows

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