Crypto Prices Today March 20: Bitcoin Drops To $61K, Ethereum Below $3200, PEPE & TIA Gain

The crypto prices today crashed massively as Bitcoin traded near $61,000 while Ethereum fell to the $3,100 level amid the bearish turn.
By Coingapestaff
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Highlights

  • Bitcoin dipped below the $62,000 level amid the crash.
  • Ethereum geared up to extend lower than $3,100.
  • BNB flipped Solana and regained the spot as the fifth largest crypto by market cap.

The top crypto prices today continued crashing as the Bitcoin (BTC) price extended lower to the $61,000 level again. In addition, the Ethereum price fell below the $3,200 mark. Meanwhile, other top altcoins, such as Solana (SOL), XRP, and Cardano (ADA) dropped significantly.

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Major Crypto Prices Today

The Bitcoin price tumbled notably today. The Bitcoin price was down by 5.94% reaching $61,624.01 at the time of writing on Wednesday, March 20. On the other hand, it’s trading volume soared 31.83% to $72.73 billion in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the crypto boasted a market cap of $1.21 trillion.

Looking at altcoins, the Ethereum price plummeted by 7.39% to $3,129.37 at press time with a market valuation of $375.75 billion. Whilst, ETH saw its trading volume increase by 42.76%, reaching $34.43 billion. Meanwhile, the Binance Coin (BNB) price was down by 3.98%, reaching $507.26. Furthermore, its 24-hour trade volume slipped by 1.17% to $4.06 billion.

The Solana price dropped below the $170 after extending higher than $200 earlier this week. The Solana price slumped by 11.90%, settling at $165.70. In addition, SOL witnessed a 7.23% drop in trade volume to $10.79 billion in the last 24 hours. Whilst, the XRP price continued dropped below the $0.58 level. The XRP price recorded a dip of 4.54%, reaching $0.5776. Moreover, XRP’s trading volume dipped 6.56% to 3.11 billion.

Meanwhile, the Cardano price tumbled 7.34% to $0.5807 today. Whilst, ADA recorded a 26.19% surge in its 24-hour trading volume, settling at $1.10 billion. As the top crypto prices suffered from the bearish downturn, popular meme coins extended losses. The Dogecoin price was down by 5.39% to $0.1267 while its rival, Shiba Inu price dropped by 5.92% and traded at $0.0000241

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Top Crypto Prices Today Are

Pepe Coin Rebounds

The Pepe Coin (PEPE) crypto, a hyped meme crypto, defied the bearish trend and registered a rebound today. At press time, the Pepe Coin price was up by 7.89% to $0.000006677 with a market valuation of $2.81 billion. In addition, its 24-hour trade volume soared 48.52% to $1.60 billion.

Celestia Gains 7%

Celestia (TIA), a trending crypto, recorded a surge of over 7% and ranked as one of the top crypto gainers today as the market was bleeding. The TIA price was up by 7.41% to $12.96 at the time of reporting. Moreover, its trade volume skyrocketed by 126.66% to $394.55 million. Furthermore, the Fantom crypto recorded a high of $14.6 amid the rally recently.

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