Crypto Prices Today May 27: Bitcoin Fluctuates Near $69K, ETH Tops $3,900 & PEPE Hits New ATH

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May 27, 2024
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Crypto Prices Today (Feb 28): BTC Taps $79K Low, ETH Loses $2,200

Highlights

  • Bitcoin struggles to gain an upside momentum, fluxing near $69K.
  • Ethereum's price has risen considerably against the backdrop of a spot ETF approval.
  • Pepe coin has hit a new ATH again, surging unprecedently.

The crypto prices today again witnessed a diverse range of actions, with Bitcoin’s price fluxing near $69K, Ethereum’s price topping $3,900 post-ETF approval, and Pepe coin continuing to defy the broader market expectations to hit a new ATH.

Intriguingly, the global crypto market cap saw a modest increase of 0.97% today, reaching $2.59 trillion. However, the total crypto market volume in the past 24 hours experienced a significant surge, reaching $62.5 billion, a 17.13% increase from the previous day.

Let’s delve deeper into the top cryptos and their price movements today, May 27.

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Top Crypto Prices Today

Bitcoin Price

The flagship crypto’s price action has been highly turbulent in the past 24 hours, trading both in red and green territory. As of writing, BTC’s price rests at $69,001.03, a marginal 0.08% jump over the past day.

The token boasted a market cap of $1.35 trillion, whereas its 24-hour trading volume was registered to be $17.18 billion. Also, the 24-hour lows and highs are $68,183.89 and $69,506.23, respectively, underlining BTC’s highly volatile movement.

BTC Price May 27

Ethereum Price

Meanwhile, the ETF approval birthed optimism appears to have finally kicked in for Ethereum. ETH’s price trajectory illustrated a notable ascent, rising 4,24% over the past day to $3,926.05. Its 24-hour lows and highs are $3,742.07 and $3,936.70, respectively.

ETH Price May 27

Solana Price

On the other hand, SOL’s price chart showed a trading session primarily in red during the past 24 hours. As of writing, Solana’s price rested at $165.30, a 0.54% decrease from yesterday. The 24-hour lows and highs were recorded as $161.26 and $166.90.

Crypto SOL price May 27

XRP Price

Also, the Ripple Labs-backed cryptocurrency witnessed a 1.58% dip in value in the past 24 hours, reaching $0.5314. Its 24-hour lows and highs are $0.5266 and $0.54, respectively.

Crypto XRP Price May 27

Pepe Coin Hits New ATH

Further, PEPE has continued to lead the meme coin sector with unprecedented gains. Pepe coin’s price rallied 10.75% over the past day to $0.00001651. Its 24-hour lows and highs are $0.00001479 and $0.00001683, with the high level also being PEPE’s new ATH.

PEPE price May 27

Conversely, prices of Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE) plunged 1-4%.

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Top Crypto Gainers For Today

JasmyCoin (JASMY) rallied 28.46% over the past day and is currently trading at $0.02809.
Ethereum Name Service (ENS) price surged 11.19% and is standing at $26.12.
Pepe (PEPE) price noted a 10.75% upswing to $0.00001651.
Synthetix (SNX) price jumped 9.75% to $3.21.

Also Read: Michael Saylor Claims Ethereum ETF Approval Is Good For Bitcoin

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Top Crypto Losers For Today

Ondo (ONDO) price dipped 5.73% over the past day, trading at $1.23.
Core (CORE) price tumbled 6.45% to $2.08.
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) price slipped 3.58% over the past day to $7.87.
dogwifhat (WIF) price fell 3.72% to $3.

Notably, upon gauging in on the hourly time frame charts, it can be seen that Bitcoin and Ethereum noted a bearish turn in prices, decreasing 0-1%. Solana and XRP also witnessed a waning price action during the same time frame. However, Pepe coin has continued to gain an upward momentum, taking the crypto world by storm once again.

Also Read: Robert Kiyosaki Slams “Bonds Are Safe” Claims, Advocates Buying Bitcoin

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