Crypto Prices Today: Pepe Coin, Aave Surges while Bitcoin Stays Flat

The sentiment in the crypto market seems to be mixed on Saturday, September 16, as investors are playing safe amid hovering concerns. Most of the major cryptos have traded near the flatline, with Bitcoin (BTC), with the overall market noting a slight gain from yesterday. Meanwhile, the crypto market Fear and Greed index remained at 38 during writing, signaling that the condition remains in the “fear” zone.

Bitcoin price decreased by 0.21% and traded at $26,597.09 as of writing, and its market cap slumped at the same percentage to $518,298,589,375. Its trading volume for the last 24 hours was down 8.87% to $11,573,780,915.

The Ethereum price ticked up 0.39% over the last 24 hours to trade at $1,639.90, and its trading volume declined 8.38% to $4,385,076,220. The Cardano price dropped by 0.63% to $0.2525 during writing on September 16, while its volume jumped 18.45% to $128,425,908.

The Solana price noted a slight gain of 0.53% to $19.32, while the BNB price surged at a rate of 0.92% to $215.07. The XRP price was down 0.61% to $0.5006 as of writing.

However, the meme coins seem to be showing some resilience against the backdrop of major cryptos in red, with Dogecoin price increasing 0.26% to 0.06237, while its trading volume at $163,370,476,979,612, down 7.22%. The Shiba Inu price also rose 1.12% to $0.00000753 from yesterday, and its trading volume decreased by 1.96% to $73.19 million.

Meanwhile, the performance of the global crypto market stayed near the bay, suggesting that the recent economic data, that came in hotter-than-expected, might have affected the risk-bet appetite of traders. The global crypto market cap added 0.48% to $1.06 trillion over the last day, and the total crypto market volume plummeted 1.15% to $26.43 billion during writing.

The Top Cryptos For Today Are:

Pepe Coin Adds 0.99%

At the time of writing, the Pepe coin price was at $0.0000006888, noting a gain of 1.06% in the last 24 hours. Its market cap was up 1.02% to $269.66 million, and its trading volume rose 5.93% to $43.02%. The Pepe coin continues to be on the watchlist of traders, amid choppy trading in the global crypto market.

THORChain (RUNE) Surge over 9%

The THORChain price noted a gain of 9.13% over the past 24 hours on Saturday and traded at $1.90 during writing. The one-day trading volume of the crypto soared 51.19% to $111,774,733 during writing. Although there is no news for the recent surge, it seems that the investors are focusing on the crypto, sending its price up nearly 20% over the past week.

Aave (AAVE) soars 6.71%

During writing, Aave price soared 9.29% to $59.91, while its last 24 hours volume soared 79.31% to $102,318,738. The crypto had a market cap of $870,976,452, up 9.28% over the past day. The project recently said that it is going to participate in the ETHGlobal event in New York, a three-day event on September 22-24.

Maker (MKR) up about 6%

The Maker price rose at a rate of 5.41% during writing on September 16 and traded at $1,281.20. The last 24 hours volume of the crypto rose 5.42% to $1,252,678,279. The project said on their X account that details for a Maker Governance poll have just been released with details, that await approval for the activation of SparkLend on Gnosis Chain.