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Market Pulse
All markets →Total Market Cap
$2.16T -5.50%
24h Volume
$149.28B
BTC Dominance
55.9%
ETH Dominance
8.8%
Fear & Greed
12 Extreme Fear
Coins Tracked
17,370
Top Cryptocurrencies
View all coins →| # | Coin | Price | 1h | 24h | 7d | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bitcoin BTC |
$60,341 | -0.72% | -5.29% | -18.13% | $1.21T |
| 2 |  Ethereum ETH |
$1,576 | -0.85% | -11.05% | -22.30% | $189.9B |
| 3 |  Tether USDT |
$0.9993 | 0.00% | +0.03% | +0.07% | $187.4B |
| 4 |  BNB BNB |
$576.91 | -0.56% | -4.79% | -9.68% | $77.66B |
| 5 |  USDC USDC |
$0.9996 | 0.00% | -0.01% | 0.00% | $75.48B |
| 6 |  XRP XRP |
$1.09 | -0.98% | -6.11% | -17.07% | $67.85B |
| 7 |  Solana SOL |
$64.04 | -1.67% | -7.71% | -22.27% | $37.04B |
| 8 |  TRON TRX |
$0.3193 | -1.15% | -3.35% | -7.69% | $30.31B |
| 9 |  Figure Heloc FIGR_HELOC |
$1.02 | +0.33% | +2.14% | -1.01% | $18.93B |
| 10 |  Hyperliquid HYPE |
$57.72 | -5.20% | -14.66% | -11.61% | $12.83B |
Top Gainers & Losers (24h)
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Bitcoin Spotlight
BTC price & prediction →Market Cap$1.21T
24h Volume$60.05B
7d Change-18.13%
All-Time High$126,080
Circulating$20.04M BTC
24h High / Low$64,011 / $60,212
Price Predictions
All forecasts →BitcoinBTC$60,341
24h-5.29%
7d-18.13%
Bearish bias · forecast →
EthereumETH$1,576
24h-11.05%
7d-22.30%
Bearish bias · forecast →
TetherUSDT$0.9993
24h+0.03%
7d+0.07%
Neutral bias · forecast →
BNBBNB$576.91
24h-4.79%
7d-9.68%
Bearish bias · forecast →
USDCUSDC$0.9996
24h-0.01%
7d0.00%
Neutral bias · forecast →
XRPXRP$1.09
24h-6.11%
7d-17.07%
Bearish bias · forecast →
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