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Market Pulse
All markets →Total Market Cap
$2.17T -1.31%
24h Volume
$126.95B
BTC Dominance
56.1%
ETH Dominance
8.7%
Fear & Greed
12 Extreme Fear
Coins Tracked
17,349
Top Cryptocurrencies
View all coins →| # | Coin | Price | 1h | 24h | 7d | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bitcoin BTC |
$60,634 | +0.02% | -0.56% | -17.86% | $1.22T |
| 2 |  Ethereum ETH |
$1,557 | +0.18% | -2.37% | -23.06% | $187.9B |
| 3 |  Tether USDT |
$0.9995 | +0.01% | +0.02% | +0.09% | $187.02B |
| 4 |  BNB BNB |
$572.85 | -0.05% | -0.67% | -17.39% | $77.28B |
| 5 |  USDC USDC |
$0.9996 | -0.01% | -0.07% | +0.00% | $75.36B |
| 6 |  XRP XRP |
$1.09 | -0.11% | -1.60% | -18.60% | $67.77B |
| 7 |  Solana SOL |
$61.61 | +0.07% | -5.44% | -25.36% | $35.73B |
| 8 |  TRON TRX |
$0.3216 | +0.32% | +0.07% | -7.33% | $30.5B |
| 9 |  Figure Heloc FIGR_HELOC |
$1.03 | -0.03% | -0.37% | -0.13% | $19.13B |
| 10 |  Hyperliquid HYPE |
$58.31 | +0.69% | -1.94% | -13.18% | $12.99B |
Top Gainers & Losers (24h)
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Bitcoin Spotlight
BTC price & prediction →Market Cap$1.22T
24h Volume$49.31B
7d Change-17.86%
All-Time High$126,080
Circulating$20.04M BTC
24h High / Low$61,876 / $59,228
Price Predictions
All forecasts →BitcoinBTC$60,634
24h-0.56%
7d-17.86%
Bearish bias · forecast →
EthereumETH$1,557
24h-2.37%
7d-23.06%
Bearish bias · forecast →
TetherUSDT$0.9995
24h+0.02%
7d+0.09%
Neutral bias · forecast →
BNBBNB$572.85
24h-0.67%
7d-17.39%
Bearish bias · forecast →
USDCUSDC$0.9996
24h-0.07%
7d+0.00%
Neutral bias · forecast →
XRPXRP$1.09
24h-1.60%
7d-18.60%
Bearish bias · forecast →
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