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Market Pulse
All markets →Total Market Cap
$2.21T -1.52%
24h Volume
$89.55B
BTC Dominance
55.9%
ETH Dominance
8.9%
Fear & Greed
9 Extreme Fear
Coins Tracked
17,348
Top Cryptocurrencies
View all coins →| # | Coin | Price | 1h | 24h | 7d | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bitcoin BTC |
$61,508 | -0.48% | -1.76% | -7.97% | $1.23T |
| 2 |  Ethereum ETH |
$1,633 | -0.60% | -1.78% | -12.53% | $197.23B |
| 3 |  Tether USDT |
$0.9993 | +0.00% | -0.02% | +0.06% | $186.82B |
| 4 |  BNB BNB |
$589.91 | -0.50% | -1.05% | -9.82% | $79.54B |
| 5 |  USDC USDC |
$0.9998 | +0.00% | +0.01% | +0.00% | $75.06B |
| 6 |  XRP XRP |
$1.13 | -0.68% | -2.00% | -7.96% | $69.89B |
| 7 |  Solana SOL |
$64.91 | -0.17% | -1.48% | -13.14% | $37.67B |
| 8 |  TRON TRX |
$0.3220 | -0.04% | -1.07% | -3.32% | $30.53B |
| 9 |  Figure Heloc FIGR_HELOC |
$1.03 | +0.00% | +0.54% | -0.25% | $19.25B |
| 10 |  Dogecoin DOGE |
$0.0844 | -0.57% | -0.57% | -9.00% | $13.06B |
Top Gainers & Losers (24h)
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Bitcoin Spotlight
BTC price & prediction →Market Cap$1.23T
24h Volume$38.57B
7d Change-7.97%
All-Time High$126,080
Circulating$20.04M BTC
24h High / Low$63,454 / $60,892
Price Predictions
All forecasts →BitcoinBTC$61,508
24h-1.76%
7d-7.97%
Bearish bias · forecast →
EthereumETH$1,633
24h-1.78%
7d-12.53%
Bearish bias · forecast →
TetherUSDT$0.9993
24h-0.02%
7d+0.06%
Neutral bias · forecast →
BNBBNB$589.91
24h-1.05%
7d-9.82%
Bearish bias · forecast →
USDCUSDC$0.9998
24h+0.01%
7d+0.00%
Neutral bias · forecast →
XRPXRP$1.13
24h-2.00%
7d-7.96%
Bearish bias · forecast →
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