Current Bitcoin Situation
The events of the past week in Bitcoin continued into the beginning of this week. Bitcoin had reached a level of $69,200 in November 2021. After a price drop, it recovered in 2024 and recently surpassed $70,000 in futures trading for the first time. Today, the Bitcoin price has climbed above the $72,000 level, achieving a new ATH.
As of this morning’s writing time, the BTC price is finding buyers at the $71,800 level after a 4.72% increase over the last 24 hours. BTC’s 24-hour trading volume has increased by 76%, surpassing $64.6 billion. The 24-hour trading volume has left $1.4 trillion behind.
Latest on Altcoins
Things also seem to be going well for the king of altcoins, Ethereum (ETH). After a 4.6% increase, the ETH price rose to $4,036, surpassing the critical threshold of $4,000.
Solana (SOL) was among the high-volume altcoins that showed the best recovery. SOL’s price rose above $150 after a 10% increase in the last 24 hours.
While all this was happening, a recovery was also seen in meme coins. Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) experienced increases of 3.86% and 2.40% respectively. After the rise, their prices were $0.1745 and $0.00003318, respectively.
The Unsung Hero of the Last 24 Hours
Yesterday’s unsung hero was XRP. After a long hiatus, the XRP price climbed back above the $0.70 level. This rise represented a significant increase of 16.5%. The price later pulled back slightly and is currently trading at $0.6950, just below $0.70.
XRP’s 24-hour trading volume and market capitalization also increased during this period. XRP’s market cap rose by 13%, surpassing $37 billion, while the 24-hour trading volume saw an increase of over 300%, reaching $7 billion, highlighting the intense investor interest once again.