BTC Pulls Back, ETH At $2600, TON Soars 9%

The crypto prices today have mainly displayed mixed price actions, stirring investor speculations globally. Bitcoin (BTC) price waned to rest at the $58K level, tackling turbulence, whereas Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and XRP displayed mixed price trajectories, trading in both red and green territories. Notably, Toncoin (TON) surfaced among the day’s top gainers, rallying nearly 9% in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the global crypto market cap experienced a 1.06% dip in value to $58,657 trillion. However, the total market volume saw a 34.65% increase to $48.38 billion.

Here’s a brief report on some of the highest-ranking cryptocurrencies by market cap and their price movements today, August 19.

Crypto Prices Today

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Today

BTC price rested at $58,686 today, a 2% fall in the past 24 hours. The flagship coin’s 24-hour lows and highs were recorded as $58,264.90 and $60,262.72, respectively.

Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 55.75%, a 0.50% decrease over the past day. The coin boasted a market cap of $1.16 trillion.

Ethereum (ETH) Price Today

ETH price traded at $2,645 today, a 1% upswing in the past 24 hours. The coin’s 24-hour lows and highs were recorded as $2,596.74 and $2,684.03, respectively.

Ethereum’s market cap rested at $318.21 billion today. Despite massive ETH whale dumps reported by CoinGape over the weekend, the coin sustained an upward movement, igniting investor optimism.

Solana (SOL) Price Today

The crypto SOL’s price witnessed a 1% pump in value to reach $143 today. Its intraday lows and highs were $140.96 and $146.96, respectively.

XRP Price Today

Conversely, XRP price illustrated a highly turbulent movement, jumping marginally by 0.03% at press time to $0.5664. Its 24-hour lows and highs were $0.5623 and $0.5788, respectively.

DOGE & SHIB Prices Today

Dogecoin (DOGE) price fell 2% over the past day to trade at $0.1005. Shiba Inu (SHIB) price slipped 1% to trade at $0.00001321.

Even PEPE, WIF, & BONK prices tumbled 0.3%-2%.

Crypto Gainers Today

Toncoin (TON) price soared 9% to $7.05
Notcoin (NOT) price surged 8% to $0.01164.
Conflux (CFX) price jumped 4% to $0.1338.
dYdX (DYDX) price gained 3% to $1.12

Crypto Losers Today

THORChain (RUNE) price tanked 3% to $3.90.
Ondo (ONDO) price cracked 3% to $0.6716
Stacks (STX) price slipped 3% to $1.42.
Injective (INJ) price fell 3% to $17.98.

Besides, the hourly time frame charts illustrate the presence of significant upside movement for BTC and ETH as the price gained 0.01% and 0.12%, respectively. Further, SOL pumped 0.33%, igniting further optimism on the crypto prices today.

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Annah Mugoiri

Annah is a Market Analyst and Blockchain Technology Writer at Coingape. With over 5 years of experience, she is highly skilled in the crypto market and well-versed in blockchain technology. Mugoiri offers the latest news and insightful analysis, making her a valuable resource for informed decisions in the crypto space.

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