BTC back above $17K as market turns green again

Over the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market cap saw net inflows of $11.76 billion and currently stands at $856.13 billion — up 1.42% as of press time.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin and Ethereum’s market cap was up 2.64% and 2.56% to $335.47 billion and $157.52 billion, respectively.

The top 10 cryptocurrencies posted mixed performances over the reporting period. The biggest losers were BNB and Polkadot (DOT), which fell 5.49% and 0.14%, respectively. In contrast, the biggest gainer was XRP, recording a 2.9% gain over the last 24 hours.

The market cap of Tether (USDT) and  USD Coin (USDC) posted mixed performances. USDT up 0.15% to $65.81 billion and USDC down 0.67% to $42.55 billion. BinanceUSD (BUSD) market cap stood at $21.84 billion, down 1.14% over the reporting period.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin gained 2.65% to trade at $17,985 as of 07:00 ET. Its market dominance rose to 39.2% from 38.7%.

The leading cryptocurrency rose above $17,000 on Dec. 13. The asset traded at a high of $17,453 and bottomed at $16,996 over the reporting period.

Ethereum

ETH recorded 2.62% in gains over the last 24 hours to trade at $1,287 as of 07:00 ET. Its market dominance rose to 18.4% from 18.2% over the reporting period.

Over the last 24 hours, ETH’s price peaked at $1,291 and bottomed at $1,248.

Top 5 Gainers

Toncoin

TON increased 9.4% to $2.29 as of press time. The Telegram-related token is up 25% over the last seven days. Its market cap stood at $2.79 billion.

LDO

LDO rose by 5.46% in the last 24 hours to $1.05. Its market cap stood at $329.60 million.

COMP

COMP gained 4.41% over the reporting period to trade at $39.23 as of press time. Its market cap was $285.09 million as of press time.

CRV

CRV is also among the day’s top gainers, rising by 3.75% over the reporting period to $0.636 as of press time. Its market cap stood at $338.19 million.

BTC

BTC is up 3.58% over the last 24 hours to $109.48. Its market cap stood at $2.1 billion.

Top 5 Losers

Trust Wallet Token

TWT is the day’s biggest loser, falling 19.91% to $2.11 as of press time. Its market cap stood at $880 million.

Neutrino USD

USDN fell 11.54% over the reporting period to $0.71 as of press time. Its market cap stood at $485.39 million.

APE

APE decreased by 6.25% to $4.12 as of press time. Its market cap stood at $1.48 billion.

CAKE

CAKE lost 5.62% of its value over the reporting period to $3.72 as of press time. Its market cap stood at $590.64 million.

BNB

BNB fell 5.04% to $268.91 over the last 24 hours. Its market cap stood at $43.01 billion.