Crypto news: Ethereum rises to a new record
07:24, 29 October 2021
The second-largest cryptocurrency by market volume – Ethereum (ETH) – hit a record high in early morning trading in London, while the battle between dog-themed meme-coins Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) for the top-dog spot in the crypto market barked on.
In a strong finish to the working week, cryptocurrencies in total advanced 2.2% over the past 24 hours and have now achieved a combined value of $2.60bn (€2.31bn, £1.89bn).
SHIB – a token launched in August 2020 as DOGE’s spin-off – overtook its rival on Thursday, when it surpassed DOGE’s market capitalisation and jumped ahead of the original dog coin by two spots.
On Friday morning, at the time of writing, both DOGE and SHIB had market capitalisation of around $38bn. However, DOGE was down 3.4 % over the past 24 hours, while SHIB was up by 9.8% in the same period.
Bitcoin (BTC) was trading above $60,000, while market watchers were looking out for possible volatility ahead of today’s options expiry.
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Chart of the day: Ethereum rises to a new all-time high
Ethereum hits a new all-time high – Credit: TradingView/Twitter: Dr Julian HospQuote of the day:
Quick round-up of the biggest coins by market capitalisation
- Bitcoin gained 1.54% to reach $60,733.7
- Ethereum added 5.18%, reaching $4,314.0
- BinanceCoin was up by 4.29% to $495.2
- Tether was flat, creeping up by 0.04% to reach $1.0
- Cardano was trading at $2 – a 1.62% decrease over the past 24 hours.
Key gainers and losers:
- Dogecoin was the only token among the top 10 cryptocurrencies that was in the red after it lost 3.4% over the past 24 hours.
- Shiba Inu and Ethereum had the biggest gains among the top 10 over the past 24 hours, adding 7.9% and 5.2 %, respectively.
Other crypto news
- US market regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will not approve the listing of leveraged bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Wall Street Journal reported.
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