Crypto Prices Today April 2: Bitcoin Plunges To $66K, Ethereum Below $3400, SOL & XRP Crash

The top crypto prices today witnessed a bearish turn as the Bitcoin (BTC) price plummeted to the $66,000 level. In addition, the Ethereum price slumped below the $3,400 mark. Meanwhile, other top altcoins, such as Solana (SOL), XRP, and Cardano (ADA) dipped notably.

Major Crypto Prices Today

The Bitcoin price was down by 5.60% reaching $66,558.68 at the time of writing on Tuesday, April 2. On the other hand, it’s trading volume skyrocketed 101.24% to $41.93 billion in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the crypto held a market capitalization of $1.30 trillion.

Turning to altcoins, the Ethereum price crashed 6.70% to $3,365.39 at press time with a market valuation of $404.40 billion. Whilst, ETH saw its trading volume spike by 76.69%, reaching $19.10 billion. Meanwhile, the Binance Coin (BNB) price defied the gaining momentum and dropped 1.66%, reaching $594.54. In contrast, its 24-hour trade volume plunged by 10.99% to $1.46 billion.

The Solana price surpassed the $200 mark again. The Solana price was up by 2.80%, settling at $201.15. On the contrary, SOL witnessed a 4.18% dip in trade volume to $2.51 billion in the last 24 hours. Whilst, the XRP price sustained above the $0.62 level. The XRP price recorded a hike of 0.76%, reaching $0.6279. On the other hand, XRP’s trading volume slumped 17.25% to $829.50 million.

Meanwhile, the Cardano price plunged 0.46% to $0.646 today. Whilst, ADA registered a 4.98% decline in its 24-hour trading volume, settling at $335.69 million. As the top crypto prices surged today, popular meme coins registered volatility. The Dogecoin price was up by 5.94% to $0.2161 while its rival, Shiba Inu price slipped by 0.69% and traded at $0.00003015.

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Top Crypto Prices Today Are

Pepe Coin (PEPE) Plunges 15%

The Pepe Coin (PEPE) crypto, a trending Solana meme coin, slipped nearly 15% in value today. At press time, the Pepe Coin price was down by 14.70% to $0.000007266 with a market valuation of $3.05 billion. In contrast, its 24-hour trade volume for PEPE rose 7.87% to $1.06 billion.

Core Soars Over 38%

Core (CORE), an EVM-compatible Layer 1 project, witnessed a impeccable rally of over 38% and ranked as the top crypto gainer for two consecutive days. The Core price was up by 38.08% to $3.79 at the time of reporting. Moreover, its trade volume spiked by 81.46% to $697.64 billion. Furthermore, the Core crypto recorded a high of $4.14 amid the rally today.

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