Bitcoin Drops Below $29K Mark As Other Altcoin Decline; Bitcoin Gold Becomes Top Gainer


Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) — two of the most valued crypto coins — stood around the $29,000 and $18,000 marks, respectively, on early Tuesday morning. Other popular altcoins — including the likes of Litecoin (LTC), Dogecoin (DOGE)— landed in the negative as overall prices saw minor losses across the board. Bitcoin Gold (BTG) emerged to be the biggest gainer, seeing a 24-hour jump of over 11.33 percent. Compound (COMP), on the other hand, turned out to be the biggest loser. 

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap stood at $1.17 trillion, registering a 24-hour loss of 1.69 percent.

Bitcoin (BTC) price today

Bitcoin price stood at $28,931.02 seeing a 24-hour decline of 1.58 percent, as per CoinMarketCap. According to Indian exchange WazirX, BTC price stood at Rs 25 lakhs.

Ethereum (ETH) price today

ETH price stood at $1,832.95, marking a 24-hour loss of 1.75 percent at the time of writing. As per WazirX, Ethereum price in India stood at Rs 1.59 lakhs.

DOGE registered a 24-hour loss of 2.52 percent as per CoinMarketCap data, currently priced at $0.07655. As per WazirX, Dogecoin price in India stood at Rs 6.6800.

Litecoin (LTC) price today

Litecoin saw a 24-hour loss of 3.00 percent. At the time of writing, it was trading at $90.40. LTC price in India stood at Rs 8,025.00.

Ripple (XRP) price today

XRP price stood at $0.6881, seeing a 24-hour loss of 2.48 percent. As per WazirX, Ripple price stood at Rs 59.5690.

Solana (SOL) price today

Solana price stood at $23.58, marking a 24-hour loss of 3.59 percent. As per WazirX, SOL price in India stood at Rs 2,010.06. 

Top crypto gainers today (August 1)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto gainers over the past 24 hours:

Bitcoin Gold (BTG)

Price: $18.38
24-hour gain: 11.33 percent

Bone ShibaSwap (BONE)

Price: $1.54
24-hour gain: 6.16 percent

Trust Wallet Token (TWT)

Price: $0.9193
24-hour gain: 2.74 percent

PancakeSwap (CAKE)

Price: $1.54
24-hour gain: 2.49 percent

XDC Network (XDC)

Price: $0.05896
24-hour gain: 0.96 percent

Top crypto losers today (August 1)

As per CoinMarketCap data, here are the top five crypto losers over the past 24 hours:

Compound (COMP)

Price: $63.50
24-hour loss: 18.86 percent

Curve DAO Token (CRV)

Price: $0.5765
24-hour loss: 11.54 percent

Aave (AAVE)

Price: $63.80
24-hour loss: 10.50 percent

Farx Share (FXS)

Price: $5.55
24-hour loss: 8.74 percent

Synthetix (SNX)

Price: $2.51
24-hour loss: 6.40 percent

Disclaimer: Crypto products and NFTs are unregulated and can be highly risky. There may be no regulatory recourse for any loss from such transactions. Cryptocurrency is not a legal tender and is subject to market risks. Readers are advised to seek expert advice and read offer document(s) along with related important literature on the subject carefully before making any kind of investment whatsoever. Cryptocurrency market predictions are speculative and any investment made shall be at the sole cost and risk of the readers.



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