Bitcoin Jumps Above $26,000; Conflux, Threshold Among Top Gainers

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded sharply higher, with the cryptocurrency prices surging above the key $26,000 level on Tuesday.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also moved higher, trading above to the $1,700 mark this morning.

Conflux (CRYPTO: CFX) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while UNUS SED LEO (CRYPTO: LEO) turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $1.12 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 11.4%. BTC was trading higher by 18.2% at $26,272, while ETH rose by around 11.3% to $1,768 on Tuesday.

Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:

Gainers

Price: $0.2799
24-hour gain: 46.5%

Price: $0.04394
24-hour gain: 27.9%

Price: $1.14
24-hour gain: 26.3%

Price: $0.466
24-hour gain: 25.5%

Price: $51.04
24-hour gain: 24.9%

Price: $2.82
24-hour gain: 24%

Price: $0.8712
24-hour gain: 22.1%

Price: $2.54
24-hour gain: 19.1%

• Rocket Pool (CRYPTO: RPL)

Price: $43.74
24-hour gain: 19.1%

Losers

• UNUS SED LEO (CRYPTO: LEO)

Price: $3.34
24-hour drop: 1.7%