Bitcoin Tops $66,000 Following Jobless Claims Data; Ethena Emerges As Top Gainer

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $66,000 level on Thursday.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also recorded gains, trading above the key $3,300 mark this morning.

Ethena (CRYPTO: ENA) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Core (CRYPTO: CORE) turned out to be the biggest loser.

U.S. jobless claims rose by 11,000 from the previous week’s revised reading to 221,000 on March, the most in two months.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $2.51 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.6%. BTC was trading higher by 0.7% at $66,171 while ETH rose by around 1.1% to $3,336 on Thursday.

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

Gainers

Ethena (CRYPTO: ENA)
Price: $1.09
24-hour gain: 20.1%

Bitcoin SV (CRYPTO: BSV)
Price: $97.68
24-hour gain: 12.1%

Bitcoin Cash (CRYPTO: BCH)
Price: $661.26
24-hour gain: 9.3%

Chiliz (CRYPTO: CHZ)
Price: $0.1408
24-hour gain: 6.8%

Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: ETC)
Price: $32.22
24-hour gain: 6.5%

Losers

Core (CRYPTO: CORE)
Price: $2.88
24-hour drop: 16.6%

Flare (CRYPTO: FLR)
Price: $0.03949
24-hour drop: 9.1%

Jupiter (CRYPTO: JUP)
Price: $1.55
24-hour drop: 5.5%

Internet Computer (CRYPTO: ICP)
Price: $ $17.60
24-hour drop: 5.5%

Axelar (CRYPTO: AXL)
Price: $1.65
24-hour drop: 4.6%

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