Ethereum Surpasses $3,000; Akash Network Emerges As Top Gainer

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $63,000 level on Wednesday.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also recorded gains, trading above the key $3,000 mark this morning.

Akash Network (CRYPTO: AKT) was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Stacks (CRYPTO: STX) turned out to be the biggest loser.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $2.29 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.5%. BTC was trading higher by 0.5% at $63,046 while ETH rose by around 0.2% to $3,070 on Wednesday.

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

Gainers

Akash Network (CRYPTO: AKT)
Price: $3.85
24-hour gain: 9.6%

Bitget Token (CRYPTO: BGB)
Price: $1.23
24-hour gain: 7.6%

NEAR Protocol (CRYPTO: NEAR)
Price: $5.46
24-hour gain: 7%

Axelar (CRYPTO: AXL)
Price: $1.15
24-hour gain: 5.7%

Celestia (CRYPTO: TIA)
Price: $10.72
24-hour gain: 3.3%

Losers

Stacks (CRYPTO: STX)
Price: $2.30
24-hour drop: 6%

Render (CRYPTO: RNDR)
Price: $7.87
24-hour drop: 5.5%

Neo (CRYPTO: NEO)
Price: $18.17
24-hour drop: 5.3%

Conflux (CRYPTO: CFX)
Price: $0.2307
24-hour drop: 4.8%

Ondo (CRYPTO: ONDO)
Price: $0.825
24-hour drop: 3%

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